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Break in the Case
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Follow NYPD detectives as they take you behind the scenes of New York City's most notorious criminal cases.
Each episode revisits cases that once seemed impossible to crack, from cold cases to investigations that took unexpected turns.
In Season 4, "Stories from ESU," some of NYPD's most highly-trained officers recount life or death emergencies as they risk everything to keep New Yorkers safe.
This podcast is supported by the independent nonprofit New York City Police Foundation, and is written and produced by Jill Bauerle and Kenzie De Laine II. The podcast’s narrator, retired Detective Sergeant Wally Zeins, served at the NYPD from 1973 to 2003.
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S4 | E7 The Most Stressful Jobs
Dec 2300:27:44Tap to summarizeIn the final episode of the season, we learn about the hardest jobs for ESU officers. (TRIGGER WARNING: This episode references self-harm.)
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S4 | E6 The Brooklyn Job (Part 4)
Dec 2300:28:44Tap to summarizeTrip Wires and Politics. Once the bombs are discovered, it’s the Bomb Squad’s turn to dispose of them. Meanwhile, the entry team reflects on what just happened.
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S4 | E5 The Brooklyn Job (Part 3)
Dec 2300:30:47Tap to summarizeBomb Factory. In Part 3 of The Brooklyn Job, a six-man team prepares to enter the suspects’ apartment. If what the informant says is true, and there is a satchel full of bombs in the apartment, they have a 50/50 chance of making it out of the apartment alive.
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S4 | E4 The Brooklyn Job (Part 2)
Dec 2300:21:25Tap to summarizeNo Win Situation. In Part 2 of The Brooklyn Job, an Arabic-speaking rookie cop is called in to help translate for the informant. ESU officers prepare for a raid at an apartment in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where two men have been accused of building bombs.
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S4 | E3 The Brooklyn Job (Part 1)
Dec 2300:20:45Tap to summarizeOn July 31, 1997, ESU officers get a tip that some people have built a bomb in their Brooklyn apartment, and they plan to detonate it on the subway the next morning. What happens next is known as The Brooklyn Job. In Part 1 of The Brooklyn Job, two MTA/Long Island Railroad cops are approached on the street by a man who doesn't speak English. He has an urgent message, and the word "bomb" does not get lost in translation.
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S4 | E2 Liberating Lady Liberty
Dec 2300:16:34Tap to summarizeOn July 4, 2018, a woman climbed up the base of the Statue of Liberty to protest the detention of migrant children. There was no way for her to get down on her own.
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S4 | E1: The Buffs of the Police Department
Dec 2300:22:29Tap to summarizeESU’s rigorous training is nine months long and requires cross training in tactical, medical and rescue work. For trainees, the key to success is knowing their equipment. Or as one officer says, "You gotta be somewhat of a buff to be in Emergency."
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Season 4, Stories from ESU | Trailer
Dec 2300:01:06Tap to summarizeBreak in the Case, Season 4: Stories from the Emergency Service Unit introduces some of the most highly-trained officers in the NYPD. They’re EMTs. Divers. Hostage Negotiators. SWAT. They put their own lives at risk in the service of others.
Transcribe →S3 E7: New York Zodiac Copycat: East New York, Then and Now
Jun 6, 202300:18:28Tap to summarizeThe 75th Precinct was a hotbed of crime in the early 90s. In this special episode, officers talk about what it was like to work in East New York back then. We also hear from a present-day Youth Coordination Officer who is trying to improve lives in East New York.
Transcribe →S3 E6: New York Zodiac Copycat: The Trial
May 30, 202300:23:37Tap to summarizeAfter the Zodiac’s arraignment for three murders and one attempted murder in Queens, a Queens prosecutor must prepare to counter a psychiatric defense.
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