NEWS AND SPECIAL ALERTS
In this SUN Alert:
Police report an increase in thefts of Marmot jackets.
1. Tip of the Day. Write your initials/last name on the inside of the left sleeve for easy identification should your jacket be recovered if stolen.
2. Arrest made for robbery of 13 year old boy at Amsterdam Avenue and 125th Street. See below for details.
Truancy Sweep in Manhattan South, south of 59th Street. See below for details.
3. SUN’s Quick Safety Guide: To help prevent youth-related robberies in Manhattan. Detailed Safety Tips and Resources below:
a. New: Reporting Incidents through SUN; or by voice/text at 347-560-9110
b. Receiving SUN Alerts
c. SUN’s online safety maps
d. Free download of SUN's 5 Effective Ways to Protect Friends and Family (front) and (back). (Laminated wallet-sized Safety Cards are available. For further information email us at info@SUNnyc.org); and to help recover your cell phone or i-Pod, if lost/stolen- free online registration in NYPD’s recovery program through SUN.
e. Additional safety tips and resources in SUN’s Communications Archive
Details of robbery arrest on Amsterdam Avenue and 125th Street
Date of Recent Incident Reported: Monday, February 1, 2010
Time: Approximately 4:30 PM
Location: West 125th Street & Amsterdam Avenue
Type of Crime: Robbery
Monday, February 1st at about 4:30 PM, a 13 year old boy was waiting for the bus at West 125th Street and Amsterdam Avenue when he was approached by two 16 year old boys. One of the teens said “Let me get your money.” The victim started to walk away when one boy grabbed his book bag and the other said “Don’t run or I’m going to shoot you.”
Following the robbery, the victim went to the 26th Precinct to report the incident. Shortly after, one of the perpetrators was arrested for robbery by plain clothes Police Officers Luperon and Guerrido from the 26th Precinct. The second male teen is still at large.
Details of Manhattan South’s Truancy Sweep:
On Friday February 5th, Manhattan South’s School Safety, which covers 59th Street to the southern tip of Manhattan, conducted a truancy initiative rounding up 68 truants and returning them to school.
Truancy Sweeps serve an array of purposes:
- They make students aware that they are being watched which often encourages them to stay in school and pursue their studies;
- They help identify children with problems, as drug or alcohol abuse, so the children can receive the proper services;
- They reduce the likelihood of juveniles engaging in criminal mischief, and others from being victimized; and
· They result in unanticipated arrests, such as:
Ø The arrest of an 18 year old male with a loaded hand gun and 100 bags of marijuana in his back pack;
Ø A 21 year old having a hooky party in his apartment was arrested for promoting truancy and endangering the welfare of 25 students; and
Ø The arrests of sex offenders.
Special thanks to NYC Council Members Gale Brewer, Robert Jackson and NYS Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal for their support of the SUN initiative.
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The Police Liaison Group will not be held liable for any disparities or inaccuracies in the above information. Although information is provided and verified by the NYPD before transmission, omissions or mistakes may occur.
