Another Shooting on Parade Place
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Police are investigating the shooting death of a 23 year old man on Parade Place last night.
The NYPD responded to a report of shots fired outside 45 Parade Place, near the corner of Crooke Avenue, an NYPD spokesman, Officer James Duffy, told me.
They found Julio Locarno, 23, lying in a pathway leading into the Parade Grounds with “several gunshot wounds to his head and torso,” Duffy said. Locarno was pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital.
There have been no arrests, and the investigation is ongoing, Duffy said.
A livery cab driver was shot dead in almost exactly the same spot last June, and neighbors have been loudly requesting police presence, signage, lights, or anything else that could deter crime there for many months.
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NOTE-The owners of Bio-Recovery Corporation have reached out to these people and have offered to clean this scene for no cost.
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Sunday, April 25, 2010
This job is murder
NYPD solved 59% of 2009 slayings
By REUVEN BLAU and BRAD HAMILTON
What are the chances of getting away with murder in New York City?
About 41 percent.
The NYPD solved 59 percent of homicides last year -- down 8 percentage points from the year before, and about 5 points less than the national average in 2008, according to data obtained under a Freedom of Information request.
The "clearance rate" -- cases where arrests are made -- plummeted despite detectives having to investigate a near-record low 471 slayings, police records show.
"All the cases on TV are solved with evidence," said Vernon Geberth, a famed detective and former commander of the Bronx homicide task force. "People start to think we can solve all these crimes."
The data came out during an alarming uptick in murders. There were 139 homicides so far this year as of April 18, a 27 percent jump over the 109 killings in the same period last year.
In 2009, cops solved 75 percent of rapes, 42 percent of robberies, 18 percent of burglaries and 25 percent of grand larcenies -- all higher than the national average the year before. About 54 percent of felony assaults were cleared; the national average in 2008 was 55 percent.
The easiest crime to get away with was car theft -- just 9 percent were solved in the city and only 12 percent nationally. And auto thieves are not slowing down. They swiped 2,869 vehicles in the Big Apple this year, up from 2,852 over the same period in 2009.
The NYPD closely guards its performance figures, unlike crime stats, which cops are required to turn over to the FBI.
For years, the department voluntarily gave the feds its clearance rates, but Police Commissioner Ray Kelly ended the practice in 2002, claiming that computer problems got in the way -- though detectives still get the information, police spokesman Paul Browne said.
"Clearance rates for the NYPD have been consistent over the years, and usually higher than the national average," said Browne, pointing out the department's 67 percent murder clearance rate in 2008 was 3 percentage points higher than the national figure. "I expect the actual clearance rate for 2009 murders will improve as arrests in 2010 for 2009 murders are made and recorded."
Veteran detectives say they're working harder than ever to crack cases but are hampered by dwindling ranks and a bigger workload. They now must handle misdemeanor cases that once went to beat cops.
Investigators say the diminished clearance rates could be a result of them taking longer to solve cases, which are increasingly dependent on high-tech evidence like DNA that takes time to collect and analyze.
By REUVEN BLAU and BRAD HAMILTON
What are the chances of getting away with murder in New York City?
About 41 percent.
The NYPD solved 59 percent of homicides last year -- down 8 percentage points from the year before, and about 5 points less than the national average in 2008, according to data obtained under a Freedom of Information request.
The "clearance rate" -- cases where arrests are made -- plummeted despite detectives having to investigate a near-record low 471 slayings, police records show.
"All the cases on TV are solved with evidence," said Vernon Geberth, a famed detective and former commander of the Bronx homicide task force. "People start to think we can solve all these crimes."
The data came out during an alarming uptick in murders. There were 139 homicides so far this year as of April 18, a 27 percent jump over the 109 killings in the same period last year.
In 2009, cops solved 75 percent of rapes, 42 percent of robberies, 18 percent of burglaries and 25 percent of grand larcenies -- all higher than the national average the year before. About 54 percent of felony assaults were cleared; the national average in 2008 was 55 percent.
The easiest crime to get away with was car theft -- just 9 percent were solved in the city and only 12 percent nationally. And auto thieves are not slowing down. They swiped 2,869 vehicles in the Big Apple this year, up from 2,852 over the same period in 2009.
The NYPD closely guards its performance figures, unlike crime stats, which cops are required to turn over to the FBI.
For years, the department voluntarily gave the feds its clearance rates, but Police Commissioner Ray Kelly ended the practice in 2002, claiming that computer problems got in the way -- though detectives still get the information, police spokesman Paul Browne said.
