Edward W. Conlon is a New York Police Department (NYPD) officer and author. Born in the Bronx, Conlon spent most of his childhood in nearby Yonkers. He attended Regis High School and graduated from Harvard in 1987 before joining the force in 1995. Conlon's police experience focused on patrolling city-owned public housing developments, as well as arresting street-level drug dealers after observing their sales from a distance. In 2002, he was promoted to the rank of detective, and is assigned to the Bronx's 44th Precinct.