Dear Alumni Members,

Here are the major July 2023 statistics for the 1st Precinct which held its meeting on August 3, 2023:

1539 arrests this year;

0 commercial burglaries;

1 residential burglary;

15 stolen cars;

1 robbery;

230 car crashes with no fatalities, but 45 injuries;

28 assaults;

3 arson cases; and

54 controlled substance arrests.

Inspector Brendan Forte, the 1st Precinct Commanding Officer, made the presentation.  He said there were 172 catalytic converter thefts.  If you see anyone under a car, especially between 2 am and 7 am, call 911. 

Peter Colli gave a presentation about the Civilian Police Academy in an attempt to recruit new members.

The next meeting will be September 7, 2023.  The location and time will be announced later.  All residents are welcome.

Respectfully,

Justin Cooper and Peter Colli

1st Precinct Coordinators

In attendance representing SCCPAAA was Bob Marketta.

June 2023 crimes included:

• 0 Homicide
• 12 Aggravated Assaults
• 9 Burglaries (3 Residential, 6 Commercial)
• 0 Trigger Pulls
• compared to June 2022, when we had 4 Trigger Pulls (4 Victims Shot) out of 4 recorded gun crimes.

There were 242 arrests on 311 charges in June including:

• 7 Assaults
• 10 Burglary

A search warrent was executed at Townhouse Drive, Coram subsquent to a narcotics investigation which was initiated by the 6th Precinct Anti Crime Unit.

Seized during the warrent were the following:

• 330 grams cocaine
• 197 grams Fentanyl
• 16.7 grams Oxycodone
• $190,681
• One 9MM Smith and Wesson
• 4 boxes ammunition

There was a presentation by CrimeStoppers of Suffolk County, Inc.

The next 6th Precinct Community Meeting will be held Tuesday August 8th at 10AM at the precinct.

In attendance representing SCCPAAA was Lou Giudice.

680 crimes were reported in the Precinct for May, 2023.
Last year during the same period there were 565 crimes reported.
Therefore, compared to last year, crime increased by 20.4% for the month of May.

May 2023 crimes included:

• 0 Homicide
• 10 Aggravated Assaults
• 11 Burglaries (2 Residential, 9 Commercial)
• 5 Robberies
• 12 Grand Larcenies Auto
• 1 Trigger Pull (1 6th Precinct Officer Shot) during May 2023 (out of 5 recorded gun crimes).
• compared to May 2022, when we had 3 Trigger Pulls (2 Victims Shot) out of 4 recorded gun crimes.

There were 242 arrests on 281 charges in May including:

• 4 Assaults
• 2 Burglary
• 37 Drugs
• 2 Robberies
• 11 DWis (18 Charges)

There were 24 drug overdoses in the 6th Precinct in May, 6 of which were fatal.

There were 544 motor vehicle crashes
(down 2.6% from May 2022 which had 569 crashes)

• 1 Fatal
• 106 With Injuries
• 18 Leaving The Scene
• 8 DWI Related

Officers wrote 2718 tickets.
SITE TEAM wrote 105 tickets.

After waning off, Catalytic Converter thefts are now increasing again.

Detectives are looking at a potential new burglary crime pattern emerging.

The next 6th Precinct Community Meeting will be held Tuesday July 11th at 7PM at the precinct.