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Community alert - crime wave

5/31/2015

 
Heard from an Elmhurst resident alerting us about a robbery that occurred last night. I reached out to DI Manson, 110th Precinct, to find out more about the crime. Unfortunately, it turns out to be multiple crimes!

I will relay what DI Manson said, but there is so much information I may be leaving something out or not being totally accurate. DI Manson will give us the story at our meeting on Monday.

The "crime wave" began at about 9:00 pm last night on north side of Queens Boulevard - not sure of location. A male was robbed.

The second incident occurred at approximately midnight on Codwise Place. The victim was robbed at knifepoint and his cell phone was stolen.

The third incident occurred at about 1:00 am at 74th Street/Queens Boulevard. The victim was stabbed and his cell phone was stolen. This was when the perpetrator was arrested.

A 110th Precinct sector car was canvassing the area for the perpetrator. As they were driving down Queens Boulevard the officers thought they saw two males arguing. They pulled over to see what was going on and it turns out that the perpetrator was stabbing the victim!! He was stabbed about 6 times. I do not know his condition at this time.

The story gets better. One of the victims who had his cell phone stolen was at the precinct during the time the perpetrator was being brought in. The 110th "pinged" the victim's cell phone so they could trace it. When they pinged it, they heard it at the precinct and found the phone in the perpetrator's pocket!! (You can't make this up. lol)

The 17-year old perpetrator is a male Hispanic who lives in the confines of the 115th Precinct and is a member of a well-known gang. He was riding a bicycle at the time of the robberies. He is currently being charged with the stabbing and being in possession of stolen property. The 110th Precinct will do a lineup. If the victim(s) of the robberies can pick him out he will also be charged with robbery.

We want to commend the 110th Precinct, especially the officers who pulled over for what they thought was an argument, for a job well done!!

Roe Daraio, President
Comet Civic Association
www.cometcivic.com

Last COMET meeting of season is Monday, 6/1

5/29/2015

 
Hi All,

Just a reminder - our Comet meeting is scheduled for this Monday, 6/1, at St. Adalbert Parish Center, 52-40 84th Street. Meeting starts at 7:00 pm. This is our last meeting until September - long agenda - we have to move fast!!

Here's some issues on the agenda:
  • News from elected officials/reps
  • 104th/108th/110th Precinct crime statistics + enforcement by 108th in Winfield/Woodside
  • Hoarder house on 84th/57th Avenue update (Assembly Member Markey & Council Member Dromm's office, DOB)
  • Abandoned house at 52-29 84th Street (across from St. A's) (Council Member Dromm & Buildings Department) Taxes paid in May 2015.  3 recent arrests for trespass. What's next step?
  • LIRR tree cutting in Elmhurst
  • Q47 bus service update - Woodside/Maspeth/Elmhurst (Council Member Crowley)
  • Rat infestation in Elmhurst - vicinity of Crowley Park (local residents)
  • Plan for rally to protest truck traffic in Maspeth (local resident)
  • Update on trash compactor installation at homeless shelter (Phil Wong)
  • Massage parlor arrests - and discussion about how we can do outreach to women involved in this activity. (104th Precinct & Philea Xue Li)
  • Lack of trash bins in west Maspeth (Council Member Crowley's office)
  • Dept. of Buildings (DOB) results on physical culture locations in Maspeth/Elmhurst (Buildings Department)
  • Unsecured gate at NYS DOT lot on 85th/57th Road, Elmhurst - not resolved (Councilman Dromm's office reached out to Senator Stavisky's office)
  • HPD site at 60-90 Flushing Avenue - illegal dumping (Council Member Crowley)

Roe Daraio, President
Comet Civic Association
www.cometcivic.com

Grand Ave prostitution arrests made

5/28/2015

 
Hi All,

See message from Captain Wachter, 104th Precinct. More arrests!!

Roe
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Members of our dept made three arrests last night at the massage parlor 66-49 Grand Avenue.

Captain Mark Wachter
Commanding Officer
104 Precinct

104th & 108th Precinct Joint Drag Racing Initiative

5/19/2015

 
On Friday May 15, 2015 at 3:00 pm, the Commanding and Executive Officers from the 104 Precinct and 108 Precinct conducted a joint operation in regards to numerous complaints from the community regarding "Drag Racing" in the vicinity of the 104/108 border.  A Temporary Headquarters Vehicle was placed at a highly visible location in the area (56-60 55th Road-McDonald's), with flashing lights, along with two additional vehicles staffed by members of the 104 and 108 Precincts to send a clear message to all motorists in the vicinity that drag racing in the 104 and 108 Precincts will not be tolerated.  This operation was supplemented by traffic officers from the 104 and 108 Precincts who conducted enforcement in the vicinity of this location for hazardous violations, and who were on the lookout for any drag racing activity in the area.  The Temporary Headquarters Vehicle operation was concluded at 6:30 AM on Sunday, May 17th.
 
Captain Wachter, Captain Mackie and the Executive Staff at the 108 Precinct are aware of the propensity for drag racing (as well as noise from revving engines, which is a separate and distinct condition from drag racing and which requires different resources to address, and which will also be addressed in the coming weeks) in this area and are aware that this is a perennial condition.  The 104 and 108 Precinct Traffic Teams will liaise with each other over the coming months to address this problem.
 
Members of the community are reminded to call 911 for emergencies and 311 for non-emergencies so that these incidents are appropriately documented and dispatched to members of the service on patrol.
 
Please note both Precincts are also aware of additional locations in and around both Precincts where these drag racers may frequent. Those locations will also be met with enforcement.

Detective Thomas Bell
104th Precinct - Community Affairs

Maspeth Memorial Day Parade info

5/15/2015

 
Hi All,

Next Sunday, May 24th, Maspeth will be saluting the Star Spangled Banner at our Memorial Day Parade. See attachments about the parade and other events preceding it.

