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COPS: DON’T BE AN EASY MARK 110th Precinct Offers Tips At Corona Meet moment to snag a vehicle or even just a pocketbook. “People are hanging out, watching. Thieves are watching 7- Eleven, McDonalds; they are watching their routines and patterns,” Semler said. “Bad guys are watching us; we’re not watching them.” Semler advised other crime prevention tactics: • Don’t leave personal items in the car when unattended not even wires (which may be just the incentive a perpetrator needs to break in). • Don’t leave any change or Honored For Stopping Teen Thieves Police: Youths Have Opportunity To Turn It Around were arrested in the robbery,” he said. And he hopes to have a positive effect, but realizes he can’t reach every single troubled youth. “We do a lot of work reaching out to the youth,” Tasso said. Getting them to listen is not easy, however. “It doesn’t work with everybody, but we try with everybody,” Kendall said. Kendall also presented a plaque to 17-year-old Samantha Conde, who is set to graduate from high school this spring, but was awarded for completing the Precinct’s Law Enforcement Explorers Program. The program is “an opportunity to experience a lot of what police officers do every day,” Kendall said. “They learn all the aspects of police work. I’m not trying to make them into little police, but better people for the future,” he added. Soto and Chin received plaques 104th Pct. Blotter Persons arrested in recent police actions as reported by the 104th Precinct included the following individuals: May 19: (Beat 2) Regina Harrison, at Putnam Avenue, for assault, by P.O. McDonald. (Beat 2) Joseph Small, at Cypress Avenue and Madison Street, for criminal possession of a weapon, by P.O. Christian. (Beat 15) Juan Fortuna, at Cypress Avenue and Harman Street, for criminal possession of a weapon, by P.O. Chin. (Beat 10) Mildan Alvarez, at 57th Road, for endangering the welfare of a child, by P.O. Nazario. (Beat 4) John Maggi, at Linden Street, for petit larceny, by P.O. Shariff. May 20: (Beat 2) Juan Orta, at Madison Street and Onderdonk Avenue, for stalking, by P.O. Mathelier-Potter. (Beat 14) Orlando Castro, at 59th Drive, for assault, by Det. Diaquoi. (Beat 2) Miguel Collazo, at Palmetto Street, for criminal trespass, by P.O. Hynes. (Beat 16) David Ott, at Myrtle Avenue, for criminal possession of a forged instrument, by P.O. Cappellano. (Beat 3) Jarod Bailey, at Centre Street, for forgery, by P.O. Velez. (Beat 3) Ivan Morgan, at Centre Street, for forgery, by P.O. Velez. May 21: (Beat 2) Esteban Colon, at Onderdonk Avenue, for aggravated cruelty to animals, by P.O. DeFreitas. (Beat 8) Eugene Brady, at 65th Place, for criminal contempt, by P.O. Malik. (Beat 10) Carlos Pichardo, at Metropolitan Avenue and Fresh Pond Road, for criminal possession of a weapon, by P.O. Winter. (Beat 3) Gilbert Perez, at Seneca and Myrtle avenues, for criminal possession of a weapon, by P.O. Quealy. (Beat 2) Sixto Rivera, at Putnam Avenue, for assault, by P.O. Ku. (Beat 4) Robert Szabo, at Fresh Pond Road, for driving with a suspended license, by P.O. Douglas. May 22: (Beat 3) Weedmarck Simon, at Wyckoff and Myrtle avenues, for theft of service, by P.O. Angelyniauk. (Beat 13) Ruben Vargas, at Onderdonk Avenue, for acting in a manner injurious to a child, by P.O. McKevitt. (Beat 5) John Walter, at 69th Street, for criminal contempt, by Det. Williams. (Beat 13) Kenneth Miranda, at Nurge Avenue, for criminal possession of a weapon, by P.O. Musante. (Beat 13) Justin Robinson, at Nurge Avenue, for criminal possession of a weapon, by P.O. Musante. (Beat 3) Ingri Matos, at Wyckoff Avenue and George Street, for theft of service, by P.O. Kaufman. May 23: (Beat 14) Mohamed Elshendidi, at 58th Avenue, for criminal contempt, by P.O. Rogers. (Beat 3) Belle Remache, at Cypress Avenue and Norman Street, for theft of service, by P.O. Pellot. (Beat 8) William Wangerman, at Grand Avenue and 69th Place, for DWI, by P.O. Taveras. (Beat 5) Travis Telesford, at Myrtle Avenue and 62nd Street, for driving with a suspended -SEE 104 BLOTTER ON PG. 54- 11 • TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014 by Matthew Van Deventer A slew of vehicle thefts have hit Queens hard in recent months and citizens were armed with crime prevention techniques during the the 110th Precinct Community Council Meeting last Monday, May 19, in Corona. P.O. Robert Semler of the 110th Precinct Crime Prevention Unit warned attendees at the Flanders Field VFW Post 150 about the vehicle thefts in Queens and citywide. He provided tips on how to avoid incidents. One of the main reasons for vehicle theft has been unlocked cars or cars left running while the driver is in a store. “Anytime it’s parked, make sure its locked all the time,” Semler said. He illustrated plenty of examples of drivers parking there car in front of a convenient store, leaving their vehicle unlocked and/or running while getting a newspaper or cup of coffee. Semler explained the “bad guys” are watching and following victims’ patterns, waiting for the right -SEE 110TH COUN ON PG. 54- by Noah Zuss A pair of 83rd Precinct police officers were honored as Cops of the Month for arresting two teenagers trying to rob a store on Gates Avenue in Bushwick of $5,000, the precinct commander announced at the 83rd Precinct Community Council meeting last Tuesday, May 20. Police Officers Lanayia Soto and Jeffiery Chin were lauded for making the arrests on Apr. 13, according to Deputy Inspector Anthony Tasso, the force’s commanding officer. While on patrol Chin and Soto responded to a reported commercial robbery on Gates Avenue. At the store, two teenagers had demanded cash while brandishing a gun, which turned out to be a fake. The phony gun was a actually a pellet pistol, but resembled a handgun, Tasso said. The suspects lifted $5,000 from the store, but its owner was able to sneak out, and hit a button that closed the gates and alerted police, he said. One of the suspects got out and was arrested, and the other crawled through a drop ceiling into an adjacent store, and was then arrested. The two suspects were 15 and 16- years-old, police reported. “They had no arrests prior to that day,” Tasso said. “They had a stupid idea, that if successful could have been lucrative and led to a life of crime.” Working in the Youth Unit at the 83rd Precinct, P.O. Melvin Kendall believes this could be a turing point for the two teenagers. He is responsible for meeting with every juvenile, and their family arrested in the precinct. “So at some point I will be meeting with those two kids that -SEE 83RD COUN ON PG. 34- ©Times Newsweekly - 2014 - CABRINI


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