Ralph Friedman is the most decorated detective in NYPD history, with more than 2,000 arrests to his name. Now Friedman takes viewers inside his white-knuckle investigations in the series STREET JUSTICE: THE BRONX. New episodes premiere on Investigation Discovery starting Thursday, November 30 at 10/9c.
About Ralph Friedman In the 1970s, Friedman began his police career in New York City's infamous 41st precinct, dubbed "Ft. Apache," which was home to every type of violent crime imaginable during the city's most violent years in the '70s and '80s. He found his true calling with the NYPD and developed an impressive reputation among both the department and criminals he locked up. Det. Friedman was involved in some of the most intense, life-threatening cases ever seen on the streets of NYC, from seemingly unsolvable murder cases to undercover busts and
DEADLY SHOOTOUTS in broad daylight. He was
PROMOTED to detective after five years, and his extraordinary career has been commemorated with 219 awards, including the department's second-highest honor: The Police Combat Cross.
The schedule details are below.
"Bronx Most Wanted" world premieres Thursday, November 30 at 10/9c on Investigation Discovery
Friedman gets a tip that Eli Gorin, an escaped felon on the FBI's most wanted list, is hiding out in the Bronx, on his turf. He also learns his suspect comes with a lengthy criminal record of bank robberies and prison breakouts that span across multiple states. Friedman and his partner must embark on a dangerous game of cat and mouse to bring Goran to justice, but they soon learn that the seasoned criminal has pledged to never be taken alive; a message he has sent to anyone who tries to cross his path.
"The Reckoning" world premieres Thursday, December 7 at 10/9c on Investigation Discovery
With the help of a trusted CI, Detective Ralph Friedman sets up an illegal weapons sting on a tenement rooftop to catch a notorious gun-runner. But when the sting devolves into a deadly shootout, Friedman is forced to take a life in self-defense. After the shooting is ruled "justified" by a grand jury, Friedman attempts to move on with his life, but the ugly affair is far from over. Months later, he learns that he's been marked for death by an unlikely villain, hell-bent on revenge.
"Bronx on Fire" world premieres Thursday, December 14 at 10/9c on Investigation Discovery
When a labor dispute among unlicensed cab drivers and the city explodes into a full-scale riot, Friedman and his partner are brought in to help quell the chaos. But as the center of violence and destruction continues to spread outward, it threatens to engulf the entire precinct. Friedman fights to keep it under control, but not before an angry mob descends on the precinct itself, provoking a fierce clash between the forces of order and a throng of rioters hell-bent on chaos.
"The Savage Skulls" airs Thursday, December 21 at 10/9c on Investigation Discovery
When young mother Ana Comancho is abducted from her apartment in broad daylight, Detective Ralph Friedman is called in to rescue her. But he and his partner soon discover that her captor is a sworn member of the most feared street gang in the South Bronx, a gang they have tangled with many times before. Friedman works his contacts on the street to track down the gang's headquarters, located in the basement of an abandoned building. Then the two detectives storm in, prepared for the fight of their lives.
"Williamsbridge Rapist" airs Thursday, December 28 at 10/9c on Investigation Discovery
A ruthless serial rapist has been preying on the women of the Williamsbridge neighborhood for weeks. The special victim's unit, then known as the "sex squad", requests the help of the Bronx's most tenacious investigator, Detective Ralph Friedman. With only a vague description and scant physical evidence, the case is stuck in neutral until Friedman enlists the help of the monster's latest victim.
"Bullet With My Name On It" airs Thursday, January 4 at 10/9c on Investigation Discovery
When Friedman and his partner Kal Ungar respond as back up to what's reported as a burglary in progress, they suddenly find themselves caught in a hail of gunfire from an unknown assailant. As shots are fired at them from all directions, Friedman manages to stop the threat and take down the shooter, but not before his partner takes seven bullets to the chest. With Unger bleeding out on the floor and backup speeding to the scene, it's a race against the clock to save Unger's life. But Friedman fears they may already be too late.
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