Winner: cops; loser: robbers – 66th Police Precinct salutes alert crime-buster

To the 66th Precinct’s newest “Cops of the Month,” all of the accolades and praise are just icing on the cake.

“I thought they were joking [about the ‘Cop of the Month’ award],” said Police Officer Avery Lapel after members of the 66th Precinct named him “Cop of the Month” for February.

Inspector Peter DiBlasio, the commanding officer of the 66th Precinct, said that the newcomer to the NYPD