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Vincent Casale was born in
East Harlem, New York City and was
raised in Flushing, Queens. He
attended Hillcrest High School in
Jamaica Queens, where his favorite
classes were those pertaining to the
arts, especially the theatre, novel
reading, and television history
classes.
In 1984 after years of indecisiveness
and no positive direction, he took and
passed the entry test to become a
proud member of the New York City
Police Officer, the first to do so in
his family. Most of his career was
spent patrolling the streets of
Queens, New York.
From 1989-1992 Casale was assigned to
the department’s
Movie-TV Unit. His exposure to the
world of New York street scene
film-making would become the basis for
his first book, a memoir entitled, The
Coparazzi.
Vincent Casale retired in 2004 as a
patrolman and now resides
in Pompano Florida, exploring his
writing career. He has written
many articles for local Long Island
newspapers and has authored two
other books, The Casualties of
divorce, a raw tale of the pain men
experience after leaving the home, and
Forty
Octobers, a book of verse in poetry
form up until the age of
forty.
Vincent just had his first novel,
Beat Cop: COPO 1986 was
published by Van Velzer Press.
According to the book description,
Beat Cop: CPOP-1986, "is
the tale of young New York City
policeman assigned to the newly
implemented Community Patrol Officers
Program. The concept of CPOP was to
advance police /community relations by
putting the cop back on the beat, door
to door, store to store. The male
protagonists are flawed men, using
unnecessary cynicism and hedonistic
night-life adventures to shield their
emotions. The female lead, Ann Caputo,
is born wired to believe she can make
a difference in a professional world
dominated by male ego. Will that stay
true when she can’t protect herself
from a violent assault and the guilt
that engulfs her?Frank Colleri and his
policemen cohorts are a study in the
psychology of young cops facing
danger, enduring conflict, and
learning empathy or staying devoid of
feeling. They own issues of divorce,
drinking, and machismo, all while
witnessing the worst in life.When the
Police Commissioner learns of sexual
assaults occurring in his daughter’s
neighborhood, he orders all CPOP
members to help detectives with
individual cases, by converging on and
aiding crime victims."
According to the book description,
The Casualties of Divorce
"offers a front row seat to the
turmoil endured by all when two adults
decide to end their marriage, for
whatever reason. The book explores the
different perspectives and experiences
as told by dozens of persons who have
proverbially “walked the walk” amongst
different degrees of separation. It is
intended to provide the reader with
the understanding that they are not
alone, their feelings are valid and
that “This Too Shall Pass”.
Co-authored by three casualties of
divorce, this book will enlighten
those who are contemplating divorce
and comfort those who have survived
one."
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