You are reading

Police rescue 70 animals from Jackson Heights house

44 88 Street

25-44 82nd Street

Feb. 17, 2016 By Christian Murray

A police officer from the 115th Precinct was praised by her precinct commander Tuesday for her role in rescuing nearly 70 animals from a Jackson Heights home three weeks ago.

The precinct received an anonymous tip on Jan. 28 that animals were being abused inside a house located at 25-44 82nd Street, according to Deputy Inspector Brian Hennessy, Commanding Officer of the 115th Precinct.

Hennessy said that when Police Officer Lorraine Vultaggio arrived on the scene, she noticed that there were several dogs, cats and turtles inside the premises.

Vultaggio and the ASPCA were able to get a warrant to search the premises and they were able to rescue 12 dogs, 55 cats and 2 turtles from the premises.

Hennessy, who was pleased the animals had been saved, said that the district attorney’s office did not press charges.

Meanwhile, Angela Kostalos, a school crossing guard,  was handed an award by Hennessy for coming to the aid of a 10-year-old girl who was being followed by a man along 81st Street on Jan. 29 at about 7:40 am.

When the girl started yelling for help, Kostalos shielded her and confronted the perpetrator, causing the man to flee. The perpetrator, Jaminton Carela, 29, was later arrested.

Hennessy reported that crime in the precinct was up 2 percent for the 28-day period ending Feb. 14, compared to the same 28-day period in 2015.

There was a significant jump in the number of robberies reported. For the 28-day period ending Feb. 14 there were 29 robberies, compared to 16 for the same period in 2015.

Hennessy said that the majority of the robberies took place between Junction Boulevard and 108th Street (between Roosevelt Avenue and Northern Blvd).

Police Officer xyz

Police Officer Lorraine Vultaggio (center)

 

email the author: news@queenspost.com
No comments yet

Leave a Comment
Reply to this Comment

All comments are subject to moderation before being posted.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Recent News

Repeat hate crime offender charged in anti-Muslim subway attack in Forest Hills: DA

A Southeast Queens man is being held without bail after he was criminally charged with assault in the first degree as a hate crime and other charges for allegedly punching and kicking a Muslim woman on an E train in Forest Hills during the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 18.

Naved Durrni, 34, of 106th Avenue in Jamaica, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Thursday and additionally charged with aggravated harassment in the first and second degrees.

Hate Crimes Task Force investigating bomb threats against Mamdani: NYPD

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force launched a probe into multiple death threats made against Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani after his district office at 24-08 32nd St. in Astoria received four expletive-filled phone voicemails, on various dates, making threatening anti-Muslim statements by an unknown individual, including a threat to blow up his car.

The calls were made from an untraceable number and labeled the mayoral candidate a “terrorist who is not welcome in New York or America” in a message phoned in on Wednesday morning.

Seven teens indicted for attempted murder in brutal Kissena Park gang attack on two girls: DA

A Queens grand jury indicted seven teenagers for attempted murder, gang assault, robbery, and other crimes for an attack on two girls inside Kissena Park in Flushing in early May.

The defendants, who are all 17 years old, were variously arraigned in Queens Supreme Court between June 4 and Wednesday in two separate 25-count indictments with two counts of attempted murder in the second degree. If convicted, they face up to 25 years in prison.

Queens Defenders founder charged with stealing nonprofit funds as second scandal unfolds

The founder of the Queens Defenders and her husband have lawyered up after they were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the non-profit organization.

Former Queens Defenders executive director Lori Zeno, 64, surrendered Wednesday at the Brooklyn federal courthouse. Zeno was arraigned on an indictment charging her and Rashad Ruhani, 55, with wire fraud conspiracy, theft, money laundering conspiracy and other crimes.