01-31-2014, 11:01 AM
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
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Raymond Morillo, 33 ^, escaped from the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens Village around 11:25 a.m. Tuesday by switching clothing with a friend who was visiting him, police said.
Cops nabbed the accomplice but Morillo remains at large, according to a police update emailed late Tuesday.
“I mean, how can you put that person in a mental facility if he committed murder?” said Syed Wasi, 34, a security guard who lives just a few blocks from the towering facility.
“We went out of our way to try and partner with Creedmoor,” said Frank Toner of the Rocky Hill Civic Association. “I go to quarterly meetings there, and then something like this happens.”
After he was told about the escape by The News, Toner sent a series of emails to neighbors.“The community is going to be nervous about this,” he said.
City Councilman Mark Weprin, whose district includes Creedmoor, said he was especially worried about the schools that sit adjacent to the facility.
“I’m very concerned and disappointed none of the local schools were notified,” said Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens). “There should have been a warning and some procedure if this happens during school hours.”
Bloodhounds were taken to the scene on Tuesday but the dogs lost Morillo’s scent, police said.
Morillo, who served 14 years in prison for assault and manslaughter, was at the psychiatric center for evaluation.
He had completed his jail time and was admitted to Creedmor for evaluation purposes, and was not there by court order, police from the 105th Precinct told officials in an email obtained by The News. Police noted that Morillo was to be released in a matter of days.
Morillo’s mother lives near Creedmoor, but Morillo has been known to frequent Richmond Hill and Ozone Park, police said.
State Sen. Tony Avella fired off a letter to the New York state Office of Mental Health and demanded an in-person briefing of the incident.
Morillo is described as Hispanic, 5-foot-11, and weighing 215 pounds. He has a teardrop tattoo below his left eye and was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, white sweater and tan pants, according to the station.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/quee...-1.1596971
Raymond Morillo, 33 ^, escaped from the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens Village around 11:25 a.m. Tuesday by switching clothing with a friend who was visiting him, police said.
Cops nabbed the accomplice but Morillo remains at large, according to a police update emailed late Tuesday.
“I mean, how can you put that person in a mental facility if he committed murder?” said Syed Wasi, 34, a security guard who lives just a few blocks from the towering facility.
“We went out of our way to try and partner with Creedmoor,” said Frank Toner of the Rocky Hill Civic Association. “I go to quarterly meetings there, and then something like this happens.”
After he was told about the escape by The News, Toner sent a series of emails to neighbors.“The community is going to be nervous about this,” he said.
City Councilman Mark Weprin, whose district includes Creedmoor, said he was especially worried about the schools that sit adjacent to the facility.
“I’m very concerned and disappointed none of the local schools were notified,” said Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens). “There should have been a warning and some procedure if this happens during school hours.”
Bloodhounds were taken to the scene on Tuesday but the dogs lost Morillo’s scent, police said.
Morillo, who served 14 years in prison for assault and manslaughter, was at the psychiatric center for evaluation.
He had completed his jail time and was admitted to Creedmor for evaluation purposes, and was not there by court order, police from the 105th Precinct told officials in an email obtained by The News. Police noted that Morillo was to be released in a matter of days.
Morillo’s mother lives near Creedmoor, but Morillo has been known to frequent Richmond Hill and Ozone Park, police said.
State Sen. Tony Avella fired off a letter to the New York state Office of Mental Health and demanded an in-person briefing of the incident.
Morillo is described as Hispanic, 5-foot-11, and weighing 215 pounds. He has a teardrop tattoo below his left eye and was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, white sweater and tan pants, according to the station.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/quee...-1.1596971