Michael Sapraicone
Photo courtesy of Michael Sapraicone’s campaign
Former NYPD Detective Michael Sapraicone, a Richmond Hill native and current Long Island resident, on July 24 announced his candidacy for the 3rd Congressional District seat in the 2024 election. Sapraicone hopes to secure the Republican nomination and replace controversial Congressman George Santos.
Sapraicone said he was inspired to run for the position in large part because he feels the district, under the leadership of Santos, has been severely lacking in fair representation. He also believes that his history with the NYPD would help him be an effective leader in Congress and ensure he looks out for his constituents.
“You deal with people every day [in the NYPD] and you become kind of a problem-solver,” Sapraicone told QNS. “Pretty much your whole job as a police officer and detective is having common sense, negotiations, getting things right and listening to people. I think that’s what needs to happen in Congress. It seems that so many members of Congress have their own agendas. They are so worried about their parties and what those party’s policies are, that they kind of neglect their own constituents.”
Sapraicone joined the NYPD in 1980. He was eventually promoted to the rank of detective in 1986. While serving as a detective for the NYPD, Sapriaicone also founded a global security firm, Squad Security, in 1992. In 1999, he was promoted to the highest detective rank, first-grade detective. In 2000, Sapraicone retired from the NYPD, devoting more of his time to growing Squad Security.
Over the years, Sapraicone’s firm has expanded its reach beyond New York City. The full-service security, investigations and protection company is licensed in ten states as well as Canada and the United Kingdom. It employs more than 600 active and retired officers. Last September, Sapraicone sold the business he founded and helped grow.
Some of the issues that Sapraicone intends to…
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