"Clearance rates for the NYPD have been consistent over the years, and usually higher than the national average," said Browne, pointing out the department's 67 percent murder clearance rate in 2008 was 3 percentage points higher than the national figure. "I expect the actual clearance rate for 2009 murders will improve as arrests in 2010 for 2009 murders are made and recorded."
Veteran detectives say they're working harder than ever to crack cases but are hampered by dwindling ranks and a bigger workload. They now must handle misdemeanor cases that once went to beat cops.
Investigators say the diminished clearance rates could be a result of them taking longer to solve cases, which are increasingly dependent on high-tech evidence like DNA that takes time to collect and analyze.
Monday, July 27, 2009
When Bodies Go Unnoticed
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
By Sewell Chan
The discovery of the body of James Gales — a Vietnam War veteran whose remains were found on Saturday in a housing project in Canarsie, Brooklyn, evidently months after he had died — was reminiscent of past episodes in which the bodily remnants of humans were uncovered long after they had died. It is an occasional event in the life of the city that prompts wonder: how, in a place so crowded, with so many daily human interactions in the hallway, on the sidewalk, on the subway, in the store and elsewhere, can someone die without notice? (This is not counting the remains of victims of mob hits and other crimes.)
Last October, the police discovered the decomposing bodies of Albertina Rambla, 91, and her son, Hector, 61, in their home in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, after a neighbor called 911 three times in nine days. It was not immediately clear which of the two died first or when each died, but neighbors had reported a foul odor coming from the apartment.
In December 2007, the authorities found the skeletal remains of Christina Copeman, a Trinidadian immigrant, in her East Flatbush house, more than a year after she had died of heart disease. Con Edison had canceled Ms. Copeman’s account but left her power on. A pile of unclaimed mail had accumulated. The roof of her house had started leaking, causing a neighbor to call 911. A City Buildings Department inspector came and issued a violation.
In March 2007, the authorities found the bones of a frail, elderly woman in her two-story house on Perry Avenue in the Norwood section of the Bronx. She had lived alone, though her neighbors said they had started calling the police two years earlier when they realized that they had not seen her in a while.
In the spring of 2005, City Housing Authority officials found the body of an 86-year-old retired transit worker in the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City, months after he had died of natural causes. The cleanup of the body was left to Ronald Gospodarski, a paramedic and a bio-recovery technician who specializes in cleaning up after suicides, murders and other crime scenes, along with natural deaths.
Occasionally, human remains are found outdoors. In December 2004, a worker cleaning a remote corner of the Highland Boulevard overpass crossing the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Brooklyn came across the skeletal remains of a person in a seated position, leaning against a wall, in a wooded area where homeless people sometimes slept. There was no evidence of foul play.
Mary Roach, the author of “Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers” (Norton, 2003), noted in a telephone interview that the smell of a body, however unforgettable, eventually does go away.
Exposed to the elements, bodies first pass the “fresh stage,” when the body is still fairly intact. As bacteria consume flesh, the body essentially passes from a solid to a liquid. Eventually all that is left is connective tissues and bones, “and then it stops smelling.”
Dying indoors prolongs the process, Ms. Roach said. “You die on a bed or carpet, it lingers,” she said. “It’s not like the great outdoors where you get broken quickly and return to soil. You become a cleaning issue. In nature, you don’t, because there are creatures — everybody from bacteria to insect life to the wolf – who are happy. It’s a big feast, and there’s not much left. If you die in New York City, you’re left to the guys in the haz-mat suits.”
Ms. Roach, who lives in Oakland, Calif., recalled a recent smell in her own house.
“We had a possum that died in the far reaches of our basement,” she said. “We didn’t realize what was going on. It’s difficult to get back there. For about two weeks there was a hideous smell and then it went away; basically there was nothing left for the bacteria to eat.”
By Sewell Chan
The discovery of the body of James Gales — a Vietnam War veteran whose remains were found on Saturday in a housing project in Canarsie, Brooklyn, evidently months after he had died — was reminiscent of past episodes in which the bodily remnants of humans were uncovered long after they had died. It is an occasional event in the life of the city that prompts wonder: how, in a place so crowded, with so many daily human interactions in the hallway, on the sidewalk, on the subway, in the store and elsewhere, can someone die without notice? (This is not counting the remains of victims of mob hits and other crimes.)
Last October, the police discovered the decomposing bodies of Albertina Rambla, 91, and her son, Hector, 61, in their home in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, after a neighbor called 911 three times in nine days. It was not immediately clear which of the two died first or when each died, but neighbors had reported a foul odor coming from the apartment.
