10 DECEMBER 2, 2021 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
POLICE BEAT
108TH PRECINCT
(LONG ISLAND CITY, SUNNYSIDE
AND WOODSIDE)
I.S. 125 principal fi nds
decades-old weapons
in offi ce safe in Long
Island City school
A new principal at I.S. 125 in Long Island
City discovered a safe full of knives in his
offi ce last week — reportedly seized from
students by the prior administration.
The New York Post reported that
Michael Borelli started a new position
as principal this year and opened up the
safe of his predecessor when he noticed
the stash of weapons. According to the
article by the Post, the safe held a gun and
a variety of knives.
Department of Education (DOE)
spokesperson Nathaniel Styer said that
confi scated weapons should be reported
then handed over to the NYPD. The
previous administration did not report
these weapons.
“These items should have been reported
to school safety — a standard procedure
our school leaders are trained to follow,”
Styer said. “The new school leader
at this school discovered these items,
thoroughly followed proper procedures
and immediately turned them over to
school safety, and this is being thoroughly
investigated.”
The 104th Precinct
released the following
list of persons
arrested in recent police
actions.
The charges are accusations,
and all individuals
listed in this
blotter are presumed
innocent until proven
guilty.
For questions about the
names listed in the blotter,
contact the 104th Precinct
at 718-386-3004.
Nov. 22: (Ridgewood)
Pedro Chiqui, at Hancock
Street, for assault, by P.O.
Defreitas. (Ridgewood)
Rosa Sanchez, at Myrtle
Avenue, for assault, by Dts.
Wright.
Nov. 23: (Middle Village)
Eric Hairabedian, at Metropolitan
Avenue, for driving
while intoxicated, by P.O.
The incident is under investigation by
the Special Commissioner of Investigation
for the DOE. The items were vouchered to
the NYPD and never accessible to students.
NYPD keeps track of the number of
seized weapons, and those reports are
then made public.
This news comes aft er weapon seizures
in city schools reportedly increased by
28% this past year. The total amount of
Hilton. (Ridgewood) Daniel
Reilly, at Catalpa Avenue,
for criminal contempt, by
Det. Lodato. (Ridgewood)
Andreas Frantzis, at Catalpa
Avenue, for robbery,
by Det. Fogus. (Ridgewood)
Justin Lugo, at Putnam Avenue
and Cypress Avenue,
for criminal possession of
stolen property, bby Dts.
Wright.
Nov. 24: (Ridgewood)
Charles Viacava, at Metropolitan
Avenue, for petit
larceny, by P.O. Jimenez.
(Maspeth) Segundo Chadan
Tayupanta, at Flushing
Avenue and 54 Street, for
operating motor vehicle at
.08% of 1% alcohol, by P.O.
Etienne.
Nov. 25: (Maspeth) Zauri
Mtchedlishvili, at Grand
Avenue, for criminal mischief,
by P.O. Nisbett.
weapons seized in the 2018-2019 school
year was 611 compared to 787 in 2021.
The weapons most commonly taken
from students are knives and box cutters/
razors, according to NYPD data. In the
2018-2019 school year, over 500 knives and
box cutters were confi scated. This past
year, that total dropped to 463, while other
seizures of fi rearms, tasers and BB guns
rose.
Nov. 26: (Ridgewood)
Miroslav Dimitrijevic, at
Gates Avenue, for acting
in manner to injure child,
by P.O. Bertrand. (Ridgewood)
Vastee McFarlan, at
Wyckoff Avenue, for petit
larceny, by Dts. Wright.
(Middle Village) Shane
Arnold, at Metropolitan
Avenue, for petit larceny,
by P.O. Durham. (Ridgewood)
Samuel Rey, at 67
Avenue, for assault, by P.O.
Chowdhury.
Nov. 27: (Maspeth) Mario
Hernande, 53 Street, for
acting in manner to injure
child, by P.O. Lipori. (Ridgewood)
Devante McDougell,
at Woodbine Street, for
criminal trespass, by P.O.
Petito. (Ridgewood) Levi
Gallardo, at Tonsor Street,
and Harman Street, for
operating a motor vehicle
at .08% of 1% alcohol, by P.O.
Martinez.
Nov. 28: (Ridgewood)
Marcos Garcia, at Putnam
Avenue, for burglary, by
P.O. Duran. (Maspeth) Alexander
Monserrate-Plaus,
at 72nd Place, for criminal
obstruction of breathing,
by P.O. Defreitas. (Ridgewood)
Maritza Cintron, at
Woodward Avenue and
Menahan Street, for petit
larceny, by P.O. Nardell.
(Ridgewood) Jamie Contreras,
at Seneca Avenue, for
criminal contempt, by P.O.
Jimenez. (Glendale) Jerson
Collado, at 80th Avenue,
for criminal mischief, by
P.O. Durham. (Ridgewood)
Erick Gil, at Palmetto
Street, for assault, by P.O.
Chowdhury. (Ridgewood)
Anahi Barrera, at Stanhope
Street, for robbery, by P.O.
Alban.
104TH PRECINCT BLOTTER
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