There was a Career Criminal in NYC in the 70's and 80's who got his guns and bullet-proof vests from NYPD. He would have to cut off the lettering on his bullet proof vests.
He said most of the time they had the letters NYPD but sometimes they might have ATF or FBI on them.
Local cops were not the only ones on the take. You can't import Kilos and Kilos with only local LEO on your side - you need everybody.

Don't know if anything has changed, but that's the way I heard it.


Robin and the 7 Hoods... sounds delightful