VPN-1058

FEB 21, 1998
BRIEFING AND DISPLAY OF 700 LBS OF MARIJUANA
84 PRECINCT, 300 GOLD ST, BROOKLYN
-HUNDREDS OF BALES OF MARIJUANA ON DISPLAY IN PRECINCT
-STATEMENT BY NYPD OFFICIALS OF HUGE DRUG BUST, MARIJUANA FROM MEXICO, TALK ABOUT TRACKING SHIPMENT AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS FROM THE PRESS
-EXT OF 84 PRECINCT, BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN

FEB 22, 1998
TRANSIT TRACK WORKER ELECTROCUTED BY THIRD RAIL
N AND R LINE, BROADWAY AND PRINCE ST, MANHATTAN
-JOB SITE INJURY, MEN IN HARD HATS, WORKER TREATED IN AMBULANCE BY EMTS, EMERGENYC MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, LEG INJURY, PARAMEDICS
-COP TAKES STATEMENT FROM CONSTRUCTION WORKER
-SEARCH ON SUBWAY TRACKS, WORKERS WITH REFLECTIVE VESTS IN DARK TUNNEL
-PRINCE STREET STATION ENTRANCE TO THE N AND R TRAINS

FEB 22, 1998
3 SHOT, 2 DEAD AT MEXICAN HOUSE PARTY
36-14 109 ST, CORONA QUEENS
-EXT OF HOUSE, SOUND OF ROOSTER
-CRIME SCENE UNIT ON SCENE, NYPD POLICE OFFICERS OUTSIDE HOUSE, BLACK MALE DETECTIVE TALKS TO WITNESS AND WRITES DOWN NOTES
-WOMAN OUTSIDE HOLDING CHILD WRAPPED UP, QUEENS DISTRICT ATTORNEY, RICHARD BROWN
-STREET SIGN: 109 ST AND 37 AVE, CORONA QUEENS

FEB 22, 1998
MALE SHOT IN BOERUM HILL
3 AVE AND WYCKOFF ST, BROOKLYN
-DAYTIME CRIME SCENE UNIT INVESTIGATION, EVIDENCE MARKERS ON SIDEWALK NEAR PARK, WYCKOFF GARDENS HOUSING PROJECTS OR APARTMENT COMPLEX
-STREET SIGN: 3 AVE AND WYCKOFF ST, BROOKLYN, PARK SLOPE, DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN AREA

FEB 22, 1998
SHOT CAB DRIVER HOLDS GUNMAN FOR POLICE
74 ST AND 6 AVE, BAY RIDGE BROOKLYN
NYPD DETECTIVES SEARCH CAR FOR EVIDENCE, JILLY'S CAR SERVICE CAR, CRIME SCENE UNIT STATION WAGON, NYS TAXI AND LIMO LICENSE PLATE
-STREET SIGN: 6 AVE AND 74 ST, BAY RIDGE BROOKLYN

FEB 22, 1998
FOSTER MOM CHARGED IN INFANT'S DEATH
67 PRECINCT, 2820 SYNDER AVE, FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN
PERP WALK, HANDCUFFED BLACK FEMALE WITH FACE DOWN LED OUT OF PRECINCT AND TO CAR, MANY PHOTOGRAPHERS, DETECTIVE PATS HER ON KNEE
-EXT OF 67 PRECINCT, FLATBUSH BROOKLYN

FEB 23, 1998
HIGHRISE FIRE
166-33 89 AVE, QUEENS
DAYTIME FIRE IN HIGH RISE, SMOKE POURS FROM WINDOWS, BRICK APARTMENT BUILDING, FDNY ON SCENE, FIRE TRUCKS AND FIREFIGHTERS, HUDSON HOUSE APARTMENTS
-STREET SIGN: MERRICK BLVD AND 89 AVE, JAMAICA

FEB 23, 1998
NUMEROUS INJURIES IN STATEN ISLAND BUS ACCIDENT
WEST SHORE EXP, AND MULDOON AVE, RICHMOND
-CONFUSED PATIENT TREATED IN AMBULANCE, RAINY NIGHT, FDNY EMTS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, HATZOLOH VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE EMT WALKS PATIENT TO HOSPITAL, LARGE WHITE MALE ON STRETCHER WHEELED IN TO EMERGENCY ROOM ENTRANCE
-BUSY WAITING ROOM OF CITY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM, LOTS OF OLD MEN WAITING, ASIAN DOCTOR TRANSLATES ? FOR PATIENTS
-TOUR BUS BEING TOWED ON HIGHWAY
-GREEN HIGHWAY SIGNS FOR MULDOON AND ARDEN AVES
-FRESH KILLS STATEN ISLAND

