Nov. 20, 2014 By Christian Murray
A new commanding officer has been appointed to the 108 Police Precinct, which covers Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City.
Captain John Travaglia, who has spent most of his career in Queens, will be taking over the command following the departure of Capt. Brian Hennessy.
This will be Travaglia’s first time as a commanding officer. He was most recently the executive officer at the 114th Precinct in Astoria. Prior to that, he was an executive officer at the 104th Precinct that covers Maspeth, Middle Village and Ridgewood.
Travaglia takes the top job at a time when Sunnyside has been experiencing an uptick in burglaries and other property-related crime. However, Astoria too has seen a jump in burglaries recently.
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer said that he has scheduled a meeting with Travaglia and has heard good things about him. “We look forward to meeting him as we all work to keep the neighborhood safe.”
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Welcome, please tackle Sunnyside crime visibly.
JVB says he’s heard good things? Were both of them taking a nap again while another bank was robbed? Two over paid freeloader city idiots.
Good thing he’s already on my pay roll.
Welcome, Commanding Officer Captain John Travaglia!
Is that a moustache? Shall we take bets on how long he lasts?
Best of luck. Welcome.