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A Rookie Cop vs. The West Coast Mafia: Breaking Up The "Best in the West" Gang
A Rookie Cop vs The West Coast Mafia Breaking Up The Best in the West Gang Author:Tanya Chalupa, William G. Palmini Jr. Set against a backdrop of political and social turmoil, A Rookie Cop vs. the West Coast Mafia immerses readers in the hippie subculture of free love and drugs, dipping into robbery and murder. Sausalito, California, is known for its striking beauty, with passenger ferries making it a popular tourist destination. Artists, writers, musicians, acto... more »rs, and hippies took refuge there. Owned by the Kingston Trio and their colorful manager Frank Werber, the famous Trident restaurant was once a drug mecca for Hollywood, the music industry, and legendary New York gang members. Actor Robin Williams worked as a busboy there while stars like the Rolling Stones were regulars and Janis Joplin had her own table. Mafia operative William Floyd Ettleman and his gang of safecrackers targeted the Trident. Young detective Bill Palmini, in his first big case, gained the confidence of Ettleman and, together with the FBI and the Federal Strike Force on Organized Crime, penetrated the drug and crime scene, culminating in the break-up of one of the most notorious gangs on the West Coast in this Miami Vice?style true crime exposé.« less