Size 14 Cinderella: The Cop Who Brought in a Criminal Without Having to Use His Gun

Tales of Old New York

An unarmed detective subdues a criminal giant.

Michael Daly

Special Correspondent

Alex Chancey

Updated Apr. 14, 2017 3:09PM ET / Published Aug. 23, 2014 6:45AM ET

New York Daily News veteran Michael Daly remembers how an NYPD detective arrested a larger-than-life criminal without a gun but with plenty of ingenuity.