FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com DECEMBER 17, 2015 • THE COURIER SUN 3 Photo by Robert Stridiron Police Commissioner Bill Bratton along with Irene and Raymond Moore, parents of the late Det. Brian Moore, renamed a Queens Village intersection in the slain officer’s honor on Dec. 11. FALLEN OFFICER SALUTED WITH STREET RENAMING IN QUEENS VILLAGE By Robert Pozarycki rpozarycki@queenscourier.com @robbpoz Family members and former colleagues of a police officer fatally shot earlier this year in the line of duty in Queens Village offered one more tribute to him on Dec. 11. The intersection of 222nd Street and 92nd Road, adjacent to the 105th Precinct’s Queens Village stationhouse, was renamed Det. Brian Moore Way, honoring the life of the 25-year-old officer who was gunned down while on patrol in the neighborhood on May 2. He died three days later of his injuries. Police Commissioner Bill Bratton joined a contingent of high-ranking NYPD officials and members of the Moore family for the renaming ceremony on Friday. Also in attendance was Councilman I. Daneek Miller, who sponsored legislation for the street’s renaming, and Patrolman’s Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch. Moore made 159 arrests during his NYPD career. He was on patrol with his partner, P.O. Erik Jansen, inside an unmarked car in the area of 104th Road near 212th Street at 6:15 p.m. on May 2 when they noticed a man, later identified as Demetrius Blackwell, adjusting his waistband. When the officers pulled up alongside Blackwell to question him, according to the charges, Blackwell allegedly pulled a black handgun out of his waistband and fired at the officers. Moore sustained two gunshot wounds to his head and died three days later while undergoing treatment at Jamaica Hospital; his partner was not injured. Bratton posthumously promoted Moore to detective first grade at his funeral service days later. Following a manhunt, police took Blackwell into custody shortly after the shooting; he was later indicted on first-degree murder charges. In a statement, Mayor Bill de Blasio — unable to attend the ceremony due to a hernia operation — said that Moore “exemplified the best of our police force: a brave and selfless young man who gave his life while working to protect all of ours.” “Our city is safer and stronger because of police officers like Brian Moore, and we will forever be indebted to his family,” de Blasio said. “I’m proud to join with Commissioner Bratton today in announcing that one of the many city streets NYPD protects each day is now named for this brave detective – a reminder of the ultimate sacrifice Brian Moore gave to this city.” MTA and state look to keep repeat toll violators off the roads By Robert Pozarycki rpozarycki@queenscourier.com/@robbpoz Drivers who avoid paying tolls to travel the MTA’s bridges and tunnels in New York City could have their vehicle registrations suspended under proposed rule changes announced on “New York’s Dec. 14. The MTA’s Bridge and Tunnels transportation Committee approved updating its rules regarding the enforcement of tolls on network relies on its crossings, reflecting a proposed state regulation cracking down on motorists drivers paying their who repeatedly fail to pay tolls or fees fair share and those related to motor vehicle violations. The rule changes would take effect if the who evade tolls put proposed regulation is adopted by the state. an unfair burden on Under the proposed regulation, any driver who fails to pay tolls five times other law-abiding within an 18-month period would be assessed a $50 fee and warned that their motorists.” vehicle registrations could be suspended if they do not pay the fee or successfully challenge the violation in court within a 45-day period. “New York’s transportation network relies on drivers paying their fair share and those who evade tolls put an unfair burden on other law-abiding motorists,” Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement Monday. “This ramped-up enforcement sends the message that these actions will not be tolerated and will keep those who ignore their responsibilities off our roadways.” “More than 800,000 vehicles use our bridges and tunnels on an average weekday, and our customers have the right to expect that they all pay the proper toll,” added acting MTA Bridges and Tunnels President Donald Spero. “As more of our customers rely on E-ZPass and our Rockaways crossings move to all-electronic tolling, stronger enforcement of our toll policies will benefit every motorist at our bridges and tunnels.” Passenger vehicle drivers pay $8 cash (or $5.54 on E-ZPass) each way to cross the Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck and Robert F. Kennedy (Triborough) bridges and the Hugh L. Carey (Brooklyn-Battery) and Queens Midtown tunnels; and $4 cash (or $2.08 on E-ZPass) in each direction to traverse the Gil Hodges-Marine Donald Spero Parkway or Cross Bay Veterans Memorial bridges. The MTA imposes a $50 administrative fee to any driver who fails to ay their tolls through E-ZPass or mailed invoices.
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