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Precinct officers report small increases in major crimes; planning targeted vehicle recovery and patrols
Summary
NYPD officers gave 28‑day crime statistics showing modest year‑over‑year increases, described a focused vehicle‑recovery operation for chronic sidewalk/abandoned-car problems, and confirmed priority patrols at the Labor Day shooting site at 686 Allerton.
Sergeant Perez and Officer Bell reported 28‑day crime statistics to the 40th Precinct Community Council and described enforcement and targeted operations the precinct is using to address recent trends.
Sergeant Perez provided the 28‑day figures for the 40th Precinct: 30 robberies, 43 felony assaults, 10 burglaries, 76 grand larceny and 34 grand larceny auto. He said those numbers reflect slight increases from the same period last year but are not dramatic across all categories.
The officers told the council the precinct is responding with tactical deployments and special‑operations support. Measures discussed included: - A planned vehicle‑recovery operation to remove multiple abandoned and illegally parked cars that have created safety and parking problems on Stillwell Avenue and other corridors; officers said the operation will be a single, larger sweep intended to encourage compliance by increasing the direct cost to offenders (tows and summonses). - Strategic foot-patrol (FTU) postings and special-ops attention to identified hot spots, including extra weekend patrols where community members have requested them. - A priority‑post assignment near the scene of a recent Labor Day fatal shooting at 686 Allerton: officers said that post is staffed nightly from roughly 5:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., with extended hours on weekends, and that officers who were posted there witnessed the incident which aided rapid arrests.
On other enforcement, officers recounted recent arrests for unlicensed open marijuana sales and the seizure of product in front of a local business; they noted that licensed sellers operate under state rules and that unlicensed vendors are subject to summonses and enforcement.
Why it matters: The statistics and the described operations directly inform neighborhood expectations about patrol patterns and enforcement priorities and provide residents a timeline for when they can expect increased enforcement in problem locations.
Clarifying operational details provided in the meeting: the precinct expects around five patrol cars on an average day shift and approximately seven on the night shift answering radio runs; with specialized units the total vehicles and units operating in the area can rise to about ten. Officers said the vehicle‑recovery team and special ops are being coordinated for a forthcoming multi‑car operation in the next two weeks.
Ending: Community members were invited to report specific problem addresses to the precinct; officers said they will maintain priority postings at identified sites and coordinate with partners to address quality‑of‑life and violent‑crime concerns.
