Alfonzo Giordano

Who is Alfonzo Giordano?

Alfonzo Giordano was a senior ranking officer in the Philadelphia Police Department, having achieved the rank of Inspector before his retirement in 1982. He was convicted of bribery charges in 1986.

Giordano was a high-ranking officer in the Department throughout the tenure of Frank Rizzo while Rizzo was Police Commissioner and mayor. He was a member of the force during the summer of 1964 when race riots devoured much of the city.

Giordano was the first commanding officer to arrive at the scene of the killing of PPD Officer Daniel Faulkner on December 9, 1981.

In 1986, he was convicted of accepting $57,000 in bribes.