Just heard from a member that yesterday they stole all the wheels on an Escalade on 66 street and Jay Ave left it sitting on cinder blocks.  The victim may not have reported it.  See Captain Cody's response. Please pass this on to friends/family.  If you hear or see anything, call 911.  If you are a victim, please file a report!!!
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I have no record of a tire/rim from an Escalade at Jay Avenue
There is however one for an Escalade occurring on Juniper Boulevard South
I will ask my staff to follow up on the incident: if you get further in regards a report can be filed
Also if I may could I ask you to put out a Comet Alert regarding the return of tire/rim thefts as we have had 4 this week
I was at a civic in Ridgewood Thursday night and a citizen heard the sound of power tools on her block late at night and later discovered her neighbor lost his rims!
Please stress the timely call to 911 especially late at night!
And unfortunately I will not be able to make Monday's meeting as I have an early morning tour as well as preparation for an upcoming Compstat Meeting at One Police Plaza
Captain T will attend and if my schedule changes I will be there also-i really enjoy the meeting and feel bad about not being there-so if I can pop in I will but also a lot on my plate this upcoming week

MC
Captain Michael Cody
Commanding Officer
104th Precinct 

See the alert from Captain Cody, 104th Precinct.  As usual, this isn't far from the 108th and 110th borders.  Everyone needs to be alert- these crooks move around!  If you are a victim - please report it so the NYPD knows where to look!!!
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We had 7 thefts of side view mirrors reported yesterday on 72 Street from 53-54 Avenues

They apparently happened overnight and various model vehicle including 2 Mercedes-Benz and 2 Chevy trucks

I checked with the 108 and 110 and they had nothing similar thus far

I have the late shift focusing on area and please let all know if they see something to call ASAP as we had no 911 calls from area-residents who woke up to these crimes

From Pet Palace:

The puppy is in our possession!!!!! THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS FOR YOUR HELP IN CATCHING THIS HORRIBLE WOMAN AND FOR GETTING THE PUPPY BACK!!!! Police arrested her and got the puppy back from her house! Thank you so much to the police for their helping hand and hard work! THEY CAME SO FAST TODAY!!!!!! Thank you to those who stopped by to watch the video! Couldn't have done it without Facebook!

One more big thank you to the neighborhood we were born and raised in for sticking with us. Because of our good ol neighbors and Facebook we caught the thief. Please be on the look out for her if and when she is released because she obviously could be a threat to anyone. Keep a close on your children and pets. She looked at me and asked how much my baby was and I took that as a threat. It made me very uneasy that a woman who we have living in our neighborhood (59th Ave) so close to our children's schools and the park could do such things. So please continue to stick together and keep your eyes on her. Again, she is short (approx 5'3") She has red hair (dyed) a small mole on her cheek and a big pimple on her eye lid. She has a heavy accent. Her house is right off of 61st street. Before 61st and fresh pond rd meet. The puppy was returned to us and we immediately took him to the vet. He is ok Thank God!

Hi Everyone,
 
Our local thieves are becoming very creative.  Here's what a west Maspeth Block Captain reports:

• There was copper wiring/tubing on the wooden pole outside of 57-19 59th Street.  Thieves cut the copper up as high as they could reach.  It's believed the copper may have been installed by Time Warner - but she's not sure.  Copper is worth $$.
• You're all familiar with sewers - there's the grating with the holes and there's the metal plate that's attached to the curb/sidewalk.  Apparently someone was caught removing the plate, most likely to sell.  The witness called 911.  The Block Captain said the plate was loose and doesn't know if it was like that or if the thief loosened it up and then came back to steal it.
• If you see anyone doing something suspicious call 911.  If the item was stolen, like the sewer plate, call 311 to have it replaced.  Please be alert and PLEASE don't leave items in your vehicle - cars are still being broken into!!  Please pass this along to others in the area. 

Here's responses from Captain Cody and a west Maspeth Comet member to my email below: 


Response from a west Maspeth member:   We have a lot of Junkies (scrap metal guys) in the area the past few months.  They look through the garbage people put out. Tell all to watch what you keep in their yards... The problem is steel, aluminum and copper, are going up $$$$$.
  
Response from Captain Cody:   Also a quick FYI in regards-we rapidly responded to a Sewer Cap job yesterday-my new Lieutenant directed a canvass of scrap yards etc with Day Shift- also my Late Shift Anti-Crime team arrested a "scrapper" Monday morning at the new Walgreens on Metropolitan Avenue/West Maspeth-he had a criminal past and I have of course advised all of what you pass on to me. 

Comment from a resident: The same thief also took the Time Warner ground wires from 3 poles on 58th Ave from 83rd St. to 84th St., but was smart enough not to cut the thicker copper wires grounding the Con Ed pole transformers.

