Instead, he said, the commander of the 30th Precinct told them the police have done all they can.

He has been commander of the 79th Precinct for almost two years.

Precinct commanders are held to account if the number of complaints starts to rise, he said.

Precinct commanders are in touch with school principals to stay on top of developing trouble.

Precinct commanders already keep track of what the police call "drug locations" and "hot spots."

Precinct commanders and their superiors can then deploy more officers to those areas.

Precinct commanders are held accountable for solving the problems.

Precinct commanders who fail to get good marks from the public will find their careers in a tailspin.

Last week the captain was promoted to commander of the 110th Precinct in Queens.

Precinct commanders are held accountable for the results.