TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2014 • 26 Residents Lament Stop & Frisk Policy At 83rd Coun. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 1- “Let the cop do his job,” Camacho told Deputy Inspector Anthony Tasso, commanding officer of the 83rd Precinct. “If you got nothing to hide, then don’t worry about.” Cirilo Nunez, a Bushwick resident, said he endured his fair share of police frisks and said they can be beneficial for the neighborhood as long as they are done respectfully. Tasso noted that if someone fits the description, he won’t hesitate to stop them, but he will always explain to the individual what is going, give them a reason and apologize afterwards if the search reveals nothing. He passes this on to his officers and cadets, telling them, “it doesn’t make you less of a man to be respectful and apologize later.” Meanwhile, crime is up in 83rd Precinct but “things are getting better,” according to Tasso. Burglaries are up from 2013, because people are leaving their windows open and doors unlocked, or their air conditioning unit is improperly secured. Most burglaries have not involved force, he noted. Robberies are down, but remain an issue. Cell phones and electronics are being snatched by teens on bikes, explained Tasso. Also, iPhones are at the top of the list, while Samsung phones ring in at number two. “We have a habit of getting lost in that cell phone,” said Tasso who encouraged attendees to be mindful of their surroundings. Auto thefts are also up for the year and in the last 28 day period, with motorcycles and model vehicles 10 years and older targeted, the commander noted. Vehicles are not being recovered because perpetrators are selling them for the metal, due to a law that doesn’t require a title or registration for scrapping vehicles older than seven years. Summer block parties are turning up the volume in the precinct. The neighborhood used to see over 15 block parties a day, said 83rd Precinct Community Council President Barbara Smith, but now they are down to an allotted seven block parties a day. Smith encouraged block party organizers to be respectful and shut down their parties half an hour early Man Pinched In R’wood Beatdown Worker Killed By Street Sweeper year-old Sanitation Department employee, and no criminality is suspected, police noted. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia issued statements of condolence following the deadly accident. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of one of New York’s Strongest today while on the job in service of our city,” de Blasio said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Steven Frosch’s family— especially his wife and four children—as well as his friends and fellow Sanitation workers. New York City stands ready to support them all in this tragic time of need.” “Sanitation work is very dangerous and difficult work and we appreciate those who accept the call to duty,” Garcia added. “Our hearts go out to the Frosch family on their loss.” An inquiry is being conducted by the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 1- P.O. Joseph Giannina (center) received the Cop of the Month award during last Tuesday’s 83rd Precinct Community Council meeting in Bushwick. As pictured, Deputy Inspector Anthony Tasso (at left) and Barbara Smith, 83rd Precinct Community Council president, presented the officer with a plaque donated by the Times Newsweekly. (photo: Matthew Van Deventer) Based on information obtained during the investigation, the 104th Precinct Detective Squad tracked down Semprit last week. Following questioning at the 104th Precinct’s Ridgewood stationhouse, he was booked last Friday by Det. Jay Houlihan on charges of second- and third-degree assault. According to court records, Semprit was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court last Friday, June 20, before Judge Gia Morris, who ordered him held on $7,500 bond or $5,000 cash. He is scheduled to return to court on July 3. The investigation is ongoing. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 1- to give time to others. Cop of the Month The Cop of the Month award went to P.O. Joseph Giannina who responded to a disturbance call in Putnam Park. Upon approaching a man who was thought to be the real threat, Giannina soon discovered he had been the victim of a robbery by a 17- year-old male. The officer approached him and, after a struggle, arrested him and recovered a loaded .357 Magnum handgun, it was noted. Tasso and Smith presented Giannina with a plaque donated by the Times Newsweekly for his efforts. Immigration fraud Martiza A. Ming, chief of the Immigration Fraud Unit (IFU) at the Kings County District Attorney's Office (DA), stated the bureau is taking action against immigration fraud in Brooklyn. Immigrants are losing tens of thousands of dollars through businesses, attorneys, and “specialists” who claim to provide legitimate immigration