TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014 • 20 Your Smoke Alarm May Not Save Life Detector Warning At R’wood Meet by Robert Pozarycki Purchasing the most advanced smoke detectors may prove to be a life-saving investment, a home improvement expert advised during the Ridgewood Property Owners and Civic Association (RPOCA) meeting last Thursday night, Apr. 3, at the Ridgewood Older Adult Center. Larry Ubell of Accurate Building Inspectors explained that “all smoke alarms are not the same,” pointing out the difference is not between brands or cost, but in the devices themselves. Ninety percent of American homes have “ionization” smoke detectors, according to Ubell. He claimed the devices are known to be unreliable during fires and prone to false alarms. “They’re notorious for nuisance tripping,” he said, noting the false alarms become so annoying that many people disable such smoke detectors—and, in the process, put their own lives at risk. Ubell stated about 1,000 Americans die every year in fires at homes with an intentionally disabled smoke detector. Moreover, ionization smoke detectors “will fail to alarm in one out of five fires—and that’s being generous,” Ubell stated, citing studies conducted by institutions -SEE RPOCA ON PG. 63- Cops Catch Alleged Vandal Who Hit Legislator’s Office Informant Helped Put Perp In Cuffs by Robert Pozarycki Through the help of an anonymous tipster, police cuffed an alleged graffiti vandal last week who tagged a City Council member’s district office and other locations in the 104th Precinct’s confines, it was reported. Police identified the perpetrator as 30-year-old Michael Mestric of 46th Street in Astoria, who was arraigned last Thursday, Apr. 3, in four separate cases on 30 counts of making graffiti and 46 counts of criminal mischief. Law enforcement agents reportedly tracked down Mestric last Tuesday, Apr. 1, through an anonymous tip received by the office of City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley and passed along to police. Authorities said the tag painted on the wall of Crowley’s district office on Dry Harbor Road in Middle Village back in January matched markings the suspect allegedly made in Maspeth, Astoria and Woodside dating back to last May. As a policy, the Times Newsweekly does not disclose the identity of graffiti tags to avoid providing free publicity to its creators. According to criminal complaints -SEE GRAFFITI ON PG. 64- Budget Talk In Glendale State Sen. Joseph Addabbo came to the monthly Glendale Property Owners Association meeting at St. Pancras Pfeifer Hall last Thursday, Apr. 3, to talk to residents about the recently approved state budget. He is pictured holding a copy of the spending plan with GPOA members in the background. 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