Hunts Point News: NYPD MDs?

Hunts Point News: NYPD MDs?: NYPD MDs? Cops Save Life with New Drug #NYPD #Drugs #Heroin By Alex Cayman BRONX, NEW YORK, JANUARY 15- A pair of hero cops...

NYPD MDs?

NYPD MDs?

Cops Save Life with New Drug

#NYPD #Drugs #Heroin

By Alex Cayman

BRONX, NEW YORK, JANUARY 15- A pair of hero cops and a new drug issued to police officers recently-- saved a young man's life in the Soundview section on the morning of New Year's Eve.

Officers and paramedics were dispatched for an unconscious teen at 1020 Boynton Avenue, at 10:45 a.m. on December 31. Patrolman Fernando Gonzalez and his partner officer Brenda Colon of the 43rd Precinct arrived and discovered the still-unidentified 18-year-old male, who was unconscious and unresponsive.

Gonzalez quickly administered the new drug Naloxone intranasal spray or Narcan as it is often called-- and officials say the teen immediately regained consciousness and was rushed to Jacobi Hospital.

The unidentified victim is expected to make a complete recovery. Naloxone counters the effects of an acute opiate overdose and is delivered without the use of a needle. It is sprayed into the victim’s nose, thus speeding-up the drug's delivery time.

In May, 2014 members of the NYPD were issued the counter-acting drug after a resurgence of the heroin epidemic.

The more than $1 million to fund the new Community Overdose Prevention Program came from the office of State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Deputy Inspector Russell Green of the 43rd Precinct congratulated the two officers and stated, "Officers Gonzalez and Colon did a great job remaining calm and saving a life in a stressful situation.”

William Rivera, the Chairman of Community Board # 9 offered, "We thank the officers for their quick response and their training," with the new drug.

Rivera said of the program that puts Naloxone at the fingertips of officers, "This is an example that this program is needed and will be supported for some time.” 

The NYPD could not immediately say how many lives were saved with the drug since the program began, but Elisheva Zakheim of the FDNY stated that the drug has been used by paramedics since the 1970's and added, "The drug was administered by paramedic units more than 3,000 times in 2014, and an average of 40 times monthly.”

Zakheim added that Emergency Medical Technicians also began carrying the drug in 2014.

Hunts Point News: Worker Killed in Freak Accident

Hunts Point News: Worker Killed in Freak Accident: Worker Killed in Freak Accident #NYPD #FreakAccident By David Greene BRONX, NEW YORK, JANUARY 14- Investigators continue to p...

Worker Killed in Freak Accident

Worker Killed in Freak Accident

#NYPD #FreakAccident

By David Greene

BRONX, NEW YORK, JANUARY 14- Investigators continue to piece together the events that led up to a worker being sucked into a cement-mixer in Hunts Point. Officials say the man died instantly.

Officers from the 41st Precinct were called to the intersection of Fox Street and Simpson Street in the Hunts Point section at 1:21 p.m. on January 6.

Cops say the victim was "unconscious and unresponsive," with severe trauma to his body. Officials would use a sheet to cover the gruesome scene as they investigated.

After a preliminary investigation conducted by the NYPD's Crash Investigation Squad, officials say the victim, identified as Edraz Lopez, 46, of Queens, NY., was having a mechanical problem with his 1996 Freightliner cement truck.

One police source explained, "When the victim went underneath the vehicle he became pinned in the rotating cement mixer.”

Paramedics arrived and quickly pronounced Lopez dead at the scene.

Lopez, who worked for Cova Concrete Corporation in Jamaica, NY., was delivering the cement to a construction site at the location at the time of his death.

Calls to Cova went straight to voice-mail, where a voice offered,

"Happy Holidays." The company later declined to comment on the incident.

Hunts Point News: Pain in the Ass Gunman Caught on Tape

Hunts Point News: Pain in the Ass Gunman Caught on Tape: Pain in the Ass Gunman Caught on Tape #NYPD #Gunman BRONX, NEW YORK, JANUARY 14- Cops are looking for a real dumb ass who was caug...

Pain in the Ass Gunman Caught on Tape

Pain in the Ass Gunman Caught on Tape

#NYPD #Gunman

BRONX, NEW YORK, JANUARY 14- Cops are looking for a real dumb ass who was caught on tape shooting a man in front of his home.

Surveillance video shows the man pulling out a revolver and opening fire at around 11:55 p.m. on December 19. Cops say the gunman targeted his victim as the man stood outside his Sedgwick Avenue home. One bullet struck the victim in his buttocks.

The gunman is described as Hispanic with a light complexion. 

Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are confidential.

Hunts Point News: Spirit of Giving Continues

Hunts Point News: Spirit of Giving Continues: Spirit of Giving Continues Pols Hand out Gifts at 3 Kings Celebration #3KingsDay BRONX, NEW YORK, JANUARY 12- State Senator Jeff ...