‘Cops of the Month’ help takedown robbery crew

The good work of two police officers helped the 106th Precinct dismantle a robbery crew last month – and get a victim’s property back.
On Sunday, April 19, officers Seth Jaffe and Jacqueline Grasso responded to a 9-1-1 call of a robbery at Liberty Avenue and 126th Street.
When they arrived, there were a lot of people in the vicinity, but because of good police work, a suspect was detained and arrested at the scene. Then, through investigation and intelligence, the precinct was able to take down the crew.
For their efforts, Jaffe and Grasso were awarded “Cop of the Month” honors at the 106th Precinct Community Council meeting on Wednesday, May 13.
Other business addressed included the fact that Detective Al Stevens will probably retire by the end of the year, and that representatives of the National Children’s Study will be in the Ozone Park area to get information on how things in the environment affect children’s health.
The Study hopes to address issues such as how pollution affects children, preventing asthma and how video games affect children’s development.
Ozone Park is one of more than 100 communities across the U.S. chosen to take part in the Study. People will be asked general questions about household members and ages.
Area residents were informed that all Study workers would have a 2009-photo identification with a National Children’s Study logo.
Captain Joseph G. Courtesis then told the crowd of a number of prostitution arrests on or around Rockaway Boulevard last month.
Other community issues included left turns at the IHOP parking lot at Liberty Avenue and 98th Street; yellow school buses parking at 120th Street and Sutter and 133rd Avenues; a female entering private properties on 88th Street and 107th to Sutter Avenues in order to pick up recyclables; and urination, allegedly by day laborers, on 88th Street and Liberty Avenue.
The 106th Precinct Community Council meets the second Wednesday of the month at 8 p.m. at the stationhouse.
For more information, call 718-845-2211.