10 times • JULY 21, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com police beat Queens police precinct uses ‘predictive policing’ method to historically lower crime BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport Queens’ 102nd Precinct has seen an impressive drop in crime over the last year, thanks to the success of the commanding officer’s “predictive policing” method. Officers from the 102nd Precinct patrol the neighborhoods of Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill East, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, the northern part of Ozone Park and all of Forest Park, and have helped bring the areas’ crime numbers down over the last year. “We’re looking at an astonishing decrease in crime,” said Deputy Inspector Deodat Urprasad, commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct. “We’re going from last year at this time we had 756 index crimes — murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglaries, grand larceny, GLA’s (grand larceny auto). This year, we are at 588. In raw numbers, that’s a negative 168. We are at negative 22 percent.” Citywide, the 102nd Precinct is fourth out of 77 precincts in crime reduction year-to-date, Urprasad said. Borough-wide, they are seventh in crime reduction year-to-date. “What we’re doing, we are targeting specific areas within the precinct,” Urprasad explained. This is what the commanding officer calls “predictive policing.” An example of this would be focusing on Persons arrested in recent police actions as reported by the 104th Precinct include the following: July 11: (Beat 6) Janeth Guerrero, at 62nd Drive, for assault, by P.O. Pellot. (Beat 14) Patrick M. Pellegrino, at Flushing Avenue, for criminal contempt, by P.O. Maksimiuk. (Beat 4) Eric Senior, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for assault, by Det. Caruso. (Beat 2) Donagh Lawler and Mark Nicholson, at Cornelia Street and Seneca Avenue, for assault, by P.O. Bayizian. (Beat 10) Andrew L. Coto, at 55th Road, for public lewdness, by Det. Wright. July 12: (Beat 15) Magul Fahiem and Ramy Abdel-Masih, at Onderdonk Ave., for assault, by P.O. Oswald. (Beat 4) Angel Muncha, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for assault, by Det. Rogers. (Beat 4) Joel Jesus A. Marchand, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for aggravated harassment, by P.O. Mathelupotter. (Beat 4) Hugo Mauo, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for criminal contempt, by Det. Moon. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING July 13: (Beat 4) Raymond Cruz, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for criminal mischief, by Det. Diaquoi. (Beat 4) Juan G. Sanchez, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for burglary, by Det. Matat. (Beat 4) Glenda Serino, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for grand larceny, by Det. Rogers. (Beat 4) Loretta Stait, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for aggravated harassment, by P.O. Mathelupotter. (Beat 4) Lin Zhong, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for assault, by Det. Lodato. (Beat 16) Osman Lukolic, at 82nd Street, for criminal contempt, by P.O. York. July 14: (Beat 10) Larry Brown, at Metropolitan Avenue and 60th Lane, for petit larceny, by P.O. Sullivan. (Beat 3) Melodie Martinez, at Myrtle Avenue, for petit larceny, by P.O. Barticher. July 15: (Beat 16) Avery Gerena, at 81st Avenue, for criminal obstruction of breathing, by P.O. Arlotta. (Beat 4) Brandon H. Lopez, at Forest Avenue and Madison Street, for aggravated unlicensed operator, by P.O. Duran. (Beat 15) Michael Maisonet, at Greene Avenue, for failure to pay service based on stealth, by P.O. Quintanilla. (Beat 2) Jonathan L. Santiago, at Putnam and Fairview avenues, for petit larceny, by P.O. May. (Beat 4) Juan Morales, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for grand larceny, by Det. Caruso. (Beat 16) Avery Gerena, at 81st Avenue, for assault, by P.O. Arlotta. (Beat 2) Hosley Morales, at Wyckoff Avenue, for petit larceny, by P.O. Rosalez. (Beat 16) Jessica Guida, at Doran Avenue, for aggravated contempt, by P.O. Khela. July 16: (Beat 14) Victor M. Arwalo- Leon, at Metropolitan Avenue and Mt. Olivet Crescent, for aggravated unlicensed operator, by P.O. Hirani. (Beat 4) Wei Lin, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for leaving an accident and failure to show license, by Det. Scrimenti. (Beat 5) Stanislaw Chomski, at Myrtle Avenue, for petit larceny, by P.O. Sawyer. July 17: (Beat 16) Jairo Perez, at Union Turnpike and Woodhaven Boulevard, for operating a motor vehicle at .08 percent blood alcohol content, by P.O. Gianesses. (Beat 12) Richard G. Diaz, at Metropolitan Avenue and 79th Street, for DWI, by P.O. Hirani. (Beat 16) Jessica Guida, at Doran Avenue, for aggravated contempt, by P.O. Berish. The 104th Precinct, located at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., can be reached by calling 718-386-3004. It was noted that all criminal charges are accusations and all persons listed in this blotter are presumed innocent until proven guilty. 104 Precinct Blotter SAY SOMETHING CALL 911 • Masonry “When Only The Best Will Do!” Great Quality, Fair Pricing! Jamaica Avenue, a long commercial strip that has businesses, lots of cars, pedestrians, youths and shoppers. A heavily trafficked area like this can attract criminals. Urprasad has the same set of officers patrol Jamaica Avenue so they can get a feel for what is going on in the community and interact with the people and store owners. “Instead of having the crime occurring there, I try to do predictive policing,” Urprasad said. “I know certain areas in the precinct are prone to robbery, I’ll have my officers go over there, park their car there and do a walk, on all the tours … I’ve been doing that more and more and I’m seeing results.” Urprasad and Police Officer Edwin Martinez, the precinct’s community affairs officer, also touted the success of the new smartphones given to officers throughout the department. Not only do the smartphones allow officers to receive and send out information instantaneously, the technology provides them with crime patterns and trends, which helps them in their “predictive policing.” The 102nd Precinct is looking to continue the “predictive policing” method, and seeing an even bigger decrease in crime, as they have added 32 new officers to the precinct over the last two years. 102nd Precinct Commanding Officer, Deputy Inspector Deodat Urprasad.
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