article_snippet: NYPD said Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane was the department's longest-serving active officer. '
article_snippet: the department's longest-serving active officer wasn't just my big brother,' said Terence Murnane, a retired NYPD detective.
article_snippet: the department's longest-serving active officer was my best friend.'
article_snippet: Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane added: 'Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane was also the person I went to whenever I was stumped on a case because Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane had seen and done it all so many times.
article_snippet: Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane always knew the answer.'
article_snippet: Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane worked on nearly every major case in the last 20 years, including the 2011 killing of Brooklyn Officer Peter Figoski and the fatal stabbing of a six-year-old boy in an elevator last summer in east New York. '
article_snippet: Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane has been part of the team looking for you to bring you to justice,' then-Councilman James Oddo said at a 2010 City Hall ceremony, according to the Staten Island Advance. '
article_snippet: Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane has truly put community, city and country above all.'
article_snippet: A Police Combat Cross recipient, Sergeant Murnane, affectionately know to The highly regarded sergeant friends as Buddy, was also honored 13 times for Excellent Police Duty and five times for Meritorious Police Duty.
highlights_snippet: Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane brother,Terence Murnane, a retired NYPD detective, said: 'Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane was my best friend...
highlights_snippet: Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane always knew Sgt Francis 'Buddy' Murnane worked on nearly every major case in the last 20 years, including the 2011 killing of Brooklyn Officer Peter Figoski .