Deputy Inspector Cosgrove Speaks to Community (77th Precinct)

Excerpts from Neene's minutes of the 2/19/08 meeting of the Crow Hill Community Association:

Deputy Inspector John Cosgrove, commanding officer of the 77th Precinct was our guest speaker. He outlined the Impact Zone which consists of 38 officers patrolling the area between Franklin & Nostrand, from Eastern Parkway to Pacific.

There are 14 officers assigned to the day shift: 11:30 am-5:30 pm and 24 to the night shift: 5:30 pm-2am. The officers walk in pairs and the location and timing of these patrols is determined by 1 Police Plaza, not the precinct.

Crime is down 2% for the year to date though robberies continue to be a problem and are up from last year, there have been 75 robbery related arrests since the beginning of the year. Burglaries and auto theft are down. The western side of the precinct is still seeing persistent muggings which seem to be happening mainly between 5-10 pm.

If you see [narcotics] activity on the street or know of [narcotics] activity in a building, REPORT IT. You can call 911 or 311, request anonymity, (say you do not want to talk to the police or have them come to your door), but report it with as much detail as possible: physical description, location, where the drugs are being stashed, time of day, etc.

You can also send information anonymously in writing to the precinct or email the Mayor or Commissioner Kelly. EVERY ONE of these reports gets investigated. The squeaky wheel will get the most oil. This year to date there have been 326 drug related arrests, up 340% from 15 years ago.

If you observe a crime, report it with as much detail as possible:

• call 911 or 311 anonymously
• send an anonymous letter to the precinct:
  Narcotics Division
  77th Precinct
  127 Utica Avenue
  Brooklyn, NY 11213
• email Commissioner Kelly: http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/mailnypd.html or the Mayor: http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/mayor.html

Full meeting minutes are posted here.

Mysterious death in Crown Heights (77th Precinct)

ON SATURDAY, 02/23/08 AT APPROX 1012 HRS I/S/O 1596 PROSPECT PLC IN THE CONFINES OF THE 77 PCT. POLICE RESPONDED TO 911 CALLS OF A FOUL ODOR EMANATING FROM AN APARTMENT AT THE LOCATION. UPON ARRIVAL POLICE GAINED ACCESS TO THE APARTMENT AND DISCOVERED A M/B/37 LYING FACE DOWN ON THE FLOOR. EMS RESPONDED AND PRONOUNCED THE AIDED DOA AT THE SCENE. NO CRIMINALITY SUSPECTED AT THIS TIME. NO SIGNS OF FORCED ENTRY. INVESTIGATION ONGOING.

DOA:

MALLARY, ROBERT - M/B/37
1596 PROSPECT PL

MISSING: Marion Sanderson (83rd Precinct)

POLICE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING MARION SANDERSON, A F/B/64, DESCRIBED AS 5'05" APPROX 130LBS, LAST SEEN AT APPROX 0800 HRS ON 02-14-08 AT 13 WOODBINE ST. IN THE CONFINES OF THE 83 PCT.

MISSING WAS WEARING BLACK PANTS, A BLACK OVERCOAT, AND GRAY SHOES. SANDERSON IS OF GOOD PHYSICAL, BUT POOR MENTAL CONDITION.

Crow Hill Community Association Meeting

Tuesday, (2/19/08) at 7:30 PM
Haitian-American Daycare Center
1491 Bedford Ave (corner of Bedford & St. John's)

This month's meeting will feature Deputy Inspector John Cosgrove, the commanding officer of the 77th Precinct, as guest speaker.

Please come and bring your questions and concerns. He is attending our meeting because he wants to know how community residents feel.

UPDATE: The Murder of Carl Brown (67th Precinct)

An update on this incident:

Man killed leaving Brooklyn nightclub
By Tanangachi Mfuni and Jonathan Lemire
NY Daily News, Sunday 2/17/08

A Brooklyn restaurant manager was shot to death early Saturday as he left a nightclub, police said.

The victim - identified by friends as Carl Brown, 27 - was shot in the head walking across E. 98th St. in Brownsville at 4:30 a.m., police said.

Brown had been partying in the Destiny nightclub and was headed toward his parked SUV when he was struck.

"There were four shots. He was dead instantly," said a fellow clubgoer.

Full story here.

UPDATE on murder of Murat St. Hilaire (77th Precinct)

Updated information about this incident.

NY Post Daily Police Blotter
Friday 2/15/07

A Prospect Heights man was fatally stabbed in the head with a corkscrew, cops said yesterday.

Murat St. Hilaire, 55, was found lying on the bedroom floor of his Park Place apartment Tuesday with the corkscrew still embedded in his temple. He'd also been stabbed numerous times and strangled, cops said.

