MAYOR ANDRE SAYEGH ANNOUNCES COVID-19 COMPLIANCE POLICE UNITS RESPONSE

COVID Compliance Units helps to keep guns and drugs off streets

The weekend of May 29 – May 31 the following was reported:

Friday, May 29 

–     20 Field generated and dispatched assignments

–     30 summonses were issued

–     1 Firearm Recovered

The COVID Compliance Police Units have responded to various locations that have had a high number of complaints in recent days, including:

–     Governor St./ Carroll St.

–     Broadway/ Summer St.

–     Market St./ Pennington Ave.

–     10^th Ave./ E. 28^th St.

–     10^th Ave./ E. 22^nd St.

The above-mentioned locations had groups of people who were not practicing social distancing.

Saturday, May 30

–      11 Field generated and dispatched assignments

–      5 Summonses were issued

The COVID Compliance Police Units have responded to various locations that have had a high number of complaints in recent days, including:

–       E. 16^th St./ Lafayette St.

–       220 Slater St.

–       206 Market St.

During this tour the following was recovered:

• 3 Firearms
• 742 Glassines of heroin
• 36 vials of cocaine
• 1 stolen vehicle

Sunday, May 31

–       82 Field generated and dispatched assignments

–       74 Summonses were issued

The COVID Compliance Police Units have responded to various locations that have had a high number of complaints in recent days, including:

–    12^th Ave. / E. 22^nd St.

–    17^th Ave./ E. 28^th St

–    Broadway/ Summer St.

–    Montgomery Park

–    Eastside Park

–     Clinton St./ N. 6^th St.

–     Park Ave./ E. 23^rd St.

–     Dave Stern

–     Main St./ Weiss

The above-mentioned locations had groups of people who were not practicing social distancing.

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