Police News Roundup (Special Easter Edition).
Hats off to the patrol cop responsible for breaking the case of the brutal rape of a thirteen-year old girl in Bellevue Hospital on Friday. While off-duty, PO George Wolfrom heard the description of the rapist on the radio. He remembered an incident the night before where he handled an aided case involving an emotionally disturbed woman that was sent to Bellevue. It turns out that the woman's husband appears to be the perpetrator, and this is what brought him to Bellevue to begin with. Officer Wolfram followed up with detectives who got their man. This is great police work and deserves a good deal of recognition. Story in the Times, Post, Daily News, and Newsday.

A firefighter and former twelve-year veteran of the NYPD was arrested for Manslaughter and DWI on Friday in Brooklyn after the vehicle he was driving struck another car, killing the occupant. Details also in the Times, Post, Daily News, and Newsday.

The Daily News has a story about the unsung Sanitation Police and their battle against illegal dumpers. Hey, somebody's got to do it.

WNBC reports another firefighter arrested for DWI and other charges in a road rage incident in Staten Island earlier today.

While it's not strictly a police item, Michael Daly in the Daily News has a nice story about the Good Friday procession in Brooklyn to the WTC. It's good reading.

And in the "is that an egg in your pocket or are you just happy to see me" department, a group of youngsters in Flint Michigan were involved in an Easter egg hunt when they found something a little less round and tasty. Police report that while looking for eggs on school grounds, the kids found two loaded handguns. Officials don't know who left the weapons on school grounds but Base10 doesn't think the Easter Bunny is going to be very happy with those responsible.

Have a Happy Easter!
- posted by Base10 @ 6:35 PM