66th Precinct Plainclothes Teams Catch Kensington Perps

Planning always helps, Commander Michael Deddo insists.

To counteract a rash of Kensington burglaries, Sgt. Eddie Wheeler, head of the 66th Precinct’s AntiCrime Unit’s Day Team, developed a plan that within 48 hours had netted six kids working in teams of three who police think regularly burgled in our area.

Then on June 18, the Night Team, led by Sgt. Wong, and working well past its 4am quitting time, arrested two 20-year-old men not long after they’d robbed a 62-year-old man at 3:30am as he was walking from his car to his house. The cops recovered the victim’s cell phone, wallet, and money, a total value of $960, and returned them to him.

The precinct thinks these arrests “will close out the robbery pattern” in Kensington, but confirmation awaits further investigation.

DI Deddo is pictured above on the left, posing with the AntiCrime Unit’s Day and Night Teams, who, for their efforts, were named the 66th Precinct’s Cops of this Month at the June Community Council Meeting. From left to right: Sgt. Eddie Wheeler, head of the Day Team; Sgt. Wong, of the Night Team; Officer Dave Williams, Night; Officer Osamah Salem, Day; Officers Martinez and Pulawski, Night; and pictured far right is the assistant to Councilman Carlos Menchaca, District 38.