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...foretaste of summer hangs in the air on this hazy spring morning in the Bronx. The sun shines invitingly; the trees' buds are bursting open -- in short, a perfect day for cutting school. But hooky players beware: New York City police department van No. 5932, piloted by Officers Michael DiAngelo and Walter Krajeski, is on patrol, part of a new, '50s-style anti-truancy program launched by new, '50s-style mayor Rudolph Giuliani...
...officers' hunt begins in earnest at 9:30, after a stop for a bran muffin and coffee. "We always give 'em a little play," says DiAngelo. "But if they're an hour and a half late, they're fair game." Cruising along East 182nd Street, the officers describe the finer points of pursuit. Traditionally, says DiAngelo, truants were predominantly boys, "but girls are cutting more now." Girls, Officer Krajeski says, "are always 'sick' or 'late.' They don't run as much. Solos never run; groups usually...
...lunch! I'll buy you a ham-and-cheese sandwich." The officers ignore the gibes. "We get one doughnut comment every day," says a good-natured Krajeski. "And we get offered bribes. One kid offered me a dollar to let him go, but he was special-ed." Says DiAngelo: "We try not to be too hard-ass. We try to keep the relationship open...
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