FEB 24, 1998
BRONX BUILDING COLLAPSE
ST ANN'S AVE AND EAST 148 ST, BRONX
-CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT, BUILDING COLLAPSE AT NIGHT, FIREFIGHTERS SEARCH THROUGH DEBRIS LOOKING FOR SURVIVORS, RESCUE AND RECOVERY, CAR CRUSHED UNDER CINDER BLOCKS, FDNY FIRE TRUCKS ON SCENE WITH FLASHING LIGHTS, SEARCH DOG CLIMBS OVER RUBBLE

FEB 24, 1998
CHELSEA TWO ALARM FIRE
206 WEST 23 ST NEAR 7 AVE, MANHATTAN
CITY FIRE ON RAINY NIGHT, FDNY FIREFIGHTERS AND TRUCKS, CHIEF IN UPPER STORY WINDOW, FLAMES BETWEEN FLOORS
-STREET SIGN: 7 AVE AND WEST 23 ST

FEB 25, 1998
TRAFFIC SCOOTER COP INJURED
35 ST BETWEEN 7 AND BROADWAY, MANHATTAN
-WHITE MALE VICTIM (COP?) ON STRETCHER TREATED BY FDNY EMTS, BROKEN LEG ?, LOADED INTO ST. CLARE'S HOSPITAL AMBULANCE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS,
-AMBULANCE BACKS UP DOWN LONG MANHATTAN BLOCK AND TAKES OFF WITH SIRENS, NYDP ESCORT, POLICE SCOOTER INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WITH SMASHED WINDSHIELD

FEB 26, 1998
INWOOD HOME INVASION
101 POST AVE NEAR 204 ST, MANHATTAN
-NYPD EMERGENCY SERVICES TRUCK AT NIGHT, QUIET STREET, 34 OR 84 PRECINCT POLICE CAR, PERP ? IN BACK OF CAR
-HANDCUFFED HISPANIC MALE ARRESTED AND LED TO CAR
-HANDCUFFED MALES SIT ON SIDEWALK, MORE ARRESTS

FEB 27, 1998
NARCOTICS COP SHOT
CLIFTON PL NEAR FRANKLIN AVE, BROOKLYN
-EXT OF HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM ENTRANCE, NYPD POLICE OFFICERS STAND GUARD, NYC POLICE COMMISSIONER HOWARD SAFIR ARRIVES, CRIME SCENE UNIT, LOOKS LIKE DETECTIVE PAT JOHNSTON ARRIVES
-NYC POLICE CHIEF SURGEON ARRIVES, BLACK POLICE OFFICER ON STRETCHER IS TRANSFERRED BY FDNY PARAMEDICS TO AMBULANCE
-POLICE ESCORT OF AMBULANCE
-SIGN FOR INTERFAITH MEDICAL CENTER, ST. JOHNS BROOKLYN, MAYOR RUDOLPH GIULIANI ARRIVES
-MAYOR GIULIANI AND HOWARD SAFIR MAKE STATEMENT ABOUT AN UNDERCOVER OFFICER BEING SHOT DURING A DRUG OPERATION, COP (BROWN ?) IN GOOD CONDITION, WAS WEARING HIS VEST, DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE PRESS, EXT OF KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER

FEB 27, 1998
15 YEAR OLD ARRESTED FOR BRONX SEX ATTACKS
48 PRECINCT, 450 CROSS BRONX EXP, BRONX
-STATEMENT BY NYPD OFFICIALS AT BRONX PRECINCT, SOMETHING ABOUT DRUGS AND SCHOOLS INVESTIGATIONS, ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE PRESS, DRUG BUST PRESS CONFERENCE AND SEX ASSAULT
***AUDIO DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND***
-PERP WALK OF SUSPECT, HANCUFFED HISPANIC MALE LED TO CAR
-EXT OF 48 PRECINCT, TREMONT

***PLEASE SEE VPN-1059 FOR FULL STORY***
FIRE HOSE CONNECTED TO HYDRANT OVER CAR, FAMILY WAVES FROM FIRE ESCAPE

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