NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban bestowed the Police Combat Cross to a retired detective who apprehended two suspects who killed a cop.
Randy Jurgensen met with top cop Caban inside of police headquarters in Lower Manhattan on Aug. 22 in a private ceremony attended by police brass and family members.NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban bestowed on Thursday the Police Combat Cross to a retired detective who apprehended two suspects who killed a cop nearly 60 years ago.
According to police, Jurgensen rushed with his gun drawn into the back alley of Arthur’s Club when shots rang out, one bullet even smashing a nearby bank window. Unfortunately, Varecha had been mortally wounded and Jurgensen held the cop in his arms as he lay dying. The detective then gave chase to the perpetrators, when he was also shot himself leaving hearing loss in his right ear.
The 90-year-old, who inspired movies like Cruising with Al Pacino and served as a consultant for several movies, was given a hero’s welcome by the line of Chief of Detective Joseph Kenny, First Deputy Commissioner Tania Kinsella and more.The Police Combat Cross is the second-highest medal a cop can receive and is awarded for extraordinary acts of heroism while engaging with an armed adversary under circumstances of imminent personal hazard.
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