NYPD Roosevelt Island Community Officer Dino Sitaris Commended By Roosevelt Island Residents Association For His Service To The Community – RIRA Also Approves Motion Opposing Use Of Tasers By RIOC Public Safety Department

During last night’s Common Council Meeting, the Roosevelt Island Residents Association ( RIRA ) approved the following motion by its Public Safety Committee commending NYPD Officer Dino Sitaris

Image of Officer Sitaris At Farmers Market October 2011

for his service to the Roosevelt Island community.

Commendation for Officer Sitaras:
The PSC would like to present a motion, requesting a vote of support from the RIRA Common Council to present the following commendation to Officer Sitaras. We are asking that the RIRA President write a letter to Deputy Inspector Cirabisi, presently the Deputy Inspector who oversees the 114th, informing him of the commendation, with Officer Sitaras ccd on the letter.

It is with great pleasure that we award Office Sitaras this commendation for his service to the Roosevelt Island community. Officer Sitaras’ enthusiastic approach to community policing and the excellent rapport that he has generated with the Island residents has been instrumental in providing a safe and secure environment on Roosevelt Island.

Here’s what happened.

The RIRA Common Council also approved this motion by its Public Safety Committee opposing the arming of Roosevelt Island Public Safety Department, both officers and supervisors, with Tasers.

MOTION: The RIRA Common Council is opposed to arming Public Safety officers or supervisors with Tasers and recommends to the RIOC Board of Directors that they turn down this request.

Here’s what happened:

More on the Roosevelt Island Taser issue from previous posts.