Police Blotter
103rd Precinct
Person of interest sought for fired shot
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Jamaica
Detectives want to talk to a man
connected with a shooting at a Jamaica
intersection last month during which a
fired bullet grazed a man’s head.
The NYPD released on Sept. 4 video
footage of the person of interest connected
to the Aug. 28 shooting, which
occurred at 8:45 p.m. at the corner of
Jamaica Avenue and 162nd Street.
According to law enforcement
sources, a 44-year-old man sat in the
passenger’s seat of a vehicle stopped at
the intersection when an unidentified
male fired a shot. The bullet shattered
the rear window and grazed the victim’s
head.
After the shot rang out, the unidentified
male fled the location in an unknown
direction, police said. At this
point in the investigation, sources
said, it’s not clear whether the shooter
targeted the victim.
Officers from the 103rd Precinct
and EMS units responded to the incident.
Paramedics brought the man to
Jamaica Hospital for treatment of his
injuries.
The person of interest in the assault
case is shown in the security camera
footage wearing an orange du-rag,
matching sweatshirt and sweatpants,
and blue sneakers while carrying a
blue backpack.
Anyone with information regarding
his whereabouts can call Crime
Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish,
dial 888-57-PISTA). All calls are kept
confidential.
102nd Precinct
Woodhaven
Robbers leave teen without shoes
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Detectives need the public’s help in
finding a group of men who robbed a
teenager of his belongings — including
his sneakers — on the streets of
Woodhaven earlier this month.
Police said the knifepoint robbery
occurred at around 3:15 a.m. on Sept.
3 near the corner of 85th Avenue and
96th Street.
According to law enforcement
sources, the group approached a 17-
year-old male as he walked home. One
of the crooks pulled out a blue knife
and demanded the teenager’s property.
The group then forcibly removed
the victim’s Nike sneakers, an iPhone
and a backpack and fled the scene in
an unknown direction, authorities
said.
Officers from the 102nd Precinct responded
to the incident. The teenager
did not suffer injuries.
The 102nd Precinct published photos
of the perpetrators in a Sept. 6 post
to its Twitter account. Anyone with
information about the robbery or the
crooks’ whereabouts can call the 102nd
114th Precinct
Astoria
Murder in apt.
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Police are investigating the death
of a woman who was found in an Astoria
home last week with cuts on her
chest.
Authorities said that at 1:20 p.m.
on Sept. 5, officers from the 114th Precinct
responded to a 911 call regarding
a foul odor coming from a second-floor
apartment on Steinway Street near
25th Avenue.
Upon their arrival, police found a
28-year-old woman lying on the floor,
unconscious and unresponsive, with
lacerations to her chest.
EMS responded to the apartment
and declared the victim dead at the
scene. Police have withheld the victim’s
identity, pending family notification.
Police officially ruled the incident
a homicide on Sept. 9. No arrests have
been made as of press time.
106th Precinct
South Ozone Park
Precinct Detective Squad at 718-805-
3212.
Woman killed in deadly hit-and-run crash
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Cops are looking for a driver who
fled the scene after running a red light
in South Ozone Park and smashing his
vehicle into another car on Tuesday
morning, killing the passenger inside,
police reported.
Authorities said that at 1:14 a.m. on
Sept. 10, police responded to a 911 call
regarding a motor vehicle collision at
the intersection of 126th Street and
111th Avenue.
Upon their arrival, officers from the
106th Precinct found that a red Honda
CR-V had collided into Elegant Floral
Design, located at 125-19 111th Ave., after
a gray Lexus SUV had crashed into
it.
Police found a 56-year-old woman
in the driver’s seat of the Honda. Near
the car, they found 72-year-old Gilda
Lascano, who had been in the passenger’s
seat until she was hurled from
the Honda by the impact. Both suffered
trauma to their bodies.
A preliminary investigation found
that Lascano and the 56-year-old woman
were heading northbound on 126th
Street in the Honda CR-V. As the vehicle
traversed the intersection at 111th
Avenue, the male driver of the Lexus
ran through the red light and collided
with the Honda.
The impact of the collision caused
Lascano to be ejected from her seat,
law enforcement sources said. The
Honda then proceeded to crash into
the window of a nearby flower shop.
Police said that the driver of the
Lexus then fled the scene on foot down
111th Avenue.
EMS responded to the location and
pronounced Lascano dead at the scene.
The driver was taken to Jamaica Hospital
in stable condition.
No arrests have been made at this
time. The investigation is ongoing.
Reach reporter Emily Davenport
by email at edavenport@qns.com or by
phone at (718) 260-2576.
10 TIMESLEDGER, SEPT. 13-19, 2019 BT QNS.COM
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