108 Precinct (Photo: Google Earth)
Nov. 27, 2013 By Christian Murray
Police precinct 108, which covers Sunnyside/Woodside and Long Island City, is starting to become a hub for unsolved murder cases.
There are currently four murders that remain unsolved and details on how the investigations are faring are not known.
Police Captain Brian Hennessy, who spoke at the Police Precinct 108 meeting Thursday, said that he had no new information on the cases.
The unsolved cases, listed below, span the time period from October 2012 through September 2013.
1) On Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, Lou Rispoli was killed by a blow to the head on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012.
2) On May 23, Young Joo Byun, of Flushing, was discovered in a black plastic garbage bag inside her blue Honda Civic. near 61st Street and Queens Boulevard.
3) A man was fatally stabbed after trying to flag down a cab at 68-10 Roosevelt Ave on July 13.
4) A homeless man was beaten to death at Sabba Park, located at 49th Street and Queens Blvd., on Sept. 7.
In the past 23 months, there have been seven murders in the precinct. Four were reported in 2012, with 3 so far this year.
The NYPD typically solves about 60% of homicide cases. In 2012, the NYPD solved 57% of the 419 homicides in New York City, the Wall Street Journal reported.
