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Vincent "Vinny" Cruz was a Police Officer in the New York City Police Department. He served at the 12th Precinct. He was promoted posthumously to Detective 1st Grade after being killed in the line of duty. He was the second partner of Jameson Reagan. A consummate flirt, he never passed up an opportunity to make an impression and get a phone number.

Biography

Vinny grew up in the Bitterman Housing Complex, occassionally babysitting a neighbor who nicknamed Vinny "Skinny Vinny." Unfortunately the same neighbor was tricked into shooting Mayor Poole by the Los Lordes gang.

Career

Vinny transferred to the 12th Precinct from the 35th Precinct. He was in the middle of telling a story of his sexual exploits when Jamie entered the locker room, which did not make a good first impression on Jamie.

In Family Business, Officer Blake mistakenly shoots and kills a civilian. Vinny, along with other officers, felt Commissioner Reagan didn't stand with the NYPD after the shooting. Jamie strongly opposed this viewpoint, by stating he didn't know of any other Commissioner who stood by the NYPD like Commissioner Reagan. Later Commissioner Reagan prevented Officer Blake from committing suicide, and earned the respect of the officers who witnessed the event, including Vinny.

A passionate individual, Vinny often acted on gut instinct. This led to a clash in the beginning of his partnership with Jamie, when he suspected a young boy of being involved with a gang under investigation for a drive-by shooting. Though the incident led to strife between Vinny and Jamie, it was fruitful when the boy proved to be linked to the murder weapon. After the incident, Jamie laid down some ground rules to Vinny. Vinny agreed to Jamie's rules without an argument. From that point, their partnership improved dramatically. Although Jamie always grudgingly went along with Vinny's schemes to impress women while they were on duty.

In The Bitter End, violence escalates between the NYPD and Los Lordes. During the end of the episode, Vinny and Officer Reagan make a fatal decision of pursuing a suspect into the Bitterman Housing Complex. When Vinny and Officer Reagan pursue the suspect to the Bitterman Housing Complex, the suspect disappears. Officer Reagan realizes they'll be ambushed and warns Vinny. When Officer Reagan warns Vinny, Officer Reagan is shot in his bulletproof vest, and Vinny is shot in the neck. Vinny's wound to his neck causes his death shortly after. After Vinny's death, he is posthumously promoted to Detective 1st Grade[1], though most who knew him still call him Officer Cruz.

Medals

Citation Bars
Breast Bar 8
Meritorious Police Duty Breast Bar


Breast Bar 7
Excellent Police Duty Breast Bar


Involved Shootings

Gallery

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Vincent Cruz/Gallery

Notes & Trivia

Shield Number: 29910

Appearances


References

  1. Season 3 Episode 22: "The Bitter End"
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