NYPD TARGETS 'KILLING GROUND'
(75 Precinct # 1 in Homicides, Robberies and Shootings - Deputy Chief Michael Marino to be C.O. of "Super Precinct")
By LARRY CELONA and BILL SANDERSON - Thursday, January 6th, 2005 N.Y. Post
January 6, 2005 -- Police brass are making a new push against one of their oldest problems ? crime in Brooklyn's 75th Precinct, which again last year led the city in murders, robberies and shootings.
"We want to continue to suppress crime in the 75th Precinct," Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told The Post. "Crime is down dramatically over the last 10 years, but we want to drive it down even more."
The 75th, which includes the neighborhoods of East New York, Cypress Hills and Starrett City, will be subdivided into three patrol zones, Kelly said.
Each zone will be overseen by a captain, who will report to Michael Marino, the current precinct commander. Marino was recently promoted from inspector to deputy chief.
Also, the 75th will get 100 new cops from the Police Academy class of 1,300 cops who graduate tomorrow, as well as extra cars and scooters.
The 5.5-square-mile 75th is one of the city's biggest police precincts geographically. By requiring cops to confine their patrols to their assigned zones, police hope to respond to crime quicker and with greater presence.
"The goal is to lower crime," Kelly said.
The 75th has long been known as the city's most violent precinct. In 1993, The Post called the 75th New York's "Killing Ground," and noted that it had a murder every 63 hours.
A sign on the wall of the detective bureau said, "Give us 22 minutes, we'll give you a homicide."
Some people in the neighborhood were so scared, they slept in their bathtubs in hope the metal would stop bullets.
As in the rest of the city, the 75th has experienced a dramatic drop in crime since then.
"It went from a battleground to a playground," said a recently-retired 75th Precinct detective. "The street can still be dangerous . . . but it's dramatically safer than it was back in the early 90s."
The precinct saw 29 murders in 2004, compared to 126 in 1993 ? a 77 percent drop over 11 years.
Murders were down 5 percent last year over 2003, when the precinct reported 32 slayings.
Crime is down dramatically in other categories, too ? since 1993, shootings are down 68 percent and robberies are down 72 percent, police data show.
knowing that neighborhood, jimmy's son must be making a felony arrest a day, and if he is, he'll be on the promotion list every year....
I just got word this morning that my son has been moved up to the Tracer Unit, Conditions Squad,.......needless to say I'm very proud of him.......jimmy
I just got word this morning that my son has been moved up to the Tracer Unit, Conditions Squad,.......needless to say I'm very proud of him.......jimmy
Congrats to your son Jimmy!
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I just got word this morning that my son has been moved up to the Tracer Unit, Conditions Squad,.......needless to say I'm very proud of him.......jimmy
Yup, its going to be fun being in this unit now. Our own lounge, doing what we want, not being a whore to the radio, going after crimes in progress, getting down dirty. Going to be a good time, and if done right, I'll get to SNEU, and onward to my DET. shield. So far so good, having a blast. Thanks for all the kind words fellas.
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Yup, its going to be fun being in this unit now. Our own lounge, doing what we want, not being a whore to the radio, going after crimes in progress, getting down dirty. Going to be a good time, and if done right, I'll get to SNEU, and onward to my DET. shield. So far so good, having a blast. Thanks for all the kind words fellas.
That's a step in the right direction. Keep your head down and the numbers up. I never worked SNEU but got all my felony collars while in Anti-Crime and RIP. I got the shield in 6 years and the job treated me great. Worked some great units while in the Detective Bureau. Stay safe, work smart and soon you'll get to write your own ticket. Stay safe out there.
I've hung out with a few of the sneu guys from manhattan south (buddy is over there for the past 4 years or so) Fun bunch of guys to hang out with. Lil on the crazy side on crotch rockets....wouldn't be me riding with my off duty between me and the gas tank you wind up hugging. But simply put if you want collars East NY has a world of opportunities. Not like you even have to look for em, yet you also stand out to a degree even plain clothes... Learned that from a distant inlaw who does plainclothes in whichever preceint had the louima problems. Said the rastas down there just don't care. Had a perp pull out a mac 10 and start spraying into a car 2 cars up as he sat at a light in a marked explorer when he was driving a Sgt. around. Not a position I'd want to be in.
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