In December 2007, the authorities found the skeletal remains of Christina Copeman, a Trinidadian immigrant, in her East Flatbush house, more than a year after she had died of heart disease. Con Edison had canceled Ms. Copeman’s account but left her power on. A pile of unclaimed mail had accumulated. The roof of her house had started leaking, causing a neighbor to call 911. A City Buildings Department inspector came and issued a violation.
In March 2007, the authorities found the bones of a frail, elderly woman in her two-story house on Perry Avenue in the Norwood section of the Bronx. She had lived alone, though her neighbors said they had started calling the police two years earlier when they realized that they had not seen her in a while.
In the spring of 2005, City Housing Authority officials found the body of an 86-year-old retired transit worker in the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City, months after he had died of natural causes. The cleanup of the body was left to Ronald Gospodarski, a paramedic and a bio-recovery technician who specializes in cleaning up after suicides, murders and other crime scenes, along with natural deaths.
Occasionally, human remains are found outdoors. In December 2004, a worker cleaning a remote corner of the Highland Boulevard overpass crossing the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Brooklyn came across the skeletal remains of a person in a seated position, leaning against a wall, in a wooded area where homeless people sometimes slept. There was no evidence of foul play.
Mary Roach, the author of “Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers” (Norton, 2003), noted in a telephone interview that the smell of a body, however unforgettable, eventually does go away.
Exposed to the elements, bodies first pass the “fresh stage,” when the body is still fairly intact. As bacteria consume flesh, the body essentially passes from a solid to a liquid. Eventually all that is left is connective tissues and bones, “and then it stops smelling.”
Dying indoors prolongs the process, Ms. Roach said. “You die on a bed or carpet, it lingers,” she said. “It’s not like the great outdoors where you get broken quickly and return to soil. You become a cleaning issue. In nature, you don’t, because there are creatures — everybody from bacteria to insect life to the wolf – who are happy. It’s a big feast, and there’s not much left. If you die in New York City, you’re left to the guys in the haz-mat suits.”
Ms. Roach, who lives in Oakland, Calif., recalled a recent smell in her own house.
“We had a possum that died in the far reaches of our basement,” she said. “We didn’t realize what was going on. It’s difficult to get back there. For about two weeks there was a hideous smell and then it went away; basically there was nothing left for the bacteria to eat.”
Sunday, April 26, 2009
CDC confirms Queens high school students have swine flu
BY Erin Einhorn and Tina Mooore
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
It's confirmed: it's swine flu.
Mayor Bloomberg said Sunday federal health officials have found that eight prep school students in Queens have the dreaded illness.
He urged New Yorkers to stay home from work if they have any symptoms of the flu - but also urged people not to panic or flood hospital emergency rooms.
"If you have a cough or a sore throat stay home," Bloomberg said at a morning news conference. "Do not go to work or school and if you're not very sick don't go to the hospital."
The warning came afte U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tests confirmed that human swine flu has infected eight students at St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens.
About 100 students - many of whom recently took a trip to Mexico - have flu symptoms.
The students have mild symptoms and many are improving, Bloomberg said.
But it has been linked to 81 deaths more than 1,000 illnesses in Mexico - and CDC officvials expect more illnesses around the nation. So far there six cases in California, two more in Texas and two in Kansas.
The World Health Organization has warned the virus threatens to become a global pandemic.
Eight of the students tested positive for Influenza A but did match any of the known human variants of that virus - the H1 and H3 human subtypes - by available testing methods.
That led health officials to fear a new strain of the quickly evolving virus.
"We are concerned that we may have a new strain," Health Commissioner Tom Freiden said at a morning news conference. "But we have not identified an increase of influenza."
The Queens investigation began last week, when students at the prep school developed flu-like symptoms, including fever and sore throat. The Health Department's Public Health Laboratory tested nine nose and throat swabs.
The CDC also reported today that an investigation of sickness at a Bronx daycare facility has so far not identified any confirmed or probable cases.
Sen. Chuck Schumer said he spoke with the CDC and was informed that New York City was "better prepared than just abut anyone else."
Swine flu is a respiratory infection caused by influenza type A viruses that regularly cause outbreaks of influenza in pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can occur.
Human cases typically involve people who have had direct contact with pigs, but the CDC said likely person-to-person transmission has now been reported in California, Texas, Mexico and New York City.
While the cases in Mexico have had a high fatality rate, but the confirmed cases in the U.S. have been mild and all patients have recovered without treatment.
The symptoms of swine flu in people appear to be similar to the symptoms of regular seasonal flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.
Some people have reported diarrhea and vomiting as well.
hkennedy@nydailynews.com
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