Posted on 29 May 2010. Tags: 72nd precinct, Community Board 7, gangs
Since September, Sunset Park Chron has reported on gang-related issues in the community. This month, the precinct, the community board, and several local organizations and churches are getting together for a second forum. The biggest challenge at the first meeting was getting people in the door most touched by gang problems—they are often also those least willing or able to speak with police.
This is an opporunity not only to learn, but also to educate others about what you think is happening with gangs in Sunset Park. Whether you are associated with a community organization, a school, or have faced gang issues yourself, this is a chance to tell the community what you think is important.
See the announcement below from Community Board 7:
The 72nd Precinct, Community Board #7 Brooklyn, Community Based Organization and Churches are working together to combat Gangs in OUR Community
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A CHANGE
GANG AWARENESS FORUM
GANG VIOLENCE IS DESTROYING LIVES AND
DEVASTATING FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY
THE PURPOSE OF THIS GANG FORUM IS TO:
• REACH OUR KIDS • INFORM THEM OF THE DANGERS OF GANG LIFE • OFFER POSITIVE ALTERNATIVES TO GANGS •
THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2010
6:30PM
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CHURCH
545 60TH STREET (GYMNASIUM)
FEATURING:
GANG THEATER PERFORMANCE
COMMUNITY RESOURCE
PERSONAL TESTIMONY FROM FORMER GANG MEMBERS
SPECIAL GIVEAWAYS:
GAMES
RAFFLES
AND MANY OTHER SURPRISES
COME AND JOIN US!
PARENTS WELCOME
Posted in Announcements, Crime, Events, In the News, education
Posted on 25 October 2009. Tags: 72nd precinct, gangs, ismael vargas, Jornada Movement, murders, MySpace, New York Daily News, new york post, ninos malos, Officer Jesus Pintos, school, sunset park, village voice
Do you know of neighborhood services that have helped you, or people who you know, through gang issues? Leave the information in the comments or email it to sunsetparkchron@gmail.com.
On August 30th, Deputy Inspector Jesus Raul Pintos sat in his office. He felt good. Crime was down in the 72nd Precinct. He had only one murder on his books for 2009. One day later, he had three.
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Posted in Crime
Posted on 14 October 2009. Tags: 8th Ave, Deputy Inspector Jesus Pintos, gangs, murders, nelson liu, stabbing, sunset park
The stabbing that took place last Sunday, Oct. 4, does not appear to have been gang related. There have been several misunderstandings and errors on this incident, including my own, here and here. The Post and Village Voice have also reported on Sunset Park’s most recent homicide. The following is the version offered by the 72nd Precinct at the Community Council meeting of October 12th:
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Posted in Crime, seen and heard
Posted on 09 October 2009. Tags: 72nd precinct, blogs, gangs, liu, murder, new york post, Officer Jesus Pintos, shooting, stabbing, sunset park, village voice
Note–earlier, the headline incorrectly says “Gang-Related” stabbing. I have since discovered that is not the case. See more here.
One man was stabbed to death and two others injured during a gang fight in Sunset Park, according to Tuesday’s New York Post Police Blotter. On Sunday night at 61 Street and 7th Ave an unidentified victim was “slashed in the arm.” He was taken to Lutheran Hospital, where he died from his injuries. Two others, also stabbed, were listed as stable.
The Post reported that Nelson Liu, 19, was picked up for murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Police have arrested a second person in connection with the crime, according to the blog Best View in Brooklyn.
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Posted in Crime, Events
