The October meeting of the 49th Precinct Community council was called to order by President Joe Thompson. After the salute to the flag and a moment of silence those seated up front were introduced. The meeting was then turned over to 49th Precinct commanding officer Captain Gareth Kentish who went over the crime statistics for the past twenty-eight days and yearly crime stats. While the categories of Murder, Rape and Burglary were down the categories of Robbery, Felonious Assault, Grand Larceny and Grand Larceny Auto were up to make the twenty-eight day stats up 35.40%, and the year to date stats up 28.25% over the same period in the previous year.
The Cop of the Month was presented to Police Officer Carmen Delvalle, while the Civilian of the month was presented to Nick Farenga of Farenga Brothers Funeral Parlor. Crime Prevention officer Tyrone Mederos advised that people shut off their car and take the keys with them rather than leaving the car running as they run into a store quickly.
The new Bronx Sheriff, Chief Derek Skuzenski was on hand to describe just what a sheriff does. They are the Chief Civil Officer for the city, and there are twenty people in the Bronx Sheriff's Department and two-hundred citywide. The office is located at 3030 Third Avenue and 718-993-3880 is the phone number. The precinct Council next heard from community reports, the Gallery session and elected official representatives who were on hand. The meeting was then adjourned.
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