A lot of people have been asking for updates from yesterday’s attempted robbery of Sovereign Bank. From Vos Iz Neias:
Reports from the scene confirm that there are two hole in the roof with a ladder going down into the bank. The crooks crawled through a heating vent but were unable to gain access to the vault and fled empty-handed.
And yes, we ripped off their headline, too. Just one question: why is the Jewish press covering this better than anyone else (including us), and why do both Jewish press sources put the location in Flatbush?
Regardless, we’re not criticizing. They whipped our butts on this one fair and square. Here’s a link to a Yeshiva World News photo gallery that even shows the holes on the roof. Kudos to my khaveyrim.
Sovereign Bank at McDonald Avenue and Avenue U has been robbed. Sometime late this afternoon or early evening, robbers cut through the roof of the bank. According to a reader who passed by and sent in the above photo, observers were whispering that the culprits may still have been inside the bank. Yeshiva World News notes that police from the 61st Precinct were assisted by ESU and K9 units, and that a Level 1 Mobilization has been called.
Thanks to Yury for the tip and photos.
Capt. Mastrokostas and Council President Etienne present "Cop of the Month" awards to 4 officers
A larger audience than usual turned out to last night’s 61st Community Council meeting. Many, it seems, turned out to challenge Captain Georgios Mastrokostas from the 61st Precinct about problems on their block or with area businesses.
The most contentious part of the meeting occurred when a resident of East 19th Street and Avenue W complained to the captain about the dismissive attitude of police responding to consistent problems on her block. We’ve written before about this block being a haven for graffiti, and the resident stressed that despite numerous complaints police offers appear to have done little. She also said drugs were increasingly a problem, and that she had called police to have them pick up a bag of crack-cocaine she found in the street. She said dealers in cars often come to the poorly lit street to conduct transactions before driving off.
“The block is a hangout spot, an orgy spot, a get high spot,” she said.
Read the captain’s response and more meeting coverage
Overall, crime for the week before Valentine’s Day dropped more than 36 percent compared to the same time frame in 2009. Most significantly, the number of break-ins constituting burglary dropped 80 percent, with only one this week as compared to five in 2009. The only crime to increase this week over last year’s numbers was Grand Larceny Auto (G.L.A.), which doubled from one to two. Still, we’re down in total car thefts for the year (21) from 2009 (28).
G.L.A. shows the slowest reduction of incidents year over year, so make sure to keep your car safe. Park on well-lighted streets and do not leave valuables in your vehicle.
CompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. As a new feature on Sheepshead Bites, we’ll be summarizing the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct as the reports become available (usually on Monday, one week after the closing date). The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Beach.
Is this new feature useful? Interesting? Let us know!
Michael Gladunov, 29, is wanted for burglary
Police are looking for Michael Gladunov, pictured above, in connection with a burglary in Sheepshead Bay last month. At around 3:30 a.m. on November 13, Gladunov allegedly entered a man’s Emmons Avenue apartment through the fire escape window and stole $400 worth of property. The resident of the apartment was home at the time, and saw a man fitting Gladunov’s description leaving through the front door. Police say Gladunov is a known heroin user and frequents Sheepshead Bay Road and Brighton Beach. There is an active warrant for his arrest.
Please notify the 61st Precinct Detective Squad with any information!
Detective Stephen Cavendish – (718) 627-6620
Reference numbers: UF61# 8022 Case# 472
See full wanted poster.
This afternoon, sometime around 3:30 p.m., a tan minivan collided with a silver minivan in front Sheepshead Bay High School.
One witness said that he was looking out the window at the moment when the cars collided, and he immediately came out to the sidewalk. He had said this to say about the accident: “This brown car, he went to go pull a u-turn and he crashed into him while he was coming down the street.” When asked if he thought there was any speeding involved, he said, “Nah, there was no speeding.”
Emergency response workers could be seen carefully removing an injured male victim from the tan minivan. Minutes later, he was placed on a stretcher and taken away in an ambulance. It is not known if there are any others injured in the crash.
There was police presence at spot where the crash occurred. The street did not appear to be closed to traffic, as cars could be seen passing near the injured person as he was being lifted into the ambulance.
Captain Steven Ventura of the Sea Queen VII struck back against an aspiring thief Saturday night, foiling the plans of a knife-wielding dunce.
According to the NY Post, Ventura was off the coast of Coney Island around 11:20 p.m. with 15 passengers when he noticed the sinkers from his fishing lines vanishing. When he spotted the culprit, a fight ensued in which the thief, Joseph Neuer, brandished a knife. Ventura avoided injury as he slugged the would-be robber, and passengers and crew bound him with duct tape. When they docked at the Sheepshead Bay marina, police arrested the felon and charged him with third-degree assault, menacing, harassment, and petit larceny.
From the NY Post: Continue Reading »
Emergency services, including firefighters and police emergency response units, flooded Nostrand Avenue between Avenue T and Avenue U today at 12:45 p.m. According to Gothamist Newsmap, they’re responding to a “Barricaded EDP” (emotionally disturbed person) call at 3302 Nostrand Avenue. Meanwhile other units were opening and testing every fire hydrant on the block.
We’ll update this story as more information becomes available. If you know anything, please e-mail us.
A reader just sent in this photo of an accident on Shore Parkway and Ocean Avenue. Though it looks minor, the cars are sitting in the middle of the intersection blocking a part of traffic. But according to the witness, police in the area are too busy to bother with it.
He says one unit of traffic police is ticketing nearby parked cars and later drove right by. Another drove by moments later without investigation, and a third is sitting on Emmons Avenue watching meters (at 9 p.m.?!).
Wow, quotas must be high this month if three units have refused to take notice, preferring instead to ticket vehicles of no immediate threat to drivers.
Talk about a bad Halloween trick. Around 5:30 on All Hallow’s Eve, a man in his mid- to late-twenties stabbed his mother and sister at their home on Avenue Z around East 11th Street. According to an officer at the 61st precinct, the sister and mother are in stable condition – though it’s unknown if they’ve been discharged from the hospital. The son was arrested and is facing charges. The officer was unable to disclose the identity of those involved, or the reason for the attack. As trick-or-treaters probably noticed, police closed off Avenue Z between Coney Island Avenue and East 12th Street for a few hours.
Anyone with additional information about the incident can leave it in the comments below or submit it by e-mail.
