Cops awarded for collaring creep
A detective and a sergeant from the 62nd Precinct were honored as Cops of the Month for April at the 62nd Precinct Community Council meeting, held at the station house on Tuesday, April 16.
Special Operations Lieutenant Jim Guercio who is retiring next month explained that Sergeant David Poggioli of the anti-crime unit and Detective Alicia Bobrowska responded to a radio call involving a cell phone robbery on Wednesday, April 10 at 10:15 p.m. at Kings Highway and West Ninth Street.
Once they arrived, the two officers learned that a 15-year-old white Hispanic male had had his phone stolen from his hand. Knowing this was a robbery pattern, the officers got a description of the perp from the victim and combed the area of Kings Highway. About an hour later, they noticed a group of people arguing inside the lobby of a building at 1906 West Ninth Street.