Amaris Castillo
Detective Feris Jones was honoured by the President of the Borough of Brooklyn Marty Markowitz Thursday morning for his heroic actions last Saturday.(Amaris Castillo/The Brooklyn ink)?
Feris Jones seems to be surprised to see photographers waiting for her when she arrived at the Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza in downtown Brooklyn Thursday morning.? NYPD detective smiled shyly for the camera and then examined more later.
Behaviour discrete agent of 50 years is contrasted its shares last Saturday, when she exchanged fire with a man tries to keep a Bedford-Stuyvesant hairdressing salon.The incident brought its published reputation and a promotion to detective Tuesday by Mayor Bloomberg and police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.?
Detective Jones in his dress uniform was officially honoured as a hero with a ceremony chaired by the President of the Borough of Brooklyn Marty Markowitz and assisted Thursday by the city of New York, elected representatives, colleagues and friends.
Jones has worked in a NYPD crime lab in Queens for 20 years and prefers to be called Jonesy.Elle received her hair done inside entrance natural Hair Salon of Sabine at 320 Franklin Avenue when a teenager armed with a pistol stormed in and tried to steal enterprise.
According to police, when Jones detachment itself identified the man, he fired a shot in his direction.On behalf of the police of the incident, as indicated in the Daily News, detachment Jones drew his gun and fired five out of the drawer, which struck the gun in his hand and blew the doorknob offshore, trapping him inside store.
No injuries were signalés.Le Daily News reported that made human flight after kicking on the glass on the lower part of the entrance door.
The suspect, Winston Cox, 19, was captured Monday and charged with attempted murder, attempted theft, criminal possession of a weapon.
? Markowitz said that neither he nor Jonesy is really proud of Cox.
"Shame", he said. "We lost him God thanks Jonesy was to ensure that it did not take anyone with him - and this is the article.
The President of the arrondissement describes behaviour of Cox as dangerous to the public and himself.
"To ensure that when a young person commits an offence under the Act,"said Markowitz, "it is time to tag as young and provide the attention required to ensure that this young person's chances of a positive and productive life." ""
Assembly Joseph r. Lentol (D-Northern Brooklyn) spoke directly from detachment Jones.
"As each New Yorkers, each Brooklynite who heard the story of your heroism we really and indeed proud," he said, "not only address the fire, but also that the author survived."
"Amen as!" shouted someone from the crowd.
On a lighter note, parliamentary Lentol said he thought that this should be a movie.It has even established a title.
A "Feris Jones Day Off," dit.La ri crowd.
Sabine Bellevue, enter Hair Sabine natural forced to a salon owner spoke her experience traumatic last Saturday.(Amaris Castillo/The Brooklyn of ink)
As other elected officials spoke, detachment Jones continued to smile shyly to next tribune.Ses hair was dreadlocked and cleverly twisted in a large bun on tête.Ses eyes widened whenever it has recognized someone in the crowd.
Markowitz introduced Jones detachment with a proclamation declaring the day as recognition detective Feris Jones.Il day presented detachment Jones with a replica of a gift, he said he only gives the Presidents and Prime Ministers from other countries as a token of the memory of the city, Brooklyn Bridge.
Sabine Bellevue, Sabine, hosted detachment Jones with a big bouquet of flowers hair salon owner.
"It was God who placed him", she said detachment Jones.
The room is currently closed due to damage, Bellevue stated later in said journalistes.Elle expects to be reopened in mid-November.
S/d Jones was the last to speak at podium.Ses eyelids still wet with tears, she shyly brandishing group of photographers near lui.Elle congestion level simply wanted to give thanks.
"At least we are all in one piece," she says. ""That was the main objective".
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