10 Facts About Steve Crosetti

Steven Crosetti is a fictional character on the television drama series Homicide: Life on the Street portrayed by actor Jon Polito for the show's first two seasons.

Steve Crosetti is believed to be based on Baltimore Police Department Detective Sergeant Terry McLarney, who was a squad supervisor in the BPD homicide unit in David Simon's book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets; the character's ancestry was changed from Irish to Italian because Polito got the role.

Steve Crosetti spent considerable time in recovery, requiring multiple operations.

Steve Crosetti tries his best to help him and his wife get through it, and forces himself into the investigation.

Steve Crosetti is very protective of her, and is appalled that her mother was indifferent to the girl's having a boyfriend over to spend the night.

Steve Crosetti is absent from the squadroom at the beginning of season 3; Lewis mentions that he has gone to Atlantic City on vacation.

Lewis refuses to believe that Steve Crosetti would kill himself, especially in light of his faith and his daughter.

Steve Crosetti finally accepts the truth when he hears the medical examiner's report, which states that Crosetti had high levels of alcohol, tranquilizers, and antidepressants in his system and died by drowning.

Lewis later recalls that before his vacation Steve Crosetti had offered to give a him a childhood possession of his, a valuable vintage yo-yo, and realizes this was possibly a kind of going-away present.

Lewis carries a lot of guilt over Steve Crosetti's death, thinking back constantly to see if there had been any hint of Steve Crosetti's suicidal tendencies beforehand.