[RED HOOK] Checkin’ in with … 76th Precinct’s Deputy Inspector Elliot Colon

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn PaperCrime is at historic lows in the 76th Precinct — which includes Gowanus, Carroll Gardens, and Red Hook — according to Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Elliot Colon, and he says you can thank Twitter! The social messaging service has helped officers there reduce overall crime — rape, robbery, assaults, burglaries, and grand larcenies — with 69 fewer crimes than last year. Shootings are also down — f