The NYPD Had a Crime Briefing Today
Around 11:00 am today, the 68th Precinct shared that the NYPD was having a crime briefing at 2:00 pm. (It’s for the whole NYC Police Dept.)
Commissioner Caban
You can view this here: NYPD Link to the video
Commissioner Caban shared: “The NYPD as a whole is down 50% in shootings. For the past 13 weeks, there has been a reduction in shootings.”
In NYC, 23 people were shot this year over the holiday weekend. Commissioner Caban said that last year 43 people were shot on July 4th weekend.
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Commissioner Caban shared that the 5-year-old who was shot in the Bronx last week is still in the hospital. She is doing well, but they did not remove the bullet from her chest. (Info about the shooting here)
Finally, Comissioner Caban shared that major crime is down 4% in NYC for the month of June. Bay Ridge had some major shootings in June.
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Hugs,
marlene
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