Image From NY Post The New York Post reported today on the reassignment of Roosevelt Island’s only NYPD officer. The Post’s story headline was:
No Sheriff in town
Roosevelt I.’s only cop transfers amid complaints
According to the article the officer:
… worked the [night] shift that’s the heaviest hours for criminal mayhem: muggers, robbers and just kids who shouldn’t be on the street,” said Joyce Mincheff, a council member on Roosevelt Island Residents Association
“His presence of patrolling here, based on the statistics showing lack of crime, would be an indicator that he did a great job,” she said…
and:
… But Erin Feely-Nahem, chairwoman of the residents association, said some residents complained that “he tended to be overzealous, that he targeted black youth. Some people felt that he stopped-and-frisked unnecessarily.”…
and:
… NYPD spokesman Paul Brown added: “Officer Fernandez’s transfer has nothing whatsoever to do with the unfounded complaints you cited. To the contrary, he is a highly regarded officer, and he would not have been considered for transfer to a special unit if he wasn’t so good.”
Click here for the full article. Here’s how the issue was discussed during portions of the April Roosevelt Island Residents Association ( RIRA ) meeting.
You Tube Video of April RIRA Meeting on NYPD Officer’s Reassignment More on the April RIRA meeting here.