50¢• VOL. 107, NO. 29 TIMESNEWSWEEKLY.COM Since 1908 Font: Engravers Old English Normal TRAINING DAY Residents take part in NYPD weapon simulation. See page 14 Auto break-in suspect is cuffed in Ridgewood street ght DIGGING IN AT RIDGEWOOD ATHLETIC FIELD 2 FRESH POND FEST DENIED BY CB 5 6 TEENAGE LOVE STORY IN BUSHWICK 27 19 NYC's Largest Real Estate Section SPECIAL SECTION: AT HOME FEBRUARY 18 - FEBRUARY 24, 2016 RIDGEWOOD TIMES/Photo by Anthony Giudice BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport Two eagle-eyed cops collared a Brooklyn man allegedly responsible for a rash of vehicle break-ins in Ridgewood and Maspeth, police announced during Tuesday’s 104th Precinct Community Council meeting in Ridgewood. Captain Gregory Mackie, executive offi cer of the 104th Precinct, said that Carlos Berrios of Sunset Park was taken into custody at 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 8 by 104th Precinct offi cers who responded to a 911 call reporting a physical dispute at Palmetto Street and Cypress Avenue. Mackie said the responding offi cers noticed that one of the men involved in the physical altercation matched the description of the man on a wanted poster for recent car break-ins. “This is a testament to the community getting involved and reporting things, seeing something and saying something,” Mackie said. A brief struggle ensued when Berrios resisted arrest, and members of the 104th Precinct Civilian Observation Patrol (104COP) assisted the offi cers in getting Berrios under control. He is now in custody. According to Mackie, the vehicle break-ins have subsided since the arrest. Berrios was charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle without the owner’s consent, resisting arrest, second-degree harassment, criminal mischief with intent to damage property and disorderly conduct. He is due back in court on Feb. 24. By Myke2020 Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The vandal responsible for several car break-ins in Ridgewood and Maspeth has been caught, according to the 104th Precinct.
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