Hilaires' 11-year old daughter and his longtime girlfriend, Carline Renelique, made the gruesome discovery.

"I want justice to be served! Nobody needs to go like that, nobody needs to die like that," said Renelique, who has three children with the victim.

New York Times account here.

WABC-TV report here.

Murder - E. 98th Street (67th Precinct)

On Saturday, 02-16-2008 at approximately 0439 hours Police responded to 911 calls for a male shot in front of 398 E 98 Street, in the confines of the 67 Precinct. Upon their arrival Police found a M/B/27 with a gunshot wound to the head.

The victim was pronounced DOA at the scene. There is no arrest and the investigation is ongoing.

UPDATE:

THE DOA HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS :

CARL BROWN M/B/27
392 BRISTOL STREET

MURDER in Crown Heights (77th Precinct)

ON 2/12/08 AT APPROXIMATELY 1807 HRS AT 594 PARK PLACE, CONFINES OF THE 77 PCT, POLICE RESPONDED TO A CALL OF AN UNCONSCIOUS MALE AT THE LOCATION. UPON ARRIVAL POLICE DISCOVERED A MALE LYING FACE UP ON THE BEDROOM FL WITH A STAB WOUND TO THE HEAD. NO ARREST. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

DOA:

MURAT ST. HILAIRE M/B/55
594 PARK PLACE

MISSING in Crown Heights: Caron Brown, 14 years old (71st Precinct)

DETECTIVES FROM THE MISSING PERSONS SQUAD ARE SEEKING THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING THE FOLLOWING MISSING INDIVIDUAL.

THE MISSING WAS LAST SEEN AT HER RESIDENCE 1437 CARROLL ST, BKLYN, CONFINES OF THE 71 PCT AND IS IN GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CONDITION.

CARON BROWN, F/B/14

5'3", 111 LBS, BLACK HAIR, BROWN EYES

LAST SEEN WEARING A PINK SHIRT, BLUE SKIRT AND WHITE SNEAKERS

ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL CRIMESTOPPERS AT 1 800-577-TIPS (8477). ALL CALLS WILL BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

WANTED in murder case (73rd Precinct)

Police are asking for help from the public in locating this suspect:

ISMEAL CARRASQUILLO, 19

1800 Pitkin Ave., Apt. 5H

in connection with the October 6 shooting death of 16-year-old named Naquan Thomas in Brownsville; details are here.

ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION AS TO THE WHEREABOUTS OF THIS SUSPECT IS ASKED TO CALL THE NYPD’S CRIMESTOPPERS HOTLINE AT 800-577-TIPS.

Double Shooting, 1 Dead in Crown Heights (71st Precinct)

On 02/02/08 at approximately 0418 hours i/v/o of Empire Boulevard and Bedford Avenue, within the confines of the 71 Precinct, police responded to a report of a MALE SHOT. Upon arrival, police discovered the following:

VICTIM #1 - GSW to torso (critical condition)

VICTIM #2 - GSW to leg (stable condition)

EMS responded and transported the males to Kings County Hospital. No Arrests. The investigation is ongoing.

*** UPDATE ***

2 Shot, 1 Fatally, Outside Brooklyn Club
By Tanagachi Mfuni & Carrie Melago
Daily News, 2/3/08

A man was shot dead and his cousin was wounded during a shooting near a Brooklyn nightclub early Saturday, witnesses and cops said.

Rodni Ramdeo, 35, of Brooklyn was struck in the torso during the gunfire that began after 4 a.m. on Empire Blvd. in Flatbush.

His cousin, later identified as Johnny Ali, 20, of Hempstead, L.I., was hit in the leg during the shooting, which took place after the pair left a nearby club, Caribbean City.

Full story here.

MISSING: Erasmus High student Chanial Palmer (73rd Precinct)

THE NYPD IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING THE FOLLOWING MISSING FEMALE.

THE MISSING WAS LAST SEEN ON 01/23/08 AT 0829 HRS, LEAVING HER RESIDENCE TO GO TO SCHOOL (ERASMUS H.S.).

THE MISSING IS IDENTIFIED AS : CHANIAL PALMER F/B/16
155 LEGION STREET

SHE IS A F/B/16, 5'0" AND 169 LBS. SHE HAS DARK EYES, BLACK HAIR AND WAS LAST SEEN WEARING GREY PANTS WITH A GREY JACKET AND WHITE SHOES. PHYSICAL CONDITION GOOD. MENTAL CONDITION GOOD.

ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON HER WHEREABOUTS IS ASKED TO CALL POLICE AT 1(800)577-TIPS. ALL CALLS WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.