Here Are Your Crown Heights and Lefferts Gardens Neighborhood Cops

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — The NYPD has been stressing its use of community policing. Under the system, police precincts are divided into four quadrants, with two officers dedicated to each (in addition to the regular patrols in place).

Those two Neighborhood Coordinating Officers (or NCOs) are tasked with knowing their area of responsibility intimately, and being known by their local residents. The NYPD says the approach improves police-community relations, which helps drive down crime.

Each NCO also has a department-issued cell phone and email address, which can be contacted by residents who want to share tips or report an issue.

Crown Heights and Lefferts Gardens are patrolled by the NYPD's 71st Precinct. Here's a map of the four NCO quadrants in the 71st:

And here are the NCOs assigned to each quadrant, with their email addresses (we've reached out to them for their cell phone numbers, and we'll update this post when we receive that information):

Sector A: Covers Washington Avenue to New York Avenue, and Empire Boulevard to Eastern Parkway

• Officer Sandy Peralta, sandy.peralta@nypd.org
• Officer Tetsola Santiago, tetsola.santiago@nypd.org

Sector B: Covers New York Avenue to Rochester Avenue, and Empire Boulevard to Eastern Parkway

• Officer Daniel Oh (we're trying to confirm Officer Oh's email address)

Sector C: Covers Ocean Avenue to New York Avenue, and Empire Boulevard to Clarkson Avenue

• Officer Sean Needham, sean.needham@nypd.org
• Officer Max Gardner (we're trying to confirm Officer Gardner's email address)

Sector D: Covers New York Avenue to Utica Avenue, and Empire Boulevard to Clarkson Avenue

• Officer Paul Parkinson, paul.parkinson@nypd.org
• Officer Kevin Haniff, kevin.haniff@nypd.org

The precinct's NCOs will also be attending the 71st's upcoming community council meetings, which are open to the public. The meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month (except in August) at 7:30 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is on Sep. 18. It will take place at M.S. 61, located at 400 Empire Blvd.

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