PEP Blotter
On October 23, the PEP Nighthawk Unit’s Sergeant Domingo Sanchez and Officer Juan Barretto were performing a mobile patrol inside Central Park when they were flagged down by a man walking his dog in the vicinity of 100th Street and the West Drive. The gentleman was very anxious and stated that an individual wearing a brown hoodie had been following him in the park for several minutes. PEP officers soon spotted a male who fit the description standing next to a tree, approached him, and asked him to produce identification. The perpetrator became irate and tried to flee the area. He was apprehended and handcuffed. A search of the perpetrator revealed him to be in possession of various papers and credit cards with different names. He was transported to the Central Park Precinct and was questioned by detectives. It turned out that the 38 year old male was in possession of stolen credit cards and a cell phone that was reported missing from Virginia.
He was charged with a felony count of criminal possession of stolen property in the 4th degree for the credit cards, criminal impersonation, and criminal possession of stolen property in the 5th degree for the cell phone, and trespassing for being in the park after hours. After processing at the precinct he was transported at central booking to be lodged until his arraignment.
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On October 25 at approximately 5:20 p.m., while on a routine mobile patrol of parks in the district 10 area of the Bronx, Sergeant Marlena Giga and Officer Michael Phillips were in an unmarked vehicle inside Wilkinson Park while Officers Darlene Lewis and William Guzman were in a nearby marked PEP vehicle. Sergeant Giga and Officer Phillips noticed two youths at the handball courts acting suspiciously. As the officers exited their vehicle to approach the youths, they noticed they were writing their “tags” on a park bench with orange markers. As the officers moved in to make an arrest, they saw one of the youths throw a plastic bag onto the ground, which contained what appeared to be marijuana inside.
The two youths were transported to the 45th Precinct where they were charged with Making Graffiti, possession of graffiti instruments, and criminal possession of marijuana and criminal mischief in the 4th degree. Photos of the damage were taken as evidence and the marijuana and markers were also held at the precinct as evidence.
The youths were charged as adults and taken to central booking. When contacted about the crimes, the parents of the individuals said they hoped that this situation would teach their children a lesson.
Submitted by Robert Reeves
QUOTATION FOR THE DAY
“A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.”
Segal’s Law