Don't forget our Comet meeting on Monday with Taxi & Limousine Commission and NYC DOT.

A Mathew Homes tenant's Black Giant Boulder Bicycle Serial # 32SBT72498GU 569  04/10/07 , purchased on 6/16/2007 for $271.00 from Grand Bicycle Center, Maspeth was stolen while parked with a lock on the 79th Street Block on Ankener Avenue.  The bike  owner called 911 and Police Officer Gayle #9008 took the Complaint this morning 10/5/11 @ 9:38am.  The theft may have taken place sometime between 6pm Tuesday 10/4 and 7am Wednesday 10/5.
 
The owner, a Licensed Tax Consultant, is offering a reward of a two-hour tax/financial consultation to anyone who finds the bicycle or provides information leading to the recovery of the bicycle.  Call 917-579-6550 and ask for Dudley - No Questions Asked

Things are not looking good with the car break ins in.  Apparently the thieves are breaking into vehicles even if no property is visible.  They are breaking in, checking the glove box, etc.  Please remove tools, GPS's and anything of value in case your vehicle is targeted.  We are not the only area being targeted in this end of Queens.

• I heard from a Comet member who lives on 57th Avenue off Mazeau Street.  She was up until 5:30 am moving items from her house to her car and didn't see or hear anything.  Apparently, at some time during the night/morning, someone took a crow bar pried open a car  parked in front of her house, removed the radio/CD player and popped open the trunk and took an item from there as well.  For some reason they also stole the car registration.  This must have occurred when she went into her house to get something or after 5:30 am when she went to sleep.  The Comet member also said that a neighbor was trying to park on Caldwell Avenue and there was glass on both sides of the street - possibly more car break ins.
• I spoke with the 108th Precinct this afternoon and they are also getting hit with car break ins.
• DI Napolitano at the 110th looked at the most current map of the Elmhurst portion of Comet and said reports for car break ins came from Ankener Avenue, Calamus Avenue and Hillyer Street.

Look folks, you might not want to make a report to your insurance company because there's a $500 deductable.  That's fine.  But you really need to make a police report so our precincts know what areas are being hit.  I suspect there's a lot more break ins that are not being reported.  You should call 911 and tell the operator you need to have a report taken.  Since taking a report for a past crime isn't a priority, you may have to wait quite a while before a police car shows up.  If you have a busy schedule and can't wait around, call 911 once you are home for the evening.    But please, file a report.
 
I am reaching out to the Crime Prevention Officers in our precincts to come up with ideas to help safeguard your property.  Stay tuned.  Please pass this along.

The 104th just called to let me know that an individual was arrested in connection with a car break in on Menahan Street and another on Grove Street.  Alan Vega, male Hispanic, 46 years old, 5'9", carrying a backpack, was arrested at about 1:00 am this morning while riding his bicycle.  He was caught with 3 GPS's, 3 I-Pods and cash.  He has been arrested multiple times in Brooklyn.  It is assumed that he might be responsible for the Maspeth incidents but with no video or eye witnesses it will be difficult, if not impossible, to charge him with the crimes.  The investigation is still ongoing to see if other precincts can connect him to incidents in their commands.  By the way, this individual was arrested as a result of a 911 call by a resident.   Please do not assume this is the only person doing car break ins.  Do not leave items in your vehicles.  Don't forget the crooks stealing rims/tires are still on the loose!    I heard back from the 110th Precinct.  According to PO Garland, there were no reports of rims/tires being taken off vehicles in our section of Elmhurst.  One Comet member insists her nephew's tires were stolen but apparently a report wasn't filed nor was one filed for the vehicle in the vicinity of Crowley Park.  NO REPORT, NO CRIME STATISTIC, NO ADDITIONAL POLICE COVERAGE IN OUR AREA.  PO Garland did tell me we had one robbery in the vicinity of Broadway/51st Avenue.  A woman was pushed and her cell phone was stolen.  Please keep your electronics out of sight!  And please, report crime!    

Captain Cody, 104th Precinct, discussed rims/tires being stolen off cars citywide at the COP104 meeting tonight and offered a tip to deter this from happening.  He said a lot of the cars being targeted are Honda, Toyota Camry and Nissan but if you have expensive tires on any vehicle you could be a victim.   A good way to prevent the theft of tires and rims is to simply park close to the curb and angle your front wheels to the curb while parking.  This does not allow the perpetrators enough room to fit the tire iron between the curb and the lug nuts.  Obviously this will only help the prevent tires being stolen on one side of the vehicle, but losing only two tires is better than losing four.  Also consider purchasing locks for your tires.