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Page 16, P H O EN IX , May 23, 1974 Police Nab Auto Thief76th Precinct Community Re-!ations Officer Tim Cole submitted the following report this week:On May 15 at 2:45 a.m., Officer James Gannon arestcd Howard Desata, 21, for grand larceny (auto theft) on Pacific Street between Hoyt and Bond Streets. The following day, May 16, George Correa, 20, Carlos Veles, 21, and Jose Sanchez, 28, were arrested for possession of pills and marijuana at the corner of Bergen and Smith Streets. Officers Douglas Lithgowand Jorge Castro made the arrest at 6:10 p.m.On May 17 at 12:20 a.m.. Officer Leonard Azzarillo arrested Leslie Flowers, a 25-year-old man, for possession of 58 envelopes of heroin at 417 Baltic Street. On the same day at 9:00 p.m., Patrick McKinnon, 22, was arrested for burglary on Van Dyke Street between Richards and Dwight Streets by Officer Anthony Russo.And on May 19, three juveniles whose names cannot be released by the Police Department were arrested at 4:15 p.m. for robbery byDetectives Santora and Petkiewitz on Hoyt Street between Warren and Baltic Streets.Anti-CrimeVery EffectiveCommunity Relations Officer Murphy of the 84th Precinct submitted the following list ofarrests:On May 13 at 12 noon, Officers Thomas Kelley and William Menchir, both of the 84th Anti-Crime Unit, arrested Donald Brown, 23, and Robert Brown, 18 (no relation),after they attempted to break intothe basement window at 128 MateStreet.Officers Kelley and Menchir made another arrest the following day, when they saw David Collins, 27, leaving 101 Clark Street with a television set at about 3 p.m.Arrest Made78th Precinct Community Relations Officer Skip Crehan reported the arrest of Arthur Lee Jones, 18, of 56 North Oxford Walk, on May 15 at 2 a.m. in the Atlantic Avenue BMT Station under Hanson Place. Jones, in concert with three others, stabbed Samuel Miller of 184 Hancock Street, and robbed him. Jones was charged with robbery, assault, and possession of a knife.Lead lilyChoices1 ON I IN! 1 I) FROM I%u2019A01 4preferred candidate for Pesce%u2019s Assembly seat?%u201dSixty IND members said they had no preference. Of the 13 who said they did. Joseph Bruno received 8 votes; Eileen Dugan, Martin Connor, Frank Verderame, Nat Hendricks and Sal Ferraioli received one vote each. There was a total of 73 IND members responding; 10 had no comment; 78 couid not be reached.The Brooklyn Heights-based West Brooklyn Independent Democrats made the following endorsements for upcoming elections this year at their meeting May 9;For U.S. Senate, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark received 53 votes as compared to 1972 14th C.D. candidate Allard Lowenstein%u2019s 51, with four voting for no endorsement.Other winners were Howard Samuels for Governor; Assemblyman Tony Olivieri for Lieutenant Governor; and Bronx Borough President Robert Abrams for State Attorney General.In every race, results reflected the accuracy of The PHOENIX Poll conducted May 8, whose results were published in the May 9 issue. The balance of the poll involved candidates for U.S. Congress (despite uncertainties about the district under reapportionment), and for male and female district leaders. For Congress, the poll reported the following preferences: Sam Beard, 33; Donald Elliott, 40; Cesar Perales, 3; Priscilla Rassin, 27; undecided, 73.In the male district leader raced, the reformers poll asked: %u201c Are you aware Sal Ferraioli is considering running for male district leader?%u201d Thirty-four WBID members said they were; 142 said they were not.For female district leader, Marcella Connor received 43 votes; Nancy Wolf received 29; and 104 members were undecided.Of the total WBID membership, there was a total of 176 respondents; 17 declined comment; and 30 were not at home when the poll was conducted.Crime Cause:W eak Family( ON I INI III FROM F At,! 4Mayor s selection, and that the Mayor should be bound by the findings of such a screening committee or board.In response to a question by newly-appointed assistant commissioner of traffic Sam Azadian, Gold stated that %u201c the biggest contributor to crime is the weakening of the family structure which, in a sense, can be stretched to include the entire community.%u201d He said individuals must be made to feel responsible to and for each other.On the question of the success of former Governor Rockefeller%u2019s much-touted harsh drug laws (which Gold opposed), he stated that police policy statewide has been to prosecute the middle-level pusher, not the street pusher or street addict. Thus a reduction in the number of arrests does not reflect the success of the law but rather the implementation of police policy.%u2022' fter adjourning, the meeting nu ed on to Hillis Hall, adjoining the church, where refreshments wei %u25a0 served and where members of various oHA eomm iuees w c i C available to answer m em bers%u2019 questions.V isit Puerto RicoThe Social Science Department of St. Joseph's College is offering a unique experience to students who wish to earn two college credits by spending ten days and nine nights in Puerto Rico, visiting liisiOiic sites, architectural splendors and lively market places.The PHOENIXin a s s o c ia tio n w ithThe Brooklyn Heights Summer FestivalinvitesAll PHOENIX readers to become patrons of the Summer Festival of the Arts, 1974June Program:Patrons receive free admission to all eventsF o r S I 2, y o u b e c o m e a p a tr o n a n d re c e iv e a s u b s c rip tio n to T h e P H O E N IX fo r O N E y e a r.Or, contribute to the Festival and give The PHOENIX to a friend.A il p a tr o n s will b e a c k n o w le d g e d in th e F e stiv al P ro g ra m s.The Brooklyn Heights Summer Festival is produced in conjunction with The Township' , Grace Church, First Presbyterian Church, The Brooklyn Heights Board of Trade, and the Brooklyn Heights Association.Clip and mail this coupon to: The PHOENIX, 155 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.11201I (w e) w ish to b e c o m e a p a tro n o f th e S u m m er Festival. 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