Victim of 43rd Ave. attack passes away
Lou Rispoli
Lou Rispoli, the victim of the brutal beating on 43rd Avenue last Saturday, passed away last night at around 9pm.
He was surrounded by his loved ones.
The family urge people with information to come forward.
The New York City Police Department, the Mayor’s Office and Crime Stoppers are now offering a reward in the amount of $22,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible. Witnesses should call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 577-TIPS.
I saw a flyer at Met Grocery but there was no pic attached. No one knows what the victim looks like. I heard of this attack becos I’m frequently check this website. Most ppl dont know this website exists and hence have no idea such a horrible crime happened here.
We need more flyers with his picture all over sunnyside, especially at the subway entrance. Every person who enters the subway should see it.
The posters seeking info/tips were posted by Jimmy van Bramer’s office, not the NYPD. Kudos to JVB’s office for trying to help in any way possible.
A NYPD detective knocked on every door in the building Saturday afternoon, and a representative from JVB’s office knocked on every door, passing out flyers in English and Spanish, on Thursday afternoon.
If this tragic event had happened in summer, we all would have heard. At 3am with the windows closed, we heard nothing and were unaware of what had happened until the detective showed up the next day.
@4100 resident as far as I know this crime happened sat nite/sun morning oct 20/21 so when were the cops interviewing people???. It s a total disgrace the way this case s being handled by the 108
The police lost a lot of time waiting for this to be upgraded to homicide. I sure hope they are in restaurants and bars showing the victim’s photo and looking at the security cameras – provided that the owners have not already taped over last week’s film. If it were my relative I would hire a private investigator but this reflects my impatience with the 108th.
I am a resident of 4100 43rd Avenue. I live on the 43rd Avenue side and nobody and I mean NOBODY has come to talk to me. The NYPD have not attempted to contact me, have not left a note, nothing. A tenant put a note up in the elevator asking people to contact management demanding that they install security cameras. That sign was torn down (by management, I’m sure) and there are no flyers regarding the crime in this building. The police were out front all evening last Sunday doing what, exactly? Any evidence of the crime would have been long gone. According to what I am reading in the comments, it sounds like they threw the victim into the ambulance and everyone took off and didn’t bother actually investigating anything that night. This can’t possibly be police protocol. If there were so many cops there at the scene as stated by one commentor, then they can’t claim they were understaffed. What is going on?!?!
@mike @44th street. I will update with date and info. Thanks for supporting the idea. I really want to get the support of the community to make this happen.
Please be safe during the hurricane!
Unfortunately ( unless the crime takes place in central park) the days of good old detective work are a thing of the past. Video killed the radio star and security cameras have bred a generation of lazy detectives who if they can’t find an instant picture of a suspect will quickly move onto the next case. It’s much easier to sit in a nice warm room, checking out security cameras, with a selection of donuts at your disposal than have to bang on doors and dig for leads. Looks like the storm might be an excuse for the 108 to avoid a lot of embarrassing questions tomorrow night. Poor old Colombo would turn in his grave
Skillmanite, I had the same thought. The 108th should have been canvassing restaurants, bars, whatever, from the getgo and showing the victim’s photo. Since tonight’s meeting of the 108th police council has been cancelled, I am afraid they will lose interest in solving this crime. You are right: they do not like interviewing potential witnesses – too much time to Mirandize them.
I would hire a private investigator if it were my relative.
Now I just read that he did not get out of a car with these three perpetrators, that they got out and went after him. Which is it? This story needs to be kept in the news to shake people up so somebody talks.