Crime & Safety
Kensington: Meet Your New Police Captain
Capt. David A. Wall became the new captain of the 66th Precinct last week.
KENSINGTON, BROOKLYN — Kensington's 66th Precinct has a new captain as of last week. Capt. David A. Wall replaced Deputy Inspector Kenneth Quick as the new commanding officer, according to the NYPD.
Capt. Wall was previously the executive officer of the 71st Precinct in Crown Heights and joined the Department in 1998, a police spokesperson told Patch.
The 66th Precinct covers Kensington, Midwood and Borough Park. The precinct is divided between residential and commercial areas, and the largest segment of the population consists of many Hassidic and Orthodox Jewish Communities.
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The precinct has over 300 religious institutions in it, comprised mostly of Hassidic and Orthodox Synagogues and Yeshivas.
Quick joined the 66th Precinct in March 2015, and was promoted from captain to Deputy Inspector on Dec. 21.
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