When in federal court in Newark to testify, Battaglia said a group of “teamsters” followed them into a bathroom and told them how unfortunate it would be if their mothers lost their sons.Īlthough Battaglia said he felt threatened, he said McCormick simply flipped them off and walked out. They wound up honing in on a major organized crime ring that was stealing birth control pills and selling them on the black market. He recalled a night in the 1980s when they left a diner and saw a tractor-trailer that set off McCormick’s “Spidey senses.” “It never seemed like work because I got to hang out with my best friend every day and get paid for it,” Battaglia said of working alongside McCormick for 34 years. He said although they often threatened to run away from their parents when they were younger, McCormick actually did one time, packing a bag and hitchhiking to South Carolina. ![]() He called McCormick fearless, strong, smart, resourceful and confident – with a humorous side that included wearing a Fourth of July onesie and a Christmas package suit.īattaglia said when he would get nervous speaking publicly, McCormick would yell, “Don’t cry” from the back of the room just to make him laugh. ![]() ![]() Battaglia, the police department’s deputy chief, said that if you were a good person, McCormick took you in – and if you weren’t such a good person, McCormick would give you a chance.
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