20 THE COURIER SUN • JULY 9, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com Four police precincts to roll out anti-stalking program BY ANGELA MATUA [email protected]/@AngelaMatua The Mayor’s Offi ce to Combat Domestic Violence (OCDV) will be cracking down on stalking as they expand their Coordinated Approach to Preventing Stalking (CAPS) program into Queens. The NYPD will work with the Queens District Attorney’s Offi ce and OCDV to increase the identifi cation and reporting of stalking incidents, enhance stalking arrests and link stalking victims to services through Family Justice Centers and High Risk Domestic Violence Response Teams, according to a press release. Queens will be the second borough in New York City to implement the program. The expansion comes on the heels of a successful implementation in Staten Island in 2014, where the NYPD’s identifi - cation of stalking increased 233 percent. According to national statistics, 54 percent of female homicide victims reported stalking to the police before they were killed by their partner. The 101st, 103rd, 105th and 113th precincts will roll out the program, as they have high incidences of domestic violence. The program will act as a homicide prevention program that will connect stalking victims to preventative services before physical assault or homicide takes place. According to the 2014 New York City Domestic Violence Fatality Committee annual report, there were 62 family-related homicides, which accounted for 1 in 5 homicides in New York city. “Domestic violence is a stain on our city, and inspired approaches to rooting it out, like CAPS, are critical as we work toward a DV-free New York,” de Blasio said. “The troubling but true data on stalking tells us that the more cases identifi ed by law enforcement, the fewer homicides we’ll suffer in this The Mayor’s Offi ce of Domestic violence announced the expansion of the Coordinated Approach to Preventing Stalking to Queens. city. I am confi dent that the capable and committed people at the Mayor’s Offi ce to Combat Domestic Violence, the Queens District Attorney’s Offi ce and the NYPD will make the same commitment to reducing stalking in Queens.” NYPD offi cers, members of the District Attorney’s Offi ce and community partners will receive specialized training on how to identify stalking behavior, a briefi ng on stalking statutes, the role technology plays in stalking, risk assessment and safety planning, and working with victims to document and preserve evidence of stalking incidents. The NYC Family Justice Center in Kew Gardens Photo via NYC Mayor Offi ce’s Flickr will provide Queens stalking victims with safety planning and other services. “It is great to see a program that has had such a positive impact in other parts of the city come to Queens,” Councilman I. Daneek Miller said. “All individuals deserve safety. Identifying and preventing stalking cases is a major part of this for partners throughout our city. There is a high correlation between stalking and other criminal activities that this program will aim to prevent. This is an opportunity to shine a light on domestic violence issues that exist within our community and address a serious problem in a holistic manner.” Douglaston/Little Neck Library’s Youth Art Gallery Exhibit Opening The latest exhibit at the Sylvia E. Weinstein Memorial Youth Art Gallery of the Douglaston/Little Neck Community Library opened on June 25th to much fanfare and success. A capacity crowd watched as 31 participating student-artists from P.S. 221-The North Hills School in Little Neck received NYS Assembly Certificates of Merit from the office of NYS Assembly Member Edward C. Braunstein. The students were also congratulated by (right photo, pictured first from left) Amber Yoon, Office of NYS Assembly Member Edward C. Braunstein; (left photo, pictured second from left); Patricia Bullard, Principal, P.S. 221; Tabitha Gallo, fifth-grader, and her father Scott. This new exhibit is sponsored by the Friends of the Douglaston/Little Neck Community Library. The Sylvia E. Weinstein Memorial Youth Art Gallery is dedicated to the display of artwork by Douglaston/Little Neck local area schoolchildren on a rotational basis. Since its inaugural exhibit on June 26, 2014 the artwork of students from Little Neck’s P.S. 94 and Douglaston’s Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy and P.S. 98 has been showcased. For more information, contact: Community Library Manager Ron Wan; Assistant Community Library Manager Tina Holinski; or Friends of the Douglaston/Little Neck Community Library President Arline Abdalian (right photo, pictured second from left), 249-01 Northern Boulevard, Little Neck, NY 11363, (718) 225-8414, www.queenslibrary.org/Douglaston ADVERTORIAL Photos: Ron Wan YOUR PROMOTIONS SUPERMARKET SINCE 1995 CORPORATE & TEAM OUTFITTING H Staff Shirts H Giveaways H Family Reunions H School/Camps H Organizations/Events CUSTOM APPAREL H T-SHIRTS POPULAR BRAND WHITE TEE SCREEN PRINTED (1 COLOR) MIN. 144* ONLY $295 EACH *SAME DEAL: SWEATSHIRTS $495 EACH of the 2013 THE QUEENS (Screen Printed or Embroidered) QueensCourier.com CALL FOR FREE H CAPS/HATS H UNIFORMS H JACKETS H BACK PACKS H BAGS H TROPHIES CATALOG 866.701.3263 H 718.969.3144 YOU NAME IT, WE GOT IT!!! (We can customize your art, logo, messages on anything!) 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