Comet will once again be marching and we invite everyone to join us.

This year we will be in Division 1. Assembly Point is Mazeau Street facing Grand Avenue. Comet will be behind the Maspeth Federal Marchers. The parade begins at 1:00 p.m.

This Monday, May 18th, there will be a Candlelight Vigil at Maspeth Memorial Park on 69th Street at Grand Avenue at 8:00 pm.  In the event of rain, the ceremony will take place at the American Legion Post #783, 66-28 Grand Avenue, Maspeth. All are welcome!!

If you'd like to march with us and know in advance, please let me know - otherwise you can surprise us. lol

Roe Daraio, President
Comet Civic Association
www.cometcivic.com
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Arrest of 2 individuals for possession of auto with forged VIN Plate

5/10/2015

 
FYI from Captain Mackie, Executive Officer, 104th Precinct. Our officers did a great job!!

Roe

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: MACKIE, GREGORY
Date: Sun, May 10, 2015 at 4:58 PM
Subject: Arrest x2 of two individuals for possession of auto with forged VIN Plate`
To: Roe Daraio

Today at 2:04 PM, PO Paulsaint and PO Clark (104 Precinct) observed a green 1999 Nissan Altima driving in the vicinity of Borden Avenue and 63 Street.  The officers noticed the car with 2 male occupants had a NY state registration sticker in the windshield but no front plate.  Upon stopping the vehicle at 53 Avenue and 62 Street, officers discovered the Nissan had a defaced (scratched out) VIN plate in the windshield and the NY registration sticker was forged. 

The driver (M/28) is  charged with Criminal Possession of Forged Instrument 2nd Degree (Felony), Aggravated unlicensed operation, unregistered vehicle, and open warrant.  He has 17 priors arrests.

The passenger (M/23) is charged with open container and open warrant.

Community Alert - Maspeth vandalism

5/9/2015

 
Hi All,

I was asked about two incidents that possibly occurred in Maspeth during the past 24-hours.
  • Incident #1 - 10 vehicles having their tires slashed
  • Incident #2 - Possible shots fired in the vicinity of Hamilton Place.
 Please see Captain Wachter's response below.

If your vehicle was damaged, please make a police report.

Glad to see a neighbor on Hamilton Place saw something and called 911 - next time it could be a burglar!

If anything more develops, I'll let everyone know. Have a great weekend and happy Mother's Day!!

Roe Daraio, President
Comet Civic Association
www.cometcivic.com

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Roe,

I was investigating this as you sent me the email. At approximately 0230 hours, a dispute started at the 70 Street and 53 Avenue in which a brick was thrown through a car window. The police were called at approximately 0830hours, and discovered approximately 8 cars with scratches or tire damage to them. As of now, we have three persons who made a report of the incident. We are currently looking at video to ascertain any suspects who are responsible for this actions.  I will increase patrols in that area to prevent reoccurence.

As for Hamilton Place, the only incident is for a suspicious person near a house. It turned out to be the owners who forgot his keys. I will look further into the Hamilton Place for any other incidents.

Captain Mark Wachter.
Commanding Officer
104 Precinct
64-02 Catalpa Avenue
Queens, NY 11385


Knockdown Center SLA hearing 5/5/2015

5/7/2015

 

Maurice Park visioning session 5/13

5/6/2015

 
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Graffiti arrest - Elmhurst

5/1/2015

 
Hi All,

One of our members reports that at approximately 5:00 am yesterday, 4/30, a woman spotted two people vandalizing the wall of a building in Elmhurst near the Maspeth border. She called 911, the 110th Precinct responded immediately and made the arrests. He told us that the owner of the building is pressing charges.

DI Manson, Commanding Officer of the 110th Precinct, said he will have his graffiti officer stay on top of this.

Great job by the witness who called 911! We're pleased to hear the building owner will press charges. Thank you to our Comet member for giving us this good news!!

If you see something, say something!!

Roe Daraio, President
Comet Civic Association
www.cometcivic.com
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FYI from Captain Mackie, Executive Officer at 104th Precinct:

They will also be able to close out other complaints with the same tag to "arrest". Great job by the 110 and once again, thanks to an alert complainant who called it in right away.

Commissioner Bratton was talking about the importance of broken windows at the conference yesterday; part of the fight against broken windows is an alert and involved community that reports these incidents quickly, by informing the police where these incidents are occurring, which better helps us to apprehend those responsible. It is also a prime example of the police partnering with the community, working together to fight crime and other offenses which erode quality of life in the neighborhood.

When these incidents are rapidly called in to 911, the chances of us making an apprehension increase dramatically. We can arrive within 2-5 minutes of the in-progress offense, and the chances of the bad guys either still being at the location or just leaving are very high.

Great stuff!

Capt Mac
Captain Gregory Mackie
Executive Officer, 104th Precinct 


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Hi All,

See PO Saponieri's response to a couple of questions I asked about recent graffiti arrests. One would think "men" in their 20's would have something better to do than scribble on buildings!

If you live in Elmhurst and need graffiti removed, please get back to me ASAP.

Roe

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: SAPONIERI, DAVID <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, May 1, 2015 at 3:12 PM
Subject: graffiti
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>



Hey Roe,

In regards to the graffiti arrest on thursday in the rear of 79-07 grand ave two males were arrested ages 20 and 21. 

perp#1 is from the area lives in the 110 pct and it was his first arrest

Perp#2 is from the 108 pct and it also was his first arrest. 

To the people in comet land please compile a list in proprietary order of locations where graffiti is.  we will be making a schedule for cleans up now that the weather has changed. 

If the graffiti is on a house or business please give us a contact phone number and name. And also the color paint needed, we have red,tan,grey,black, and white

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