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BY BEN KOCHMAN Locals are demanding im- proved safety measures on a speedy stretch of E. Tremont Av- enue in Throggs Neck where a se- POLICE nior citizen was fatally struck by oncoming traffi c. The victim, 74-year-old local Angel Figueroa, was crossing E. Tremont at Puritan Avenue headed north just before 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 21 when he was hit Continued on Page 79 POWER Borough to receive more cops in Highbridge allotted the most BY DAVID CRUZ with 26 offi cers. Bronx police precincts strug- In the 49th Precinct, covering gling with staffi ng shortages are Morris Park, Pelham Parkway,
MAILING ADDRESS GOES HERE GOES ADDRESS MAILING fi nally getting some relief - and the Van Nest and Allerton, 18 cops are public better help. expected to join the 168 offi cers. Crime numbers have dropped “I guess my begs and pleas were Photo by Edwin Soto Edwin by Photo dramatically, to their lowest in de- fi nally answered,” said the pre- cades. cinct’s commander, Deputy Inspec- But with NYPD manpower tor Lorenzo Johnson. down dramatically in recent years, “Since June 25th of last year, some precincts have only been able I’ve been asking,” Johnson said, re- to fi eld two or three patrol cars on ferring to his fi rst day at the Four- some shifts, creating lengthy back- Nine. Anthony’s Flower Farm Fun logs responding to non-emergency “This is the largest amount I calls. can remember,” said Joe Thomp- Mrrowwww! Kitty-cat Charlotte and her sister Chloe Santiago get into the Police sources confi rmed son, a retired NYPD detective who spirit of the Halloween season, visting Anthony’s Flower Farm in Throggs roughly 12 to 26 offi cers will be heads the precinct’s community Neck. More event photos can be found on page 32. permanently deployed to each pre- council. cinct, with the busy 44th Precinct Continued on Page 79
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