services. Other individuals falsely promise to sponsor Visas or employment training for a fee, according to literature from the DA’s office. Ming made clear that undocumented immigrants who file complaints will be kept confidential. Immigrants who believe they have been scammed were urged to call the DA’s Immigrant Fraud Unit Helpline at 1-718-250-3333. For more information, email the IFU at [email protected] and visit www.BrooklynDA.org. Other news Patrol Borough Brooklyn North will hold its annual Harmony Picnic on Thursday, July 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Herbert Von King Park, located at 670 Lafayette Ave. On Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., the 83rd Precinct will host its National Night Out Against Crime at Maria Hernandez Park, located at the corner of Knickerbocker Avenue and Suydam Street. The event will include a free BBQ, giveaways and cell phone and bicycle registration. The 83rd Precinct Community Council will not meet in July and August. Its next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 6:30 p.m. at the stationhouse located at 494 Knickerbocker Ave. For more information, call the Community Affairs Unit at 1-718-574-1697, or follow the 83rd Precinct on Twitter, @NYPD83Pct. Pat Buchanan News & Opinion Keep Your Eyes On The Road—Not Your Phone! Texting While Driving Is Dangerous & Illegal. Use A Hands-Free Phone Or Don’t Call While Driving! Reservoir Dam Plan Meeting Mon. are full of plant and animal life. Last year, the city’s Parks Department announced a plan to breach the reservoir walls pursuant to a request by the DEC to decommission the structure, which is classified as a “high-class hazard C dam.” Reportedly, the DEC mandates that all dams in the state be fortified to modern standards or, if no longer used to retain significant amounts of water, breached. As explained by Parks Department officials during a February 2013 meeting of Board 5’s Parks Committee, the goal is to ensure that the Ridgewood Reservoir holds no more than six feet of water at any time. Reportedly, the Parks Department plan would install small, pre-cast culverts between the basins and an 11’-wide culvert between the wall of the westernmost basin and nearby Vermont Place. To accomplish this task, it was noted, the Parks Department would be required to build a path for construction vehicles through the basin. Several Parks Committee members and local conservationists, however, objected to the plan, as they claim it would endanger the natural ecology which developed in the reservoir basins over the last quartercentury. The larger culvert on Vermont Place proved to be a sticking point, as opponents claim it would inadvertently grant vandals and trespassers access into the westernmost basin. Board 5 eventually voted in March 2013 to recommend approval of the decommissioning plan, but attached its grievances to its recommendation. During the June 30 meeting, the DEC will also address the status of its inquiry into declaring all or part of the reservoir as a public wetland. For more information on Monday’s meeting, call Board 5’s Glendale office at 1-718-366-1834. Some parking is available in the school lot adjacent to Pfeifer Hall (enter through driveway on 68th Street). The Q55 bus stops near the school on Myrtle Avenue. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 3- The Iraqi army that we trained at a cost of $25 billion and left behind in 2011 folded like a house of cards. How many times must we do this? And if we defeat ISIS, would not these jihadists simply retreat into the Syrian territories they now occupy, as their privileged sanctuary, to come back and fight another day? Who wants U.S. troops back in Iraq? The American people do not. Congress does not. Tehran does not. The Shia extremists do not. The Sunnis do not. And ISIS does not. We would be fighting in a war with enemies in all directions. Yet, is there not a danger that terrorists could use the ISISdominated region of Iraq and Syria to plot attacks on us? Surely. But that would be a far greater threat to Turkey and Bashar Assad’s Syria, and the Gulf states and Saudi Arabia, than to us. Let them do the fighting this time. After all, it is their backyard, not ours. And as we saw on 9/11 and at Fort Hood, Muslim fanatics who want to kill Americans do not need safe havens in Tora Bora to plot and prepare. They can do that in Northern Virginia and Delray Beach. Rand Paul is right. If Barack Obama wants to take us into a new war, with air attacks and drone strikes, or with ground troops, he has a constitutional duty to get Congress to authorize that war. And if Congress does authorize a new war, at least the voters will know whom to be rid of this November. Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of the new book “The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority.” -CONTINUED FROM PG. 4-
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