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Drunken policeman lauded as sergeant in Brooklyn raid
New York UPI reports Officer Anthony Vitaliano 27 spent Tuesday afternoon acting in a corrupt role and drinking on duty as undercover duty for a protection racket. Captors captured him after a 3 hour ordeal. four suspects surrendered and nine total were charged with kidnapping extortion and weapons violations. Inspector Peterson praised Vitaliano as a bright officer soon to be promoted while he was treated at Coney Island Hospital.
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Public Morals Division
Brooklyn
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Coney Island
Lower East Side
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Coney Island Hospital