Corona Man Indicted For Shooting At Cops Robbery Spike Tops 83rd Precinct Council Meet -CONTINUED FROM PG. 12- In addition to the rise in robberies, residential burglaries went up, according to the captain. “We’re actually up in burglaries 45 versus 40, an increase of 12.5 percent,” Tolentino stated. “We’re now deploying additional resources over to the areas of Wyckoff Avenue, Flushing Avenue, Irving and St. Nicholas avenues, in an attempt to curtail the activity.” “We’re confident that with some time we are going to get the burglary under control,” he added. He noted precinct crime prevention officers can visit homes to asses the vulnerability to break-ins. To help prevent a burglary, Tolentino advised residents to always lock their doors, even if just going out for a minute. “I’ve seen some opportunists, watching people leave for school, or go out for coffee or something like that,” Tolentino stated. “When you step out of your apartment, you’ve always got to lock your doors.” He reminded attendees that most buildings in the neighborhood are connected, and though one building may be safe crooks can access adjacent apartment houses through the roofs. “In these cases, a majority of them are residential. A lot of it was where they circumvented the door locks and broke into the apartment,” Tolentino said. Grand larcenies and grand larceny auto decreased, he said. There were 36 grand larcenies versus 52, a decrease of 30.8 percent, and 11 vehicles stolen, compared to 12 last year. The precinct reported 147 total crimes compared to 161 in the period, an 8.7 percent decrease in crime, according to the captain. Crime in transit Commanding officer of Transit District 33, Capt. Francis Giordano, which covers several train lines that run through the area was introduced to the community, and he updated residents on crimes at stations in Bushwick. “For the 28-day period regarding crime, we don’t have any index crimes to report in these stations that we cover in Bushwick,” he said. Index crimes are those the FBI uses to produce its annual crime index, and include homicide, rape, robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, larceny over $50, motor vehicle theft, and arson, according to law enforcement officials. “Specifically regarding robberies, we are down three index crimes, there were 33 this year compared to 36 in 2013,” Giordano said. “Felony assaults are down, there has been one this year, compared to three last year.” “We do have some quality of life issues that we deal with regularly in Bushwick,” he said. “One of the issues is individuals selling swipes, specifically at DeKalb Avenue. We continue to address the issue.” Three arrests were made recently in connection with the problem, Giordano noted. He advised attendees to remain aware while riding the train, especially during odd hours. “Sixty-six percent of the index crimes in Transit District 33 at the stations that we cover are grand larcenies,” he said. “30 percent of those involve sleeping passengers. Please remain alert while you are on the train traveling during the late night hours.” The 83rd Precinct Community Council meets on the third Tuesday of the month at the Bushwick stationhouse, located at 480 Knickerbocker Ave. Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. officers heard gunfire in Elmhurst and responded to the scene. They spotted a man with a gun.” “Instead of dropping the weapon when ordered, this defendant allegedly fired directly at the police,” Brown added. Officers reportedly recovered a loaded Ruger Mark 1 .22- caliber pistol and two rounds of ammunition near the scene at Lamont Avenue and Gleane Street, the DA noted. Mosquera was arrested in New Jersey in August, Brown stated. He is currently being held without bail, and was ordered to return for his next court date Nov. 14, it was noted. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Michael E. Brovner of the Gang Violence and Hate Crimes Bureau, which is supervised by Assistant District Attorneys Mariela Herring, bureau chief, and Michelle E. Goldstein, deputy bureau chief. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 12- Qns. Chamber Fetes Corona Biz Woman Change Continues At Qns. Library -CONTINUED FROM PG. 19- investigations against him and fully disclosing financial information to Stringer. As previously reported, Stringer has since openly questioned some of the library’s lavish expenditures, which included concert tickets, baseball memorabilia and group dinners. Queens Library also announced last week it would hire 50 full-time unionized workers as a result of “the stabilization and increase of city funding to the library this fiscal year.” Many of the positions involve full-time custodians; Queens Library previously came under fire for contracting many of these positions to independent firms using non-union workers. With the union janitors being added, Queens Library will reportedly void its contracts with the independent cleaning companies by June of next year. The library also filled 19 clerical positions with union workers and intends to add more in the weeks to come. “Queens Library staff are the best in the world. Their ranks have been thin these last few years and that has been hard on everyone,” said Queens Library’s Interim President and CEO Bridget Quinn-Carey, who expressed gratitude to Mayor de Blasio and the City Council “for supporting an increase in our funding and making it possible for the library to expand our workforce.” “The renewed investment that the city has made in the Queens Library will be returned many times over as we deliver quality service and facilities in every community,” Quinn-Carey added. “I am pleased that the additional funding for the library that I fought so hard for is being used to hire back and increase jobs at the Queens Library,” added City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, himself a former Queens Library employee. “While this funding is meaningful and a step in the right direction, there is still work to be done, and I will not rest until we have achieved full library service at every branch across this borough.” TIMES, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 • 56 Al Pennisi, president of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, at left, presented Denise Savino-Erichsen, center, with the Woman- Owned Business Champion award on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Savino-Erichsen is president of Automatic Industries, a laundry operations business for multi-dwelling buildings founded in 1971 in Corona by her father, Bob Savino, at right, the CEO. “I’m appreciative to the residents of Queens, where we’ve always had strong roots,” Savino-Erichsen said. “All of us at Automatic Industries work hard and hope to do the right thing by the people we serve. It’s humbling to receive this recognition from the Queens Chamber of Commerce.” IIff YYoouu SSeeee BBrreeaakkiinngg NNeewwss OOnn YYoouurr BBlloocckk...... CConnttactt Thhee Times Newsweekly CCall 1-718-821-7500 •• EEmail info@@timeessneewwsswweeeekklyy..ccom DON’T FORGET TO VOTE THIS TUESDAY, NOV. 4! This Year, You Have A Say In Choosing Our Next Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Lawmakers And Members Of Congress. Exercise Your Right As An American! Call 311 Or Visit www.vote.nyc.ny.us For Questions Or Voting Information
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