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There was also a tour of the station house, led by Community Affairs Officer Emile Dufau, but only a handful of people came to visit.One of the places they saw was the RIP unit, which deals with identifying suspects in a crime.While in the RIP room, Boonie Bellamy, who was on the tour, asked about the process, because, she said, her pocket had been picked around a year ago, and while she had brought the police a complete description of the man who picked it, and his first name (he had been wearing a medallion with his name on it), he was never picked up. The RIP officer said that it is difficult to prove someone is a pickpocket without actually finding the victim%u2019s property on them, but Officer Dufau said that the man should have been picked up.On the second floor, the visitors got to see the Detective%u2019s Room (the sign in the doorway which announces the Detectives Room has written underneath it %u201cThe Whale Pen%u201d ). Here, people who have reported a crime give their statements. The detectives share the room with the precinct%u2019s anti-crime unit.The tour also included the precinct%u2019s seven holding cells, each with a sink, a toilet, and awooaen board which ioiris down from the wall to serve as a bed. There are no mattresses and no blankets, but the cells are not meant to be permanent, said Officer Dufau, just a place to put someone who has been arrested, before handing them over to the judicial process.The precinct house was built oi 1890, making it the oldest station still in use in New York City. There are plans to construct a new station house starting next year, so that by the 88th Precinct%u2019s centennial in 1990, it will have moved into a brand-new building.Sgt. Knauf says that the precinct has two programs which should be of interest to community groups. The Burglary Awareness Program and the Robbery Awareness Program, run by Officers Laureano and Randall, consist of a short film, slides, pamphlets, a lecture and a question and answer period.Knauf says that, surprisingly, there have been more calls about the burglary program than the one on robberies. %u201cYou%u2019d think people would be more concerned about muggings and robberies than burglaries. If someone breaks into your house, they can take your stereo, but you%u2019re okay. If you%u2019re mugged, they can hit your over the head with a pipe.%u201dThe officers will travel anywhere in Brooklyn to give the program, and if your group can not find a place to meet for the program, they will arrange for a place. For further information, call Officer Laureano at 636-2101.N.Y.P.D.TWO WITH SUBARU: Officer Sanchez arrested two people May 20 at 1:15pm on charges of grand larceny theft of an auto. Jaime Melendez, 23, of 13th St. and Samir Abbas, 20, of 12th St. were caught trying to steal a 1982 Subaru by breaking in to the rear passenger side window.BRUTAL THIEF: Barry Welch, 23, of Prospect Ave. was arrested by Officer DiGiacomo May 16 at 10:30am. He was charged with robbing a 59-year-old woman after knocking her down, causing a laceration to her left knee, and resisting arrest. The arrest took place on 1st St. between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.CAUGHT IN ACT: John Serridio, 16, of 13th St. was arrested for attempted burglary and possession of burglary tools after a witness heard noises in the backyard and found him attempting to break into the sliding door of the next-door neighbor%u2019s house. Officer Todona made the arrest on May 20 at 2:25pm at 31113th St.NON-LOCAL ROBBED: A car with Washington, D.C., plates was broken into and the radio removed by Charles Wold, 24, of 4th St. who was arrested by Officer Kallafish May 19 at 3:40am. The arrest took place at 925 President St., and Wold was also charged with possession of burglary tools.STREET ROBBERY: On May 21 at 5pm, a 27-year-old female was pushed to the ground by two perpetrators at Hamilton Ave. and Clinton St. and $433 was taken from her, as well as her purse and some papers.TRAIN ATTEMPT: There\ted robbery at the Carroll St. subway station on May 18, at 2am. A 32-year-old male was grabbed from behind, but after he yelled, the perpetrators fled.CAR AND MORE: A robbery and grand larceny auto theft took place on the comer of Henry and Pacific Streets on May 19,8:55pm. The 50-year-old male victim was leaving Long Island College Hospital when the first perpetrator demanded his car keys after showing him a revolver in a paper bag. A second perpetrator also had a paper bag. The two tried to force him into the car with them, but he fled. They got away with his BMW, valued at $31,000, an unknown amount of cash and checks, the radio auto stereo cassette valued at $800, and $14 in bridge tokens.BREAK-IN: The apartment of a 41-yearold woman on Congress St. between Henry St. and Hicks St. was broken into through a forced hallway door entry. The robbery took place on May 21 between 1:30 and 8pm. A Sonv Betamax. valued at 1600. credit r a r d schecks and cash were all stolen.VAN BREAK-IN: Between 10:15pm on May 19 and 11pm on May 20 there was a grand larceny at a company located on Pacific St. between Clinton and CourtStreets. The thieves entered a van and removed a video machine valued at $2000, and $200 worth of clothes.OLDEST TRICK: A 21-year-old female reported she had been robbed after a perpetrator took $300 in cash from her upon the promise of a new television set. But, the would-be salesman never returned. The incident took place on the comer of Hamilton Ave. and Smith St. on May 17 at 1:10pm.WANTED MORE: At 11:14pm on May 16, a 27-year-old male was stopped walking down Verrandah Pl. between Henry and Clinton Streets by two perpetrators. When they demanded his money, he handed over a dollar, but they threatened his life if he could not produce more, so he handed over $200 and a watch to them, and they immediately fled.NO MONEY: A 41-year old man walking at 446 Atlantic Avenue on May 21 at 1:10 am was approached from behind by a man who grabbed him, forced him to the ground and stuck a knife to his throat, demanding money. The perpetrator removed his wallet and fled, escaping with credit cards and identification but no money.TOOK BAG: A male, 20, was approached by a man who stated that he had a gun in a brown paper bag while walking at Atlantic Avenue and Smith Street on May 20 at 10:40am. The perpetrator said that he wanted the man%u2019s chain and then took the bag he was carrying and the chain. He escaped with property valued at $650.ROBBER ARRESTED: A man who forcibly took jewelry from the apartment of a 41-year-old woman living at 121 Smith Street and threatened her with a loaded weapon was arrested by P.O. Steven Armetti from the 84th Precinct. He arrested Jose Cruz of 182 Bergen Street. The robbery occurred on May i 17 at 5:05 pm.REMSEN ROBBERY: A male, 43, was robbed at knifepoint on May 16 at 8:45pm while walking on Remsen Street between Henry and Hicks Streets. The male perpetrator told him: %u201cgive it up or I%u2019m going to cut you.%u201d He escaped with $200.ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBER: Hakan Alfattah of St. Nicholas Place was arrested on May 13 at 12:55pm after he passed a threatening note to a bank teller in the 16 Court Street branch of Chase Manhattan Bank, who then activated the bank alarm. Alfattah was arrested while still standing at the teller%u2019s booth in the bank by Highway Police Officer Santuro.BEER ROBBER: Thomas Pressis, 37, of Joralemoh Street was arrested nn M%u00bbv iiafter stealing a can of beer at gun point \store at 112 Court Street at 12:20pm. The gun turned out to be a toy gun and P.O. Joseph Bingler from the 76th Precinct made the arrest.P ag e 38, T H E P H O E N IX , M ay 29, 1986