Vito Colucci, Jr. was one of the youngest Stamford PD officers ever to receive the Combat Cross. His undercover work as a narcotics detective led to the arrest and conviction of numerous corrupt officials as well as organized crime figures, and served as the catalyst for Ronald Reagan to establish the President's Commission on Organized Crime. Since 1990 he has owned and operated a private investigation agency, Colucci Investigations.
"Co-written with true crime author Dennis N. Griffin, Rogue Town reads like the HBO TV series ""The Wire."" Colucci is the lead actor, a young cop who encounters a cast of libertine villains: high ranking police officers who operate a statewide drug ring; racketeers who bribe cops with gambling trips to Las Vegas; crime families who play politicians like marionettes. Disgusted by what he sees, Colucci vows to bring the corruption to light. It's a decision that lands him in an undercover role, wearing a wire to gather evidence against senior officers in the Stamford Police Department and feeding sensitive information to Anthony Dolan, a Stamford Advocate reporter who exposes the crooked officials in the newspaper. But Colucci isn't the only hero: Honest officials from across Stamford fight to clean up the city, putting their livelihoods, and sometimes their lives, at risk. - Scott Gargan, Connecticut Post Rogue Town is a wonderful read. ... Vito takes being undercover to new levels. ... a story that even the most avid novel writer would never think of! - Simon Barrett, BloggerNews.net"