Saturday, November 27, 2010

Burglary At Roosevelt Island's Senior Center, Youths Found Hiding In Closet - What Are The Duties And Responsibilities Of Roosevelt Island Public Safety Department?

 Image From RIOC

The 11/24 - 25 Roosevelt Island Public Safety Report indicated:
Burglary - PSD and NYPD responded. Two subjects arrested.
Roosevelt Island Public Safety Director Keith Guerra adds:
The Burglary was committed at 546 Main St. It involved two male youths age 14, who are island residents. The youths entered the Senior Center via climbing through a window. The youths were found hiding in a closet. Both subjects were brought to the 114 pct where their parents/guardians were contacted.
The Public Safety Department recently revamped their section of the RIOC web page to better describe it's duties and responsibilities on Roosevelt Island. According to the RIOC Public Safety Department:
The following is a rundown of staff and specific duties they perform as mandated by the law, along with those responsibilities that enhance the “quality of life” on the Island.

Staffing and Patrols

The Public Safety Department works round-the-clock, on 8-hour shifts, some overlapping to provide extra coverage as needed. Every shift is staffed by 4-12 officers, including one or two sergeants and a Lieutenant, as needed. The officers are assigned to patrol specific areas of the Island.

Each shift includes:

A Desk Officer at headquarters who receives and refers telephone calls. These calls can range from reports of criminal activity to medical emergencies. All emergency calls are automatically relayed to the 114th Precinct, the Fire Department or EMS through the 911 system; at the same time Public Safety Officers are immediately dispatched to the scene.

Officers patrol around the bridge and Motorgate lobby, the subway station and the tram area, (The station interior is under the jurisdiction of the NYC Police Dept.)

Remaining officers conduct an average of 10 patrols per shift, including patrol of all public areas and vertical patrols of Roosevelt Landings, Island House, Westview and Rivercross according to contracts with building owners. There are close to 50 routes within these buildings that receive regular attention, and while Public Safety Officers are not authorized to patrol inside the Manhattan Park, Octagon and Riverwalk complexes, they do patrol the exterior and respond to any emergencies inside the buildings.

Officers assigned to patrol public areas, pay close attention to the storefronts on Main Street, Motorgate, and the exterior areas of all the residential buildings. Each shift also includes traffic enforcement and checking the parks, the tram, the fence at Southpoint, and the seawall areas. A fleet of bicycles and segways, allow officers to cover more ground more frequently....
Click here for a fuller description of the Traffic, Ticketing, Towing, Youth, Crisis Intervention, Emergency Response and Public Outreach duties of the Roosevelt Island Public Safety Department.

13 comments :

Anonymous said...

With regard to the duties and services provided by PSD should be a requirement to follow the same rules as the inhabitants i.e.

* Not jaywalk across Main Street (or down the middle when they really want to "flaunt it"

* Not ride their bicycles on the sidewalks

* Not double park (it would even be helpful if they learned to park at curb side)

They should also stop ticketing only some of the cars that do not have valid parking tickets.

Anonymous said...

boo hoo. Flaunt it? perhaps they have a job to do. Have you been given a summons or anyone else on RI for that matter, for jaywalking or riding a bike on the sidewalk?
They do a good job catching burglars and you whine about jaywalking and parking.

Anonymous said...

PSD is not above the law. Just like anyone else, they need to obey the same rules as the rest of us. That they are doing a good job at other tasks is not a freebie for them to do what they please. Tired of almost being run-over by "reclining" PSD officers in SUV's.

Anonymous said...

Actually, they should be held to tougher standards than regular citizens. Role model and such, no?

Anonymous said...

Some of our PSD officers, and their leaders are drunk with powers that are enforced inconsistently -- I cannot believe the junk they get away with. And it is useless to complain anymore. I am not sure what type of incident it will take to get DHCR's attention to the way RIOC is bullied by PSD.

Anonymous said...

hahahaha... that last comment actually made me laugh out loud. Thank you. Relieved some Monday stress.

Anonymous said...

I am glad you had some stress relief.

I can say, however, that as critical as I have always been of RI PSD under their current leadership, they have been life-savers to me and a few of my neighbors on a few occasions.

The creme of the crop there are frequently overshadowed by the few terrible ones.

Anonymous said...

And by the way, when will RI PSD's leader, Mr. Guerra, actually purchase the seating that is needed so the officers on the desk can finally SEE OVER THE DESK to talk to the people who come to the office, or to actually see what is happening on Main Street -- a former feature of the old PSD desk.

Or perhaps lower the desk. Or build a small platform for the seating at the desk. Visibility is a good thing...

Anonymous said...

BTW, poster above: I was just there thanking them for their help on the 3x11 shift and the chair does go up & down. I guess some of the officers like to keep it down.

To the poster above talking about Jaywalking & Parking tickets... get real. Nobody has ever gotten a ticket for Jaywalking and you probably don't own a car - that's why you want people to be ticketed.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for making Halloween special for my 2 kids PSD.

I don't care what these haters think. You guys & gals do more for this community than any NYPD Police Preceinct does in theirs. I've lived in all 5 Boros and know a great neighborhood when I see one. Thanks for protecting & serving in this one.

Anonymous said...

I agree with the poster from November 30 7:23PM. You do a tough job that many can't do...and you're probably underpaid too. Some don't appreciate it, but I say, "Thank you!"

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