BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Members of the general public with questions and opinions about the current state of crime and the overall quality of life in Chelsea–and that’s a lot of you–have two types of recurring opportunities to take those concerns to local NYPD leadership. Build the Block meetings are official NYPD events typically hosted by NCOs, or Neighborhood […]
Normally held on the last Wednesday of the month, 10th Precinct Community Council meetings provide an opportunity to interact with local NYPD leadership, voice concerns, hear the latest crime statistics, and get valuable public safety information. When those meetings were put on hold because of COVID-19 concerns, Chelsea Community News introduced a series of Q&As […]
Normally held on the last Wednesday of the month, 1oth Precinct Community Council meetings provide an opportunity to interact with local NYPD leadership, voice concerns, hear the latest crime statistics, and get valuable public safety information. On hold indefinately because of COVID-19 concerns, Chelsea Community News spoke (via email) with Deputy Inspector Kevin J. Coleman, […]
BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Confrontation risks escalation; windows have locks, so use them; keep your valuables in plain sight, and out of the sight of would-be thieves. Those savvy public safety nuggets were the marquee takeaways, at Jan. 29’s 10th Precinct Community Council meeting. About a dozen local residents, joined by an equal number of […]
OBSTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION: Bad Behavior Was on His ‘Plate’ | A 22-year-old man was taken into custody just after 4:30pm on Sun., May 19, after causing a real scene—a crime scene—in front of 415 W. 25th St. That’s where the arresting officer saw the defendant double parked. When confronted, the man let loose “offensive […]
PETIT LARCENY: Black (Laundry) Bag Job | A 43-year-old man thought he could pull the wool over the eyes of employees at 455 W. 37th St.’s Duane Reade, but ended up getting collard by the fuzz. The man was arrested just after noon on Sat., April 20, when he was caught leaving the store with […]