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February 18, 2011
88th Precinct Increases Foot Patrols in Response to Crime Stats
The Local [Fort Greene/Clinton Hill]
by Ichi Vazquez
Looking back at crime in the neighborhood in 2010, Deputy Inspector Anthony Tasso told those who attended Tuesday’s 88th Precinct Community Council meeting, “It was a pretty rough year.”
Crime in the precinct rose 13 percent overall, with robberies surpassing all other crimes. After canceling last month’s meeting because of weather conditions, the Community Council met on Tuesday at the Institutional Church of God in Christ.
Inspector Tasso told local residents that in response to the increase in crime, 10 new officers have been assigned to patrol the neighborhood on foot, focusing on streets where the most incidents have been reported, including Hanson Place, DeKalb Avenue and Cumberland Street.
Um, wouldn't Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Center and Atlantic Terminal malls be the place to focus police resources?
Locals also asked Inspector Tasso about installing more video cameras around the neighborhood, and he responded that the police are working on establishing a cooperative network with businesses in the area that already have security cameras, in order to combine their surveillance forces. Councilwoman Letitia James, though not present at the meeting, is working to find funding to install more security cameras in the district, said her spokeswoman.
NoLandGrab: Nobody's more fond of security cameras than Bruce Ratner, but they don't seem to be doing much to deter crime in his shopping emporia.
Posted by eric at February 18, 2011 10:51 PM