I WAS A POLICE OFFICER AT THE 84TH PRECINCT IN BROOKLYN HEIGHTS DURING THE 90`S HOTEL ST. GEORGE WAS WITHIN ITS CONFINES AND I DONT MEAN TO OFFEND ANYBODY BUT MY COLLEAGUES WILL AGREE,IF YOU WERE AT ROLL CALL AND YOUR POST FOR THE DAY WAS 100 HENRY STREET THE HOTEL`S ADDRESS,THE 1ST THING THAT CAME TO YOUR MIND WAS "WHO DID I ANGER OR WHAT DID I DO WRONG?IM SURE IT WAS NICE AT ONE TIME BUT IT WAS A HAVEN FOR DRUG ADDICTS AND TERMINALLY ILL FOLK WITH A D.O.A. (DEAD ON ARRIVAL)AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH N.Y.P.D. POLICY WAS IF THERE WAS A CALL FOR A D.O.A. THE ASSIGNED OFFICER HAS TO GUARD THE BODY UNTIL THE MEDICAL EXAMINER OR E.M.S. ARRIVED TO REMOVE THE BODY.SO IT WAS CONSIDERED MORE OF A PUNISHMENT POST TO US OFFICERS,I KNOW IT IMPROVED GREATLY SINCE THEN BUT ILL NEVER FORGET MY 1ST ASSIGNMENT THERE AS A ROOKIE THE STAFF WAS VERY CORDIAL AND THE ROOMS WERE VERY CLEAN BUT MY ASSIGNMENT WAS A DISTASTEFUL ONE
I WAS A POLICE OFFICER AT THE 84TH PRECINCT IN BROOKLYN HEIGHTS DURING THE 90`S HOTEL ST. GEORGE WAS WITHIN ITS CONFINES AND I DONT MEAN TO OFFEND ANYBODY BUT MY COLLEAGUES WILL AGREE,IF YOU WERE AT ROLL CALL AND YOUR POST FOR THE DAY WAS 100 HENRY STREET THE HOTEL`S ADDRESS,THE 1ST THING THAT CAME TO YOUR MIND WAS "WHO DID I ANGER OR WHAT DID I DO WRONG?IM SURE IT WAS NICE AT ONE TIME BUT IT WAS A HAVEN FOR DRUG ADDICTS AND TERMINALLY ILL FOLK WITH A D.O.A. (DEAD ON ARRIVAL)AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH N.Y.P.D. POLICY WAS IF THERE WAS A CALL FOR A D.O.A. THE ASSIGNED OFFICER HAS TO GUARD THE BODY UNTIL THE MEDICAL EXAMINER OR E.M.S. ARRIVED TO REMOVE THE BODY.SO IT WAS CONSIDERED MORE OF A PUNISHMENT POST TO US OFFICERS,I KNOW IT IMPROVED GREATLY SINCE THEN BUT ILL NEVER FORGET MY 1ST ASSIGNMENT THERE AS A ROOKIE THE STAFF WAS VERY CORDIAL AND THE ROOMS WERE VERY CLEAN BUT MY ASSIGNMENT WAS A DISTASTEFUL ONE