Captain Jose Navarro said that crime was beginning to drop from a rise felt in October, due to an increase of 60 temporary police officers assigned to the area. (Flickr/Jag9889)
UPPER MANHATTAN — An influx of 60 temporary police officers targeted to the lower portion of the 34th Precinct has helped reduce crime in Upper Manhattan, police said Wednesday night.
"For the first time in weeks we are seeing a decrease in crime," Captain Jose Navarro of the 34th Precinct said during a Community Board 12 public safety meeting.
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