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Past 104th Precinct Commanding Officers honored by Civilian Observation Patrol group
Past 104th Precinct Commanding Officers honored by Civilian Observation Patrol group

Apr. 18, 2024 By Anthony Medina

Two former commanding officers who oversaw the NYPD 104th Precinct were honored last week by the 104th Precinct Civilian Observation Patrol for their contributions to the Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale neighborhoods.

Deputy Inspector Kevin Coleman, reassigned to the 109th Precinct in Flushing last year, and Inspector Victoria Perry, who departed the precinct to work in Community Affairs in 2020, visited the 104 COP’s monthly meeting on Thursday, Apr. 11, and received customized street signs to commemorate their time with the Precinct.

Elizabeth Delacruz, president of 104COP, shared how the two former commanding officers made the group feel part of the larger 104th Precinct family. Their attention to their lives, she noted, made a difference.

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Crunching the Queens crime numbers: grand larcenies down across borough, rapes halved in the north, robberies decrease in the south

Apr. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

The number of grand larcenies across Queens was down during the 28-day period from March 18 to April 14, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. At the same time, rapes and robberies decreased significantly in northern and southern Queens, respectively.

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Op-ed: An urgent call for revising NY’s criminal justice reforms to protect public safety

Apr. 11, 2024 By Council Member Robert Holden

In 2019, the State Legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo embarked on a controversial overhaul of New York’s criminal justice system by enacting several laws, including cashless bail and sweeping changes to discovery laws. Simultaneously, the New York City Council passed laws that compounded these challenges, notably the elimination of punitive segregation in city jails and qualified immunity for police officers. These actions have collectively undermined public safety and constrained law enforcement effectiveness.

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Young man sought for scrawling swastika on an SUV in Middle Village: NYPD

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is now looking for a suspect who allegedly drew a swastika on an SUV in Middle Village late last month.

Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood reported that on the afternoon of Saturday, Mar. 30, an unidentified man approached a Honda Pilot parked in front of a home at 66-65 70th St., just north of All Saints Cemetery and drew the swastika on the rear bumper of the vehicle at around 5:45 p.m..

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City employee charged in fatal collision that killed a Middle Village woman in Elmhurst last month: NYPD

A truck driver for the city’s Department of Environmental Protection was arrested and charged in a fatal collision in Elmhurst last month.

Roderick Mitchell, 38, of Valley Stream, Long Island, turned himself in at the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst, where he was charged with failure to yield and failure to exercise due care for striking 43-year-old Natalia Garcia-Valencia of Middle Village on the morning of Tuesday, Mar. 12.

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