VPN-112

(VV-YTV)
21 DEC 1988
GENERAL ALARM FIRE

BELLEVILLE, NEW JERSEY

H&G INDUSTRIES
6 MAIN STREET
-LARGE FIRE SEEN FROM A DISTANCE ACROSS WATER, NEAR THE PASSAIC RIVER, INDUSTRIAL FIRE, PLUMES OF SMOKE AT NIGHT
-UN-MANNED FIRE LADDER SPRAYS WATER, WAREHOUSES AND FACTORY BURNING, BARE TREES SILHOUETTED AGAINST ORANGE FLAMES
-NEW JERSEY FIRETRUCK BACKS UP ON HIGHWAY, FIREMEN CONNECT HOSES, EMERGENCY VEHICLES AT NIGHT, MASSIVE FIRE
-HIGHWAY SIGN: MILL STREET, BELLEVILLE, NORTH NEWARK EXIT
-SIGN FOR H & G INDUSTRIES, YELLOW FIRE TRUCKS, FLASHES OF FIRE, NUTLEY NJ FIRETRUCKS

(VV-YTV)
22 DEC 1988
ROBBERY/ASSAULT PERP (OF ELDERLY WOMEN)
109 PRECINCT, QUEENS, FLUSHING
-WHITE MALE PERP IS LED THROUGH PRECINCT BY DETECTIVES AND OUT TO CAR, LONG WALK WITH HEAD UP, CREEPY LOOKING
-EXTERIOR OF 109 PRECINCT IN FLUSHING, NYC 1980S

22 DEC 1988
DOA FIRE
51-06 IRELAND STREET, QUEENS, ELMHURST
-SMALL ENGLISH TUDOR STYLE HOUSE IN QUEENS WITH ALUMINUM AWNING AND WROUGHT IRON RAILINGS, CHRISTMAS WREATH ON DOOR, FDNY FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES ON STREET AND SIDEWALK

(VV-YTV)
23 DEC 88
COP SHOOTS PERP
NORTHERN BLVD & 221 STREET, QUEENS
-NYPD COPS IN BURGER KING PARKING LOT, CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION IN BAYSIDE
-POLICE AND DETECTIVES INSIDE BURGER KING, NYC 1980S, FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS, SANTA PICTURES AND MERRY CHRISTMAS SIGNS IN WINDOWS, COP USES SCREWDRIVER FROM KNIFE ON GUN
-NYPD COP CARS IN PARKING LOT

24 DEC 1988
HOMEOWNER/DOC SHOOTS BURGLARY PERP DOA
270 68 STREET, BROOKLYN, BAY RIDGE, (NO BODY)
-EXTERIOR OF BUILDING, STAINED GLASS NUMBER LIGHT
-NYPD CRIME SCENE UNIT ON STREET, 1980S CARS, QUIET NEAT STREET
-SIGN FOR 68 PRECINCT CIVILIAN PATROL SECURITY FORCE
-NYPD 68 PRECINCT COP CAR, 1980S CARS, NYC

24 DEC 1988
EMS MEDICS PLAY SANTA TO NEEDY FAMILY
283 EAST 4 STREET, MANHATTAN, LOWER EAST SIDE
-NYC EMTS (EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS) GIVE BALLOONS, GIFTS AND MONEY ORDER TO HISPANIC MOM WITH LOTS OF KIDS
-BLACK EMT GIVES THEM A NINTENDO SYSTEM
-EMT TORRES MAKES STATEMENT ABOUT THEIR GIFT, EMTS WORKING OUT OF BELLEVUE ANSWERED A DEAR SANTA LETTER FROM THE POST OFFICE, HEARTWARMING NYC STORY, CHRISTMAS EVE

26 DEC 1988
3 ALARM FIRE, NO LOCATION OR BOROUGH
-FDNY FIRE TRUCKS, FIREFIGHTERS AT WORK, DANGEROUS JOBS, NYC 1980S, INDUSTRIAL BUILDING, FIRE HOSES

26 DEC 1988
4 SHOT
APOLLO THEATER, MANHATTAN, HARLEM
-BLACK MALE PERP IN BACK OF NYPD POLICE CAR, 28 PRECINCT
-EXTERIOR OF APOLLO THEATER, MARQUEE FOR KRS ONE AND BOOGIE DOWN, PLUS ROB BASE, COCA COLA PRESENTS, ROWDY BYSTANDERS YELL AT CAMERAMEN
-CHRISTMAS LIGHTS STRUNG ACROSS 125 STREET, HARLEM CHRISTMAS, COPS ON STREET, CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

29 DEC 1988
MULTI VEHICLE COLLISION

59 STREET BRIDGE, BETWEEN QUEENS AND MANHATTAN
-DRIVER SITS IN CAR WITH NECK BRACE, TREATED BY EMTS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, NYC
-VARIOUS 1980S CARS INVOLVED, DANGEROUS HIGHWAYS

(VV-YTV)
28 DEC 1988
ALARM FIRE W/2 DOA
72 ELM AVE.
MOUNT VERNON, NY
-BIG OLD HOUSE AT NIGHT, THE KNOLL'S INN, HISTORIC BUILDING, LANDMARK, SPRAYED WITH FIRE HOSES,
-WHITE COUPLE OUTSIDE WAIT, DISPLACED RESIDENTS, BOARDING HOUSE
-MOUNT VERNON FIRE DEPARTMENT FIREFIGHTERS
-FLAME SHOOTS OUT OF TOP FLOOR, FIREMEN ON ROOF
-RESCUE LADDER EXTENDED, MOUNT VERNON FIRE TRUCKS
-FIRE VICTIM TREATED IN FIRE TRUCK
-MOUNT VERNON FIRE COMMISSIONER MAKES STATEMENT ABOUT FIRE ON THIRD FLOOR OF HISTORIC INN
-STATEMENT BY BLACK MAYOR OF MOUNT VERNON WITH AN IRISH ACCENT, WEARING HIS OWN FIRE HAT
-FIREFIGHTER TRANSFER TO AMBULANCE
-MAYOR MAKES STATEMENT ABOUT TWO FATALITIES ON THIRD FLOOR, BYSTANDERS IN 1980S FASHIONS
-FIREMEN CARRY OUT WRAPPED BODIES OF VICTIMS AND LOAD INTO VAN

28 DEC 88
MALE STABBED DOA
152 STREET & MELROSE AV, BRONX
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