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Sergeant Cerreta was an Italian-American Catholic who, unlike his predecessor Max Greevey, used charm and manners to investigate cases, rarely losing his temper in public. Little was known about Cerreta's personal life, except that he was married with five children, and served in the military before becoming a police officer. His family had a history in the textile and printing businesses ("The Working Stiff") and were loyal trade union members. Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organisations around the world. ... Logo of Sons of Italy, which is the largest Italian American fraternal organization in the United States. ... Maxwell Greevey was a fictional character played by George Dzundza on NBCs long running drama series, Law & Order. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Cerreta joined the 27th precinct after Greevey was gunned down in front of his house (episode "Confession"). Greevey's partner, Mike Logan, was originally very critical of Cerreta, who was originally brought in to lead the investigation into Greevey's murder and hence was seen by Logan as something of an interloper. However, as Logan continued to work with Cerreta and learned to cope with Greevey's death, the two developed a close working relationship. Mike Logan, as played by Chris Noth on Law & Order Detective Michael Mike Logan, played by Chris Noth, is a fictional character in the Law & Order franchise. ... a priest wearing a cope The cope is a liturgical vestment, which may be of any liturgical colour, and is like a very long mantle or cloak, fastened at the breast by a clasp. ...

In 1992, Cerreta went undercover to broker a deal with a notorious gun dealer in order to break a Colombian drug ring that had ordered a murder ("Prince of Darkness"). However, during the course of the transaction, the hyperactive dealer panicked and shot Cerreta in the chest. Cerreta survived, but the bullet had damaged some nerves and weakened his legs. Believing that he could no longer function as a street cop ("Point of View"), Cerreta reluctantly told Logan that they could no longer work together. Ceretta accepted a desk job that the Chief of Detectives offered at the 110th precinct. Logan, who blamed himself for Cerreta's injury, took a while to warm up to his new partner, Lennie Briscoe. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Nerves (yellow) Nerves redirects here. ... Detective Leonard Lennie W. Briscoe (played by Jerry Orbach) was a fictional character on NBCs long running drama, Law & Order for 12 seasons from 1992 to 2004. ...