Roosevelt Island Stabbing This Past Weekend And Other Law and Order Incidents

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It's Law and Order Day on the blog. A reader of this post asks about the following incident:

I would like to know what happened this weekend (july 11,12,13) regarding the violence seen on roosevelt island. i heard from numerous sources there was a stabbing as well as a huge fight.

Roosevelt Island Public Safety Director Keith Guerra provides the answer:

There were two separate incidents which occurred over the weekend. On
7/12/08, a male, apparently visiting his girlfriend, was approached by 4
unknown males. He was cut with a boxcutter. NYPD handled the
investigation and we were informed he was transported to Elmhurst
Hospital. We have no further information to report at this time.

On 7/13/08, our officers responded to a fight. As the fight was being
broken up, one of the individuals spit at one of our officers and fled.
He was apprehended and placed in the rear of a PSD vehicle. He then
kicked out the rear window of the Patrol car. NYPD ESU and FDNY EMS
interceded and the Emotionally Disturbed Person was transported to
Cornell Medical Center. He has subsequently been transported to
Bellevue Hospital. Upon is discharge, he will be processed at 1 Police
Plaza for Disorderly Conduct, Harassment, Criminal Mischief and
Resisting Arrest.

Another reader comments on separate weekend vandalism incident:

wow, what happened? All I know is when I woke up this morning and looked out of my window at Manhattan Park I saw that some idiots vandalized the Manhattan Park Pool. All the furniture (tables, benches, umbrella stands, even trash cans) were thrown into the water. I wonder if this was in anyway related to this?

Anybody know anything about it?

But, there was some good news. Public Safety Director Guerra forwards this message he received from a resident.

I want to thank Public Safety for their help in getting me back to my
apartment.

I am a disabled person whose Electric scooter was damaged by riding on
the walk on West Drive by Moorgate.

Since I cannot walk Officer Cortez responded to a call made by A RIOC
employee whose name I did not get.

Officer Cortez immediately put his Bike in the bus garage and pushed me
back to my apartment.

I congratulate the office for dispatching Officer Cortez in a timely
manner.

Officer Cortez showed me care and compassion and the ability to
quickly
analyze the situation and acting on it to the full satisfaction to me.

God Bless Officer Cortez,

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