Crime is getting so bad in Bay Ridge that residents of the Brooklyn neighborhood are putting up their own “wanted” posters.
One irate parent recently put an alleged pervert on blast in a do-it-yourself poster they hung at the 95th Street subway station, complete with a photo of a man in gray sweats and a black T-shirt.
The grammatically-challenged caption read: “Beware Ladies This Piece of S–t Grab My Daughters Ass” and “Hey Motherf–ker I’m Looking For You.”
“It’s just been going downhill and I feel like it’s because the cops can’t do their jobs,” bemoaned Jennifer Guzman, 24, a surgical technician.
The neighborhood has long been considered a safe and sleepy residential community, with crime rates much lower than most of the city. But this year Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct has seen a 26% spike in major crimes. And sex crimes excluding rape are up 90% through Sept. 18 compared to the same period in 2021. Murder (from zero to 2), grand larceny (46%), auto theft (44%), felony assault (7%), and robbery (3%) are also up.
Terrance Briey, 35, a security guard at an Apple Bank branch on 86th Street, said a customer using an ATM was robbed by an elderly man earlier this week, while thieves swiped a total of $28,000 from six local businesses at the beginning of the month and late August. Also in August, a man was shot several times outside a local bar, and a cyclist groped a 42-year-old woman while passing her on his bike.
Republican Michael Ragusa, who has announced he is running for the local City Council seat next year, tweeted a photo of the flier. He told The Post that citizens taking matters into their own hands are an indictment of current legislators’ failures.
“Sexual crimes are skyrocketing here, and nothing’s being done,” Ragusa said. “The 68th Precinct and the 62nd Precinct, they do not respect [incumbent City Councilman] Justin Brannan, because he openly voted to defund the police.”
Brannan said police presence at the 95th Street station has been increased.
“Overall, this year the NYPD was funded to the tune of $5.53 billion and we currently have more cops on patrol in the 68 Precinct than ever before,” he said. “I ride the subway almost every day. There is nothing more important to me than making sure people feel safe, especially on our subways.”
Former state Senate candidate Vito Bruno warned that DYI wanted posters are the “tip of the iceberg” for how far New Yorkers may go to protect themselves with current bail-reform legislation handcuffing police.
“People are starting to defend themselves because they have the right to do so,” said Bruno, “and you’re gonna have a lot of ugly cases come up.”
https://nypost.com/2022/09/24/d-i-y-wanted-posters-are-popping-up-in-bay-ridge/
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