Police Blotter
111th Precinct
Bayside
Off-duty captain discovers stolen vehicles
BY JENNA BAGCAL
An off-duty Bayside police captain’s
jog resulted in the arrest of three car
thieves this weekend.
On Sept. 21, Captain John Hall of
the 111th Precinct was out taking a jog
on Joe Michael’s Mile by the Bayside
Marina when he saw a license plate
that looked familiar.
“I recognized the plate from the
car that was stolen in Bayside the day
earlier: I saw a white Mercedes parked
in the lot at the marina, looked at the
plate, and recognized it. That’s when
I called my precinct and told them to
send some units over,” Hall said.
According to The Daily News, multiple
officers responded to the scene
and found three men sleeping in the
Mercedes, which the trio allegedly
stole from the vicinity of 53rd Avenue
and 208th Street on Sept. 20. Police also
found a stolen SUV nearby which was
reportedly from Nassau County.
A tweet from the 111th Precinct Twitter
confirmed that the robbers also were
in possession of stolen credit cards.
Cops arrested three Queens residents
— 18-year-old Jorge Alvarez and
21-year-old Matthew Garcia of Corona
and 19-year-old Adrian Gonzalez of
Fresh Meadows — and charged them
with grand larceny auto, criminal possession
of stolen property and resisting
arrest.
Police also charged Gonzalez and
Garcia with criminal possession of
stolen property in reference to stolen
credit cards from victims in Nassau
County and the 111th Precinct, respectively.
Hall confirmed that the investigation
is ongoing.
The 15-year NYPD veteran became
the 111th Precinct captain in March
2018. Prior to commanding the northeast
Queens precinct, Hall served as
an officer in West Harlem, a narcotic’s
detective in Manhattan South, a sergeant
in the Bronx and special projects
lieutenant in Chinatown.
104th Precinct
Glendale
Suspect sought in three Glendale burglaries
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Cops are looking for a crook who
burglarized three Glendale homes over
the course of a week.
Authorities say that at 5:20 a.m. on
Sept. 10, an unknown man broke into a
residence in the vicinity of 73rd Street
and Central Avenue by going through
the basement door. Once inside, the
crook stole two tablets and jewelry.
At 1:50 p.m. that same day, the suspect
broke into another residence in
the vicinity of 67th Street and Myrtle
Avenue and stayed in the home’s vestibule.
The suspect then fled without
The suspect struck again one week
later on Sept. 17. At 11 a.m. that day, the
crook broke in a residence in the vicinity
of 69th Street and Cooper Avenue
through a rear second floor window.
Once inside, the suspect took an iPad
and jewelry.
Police released photos of the suspect,
taken from surveillance footage
at the crime scenes.
Anyone with information in regard
to this incident is asked to call
the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at
1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,
1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can
also submit their tips by logging onto
the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter
@NYPDTips. All calls are strictly
confidential.
Reach reporter Emily Davenport by
e-mail at edavenport@qns.com or by
phone at (718) 260-2567.
109th Precinct
Murray Hill
taking any property.
Cops eye suspect in Murray Hill robbery
BY ZACHARY GEWELB
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Cops are searching for a suspect wanted
in connection with a Sunday morning robbery
in Murray Hill.
According to authorities, a 63-year-old
man was walking in the vicinity of Sanford
Avenue and 159th Street just before 1 a.m. on
Sept. 22 when he was approached by an unidentified
man. The suspect then attempted to
remove the victim’s cell phone and punched
him in the face when the man refused.
The perpetrator then fled westbound on
Sanford Avenue with $300, credit cards and
the victim’s cell phone.
EMS arrived at the scene and transported
the victim to Flushing Hospital Medical Center
in stable condition.
Anyone with information in regard to the
identity of this male is asked to call the NYPD’s
Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS
(8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The public can also submit their tips by logging
onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.
NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter
@ NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
Reach editor Zach Gewelb by e-mail at
zgewelb@schnepsmedia.com or by phone at
(718) 260–8303.
Bayside package thief extradited to Florida
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
A Bayside package thief that was
busted last week has been extradited to
Florida on more felony theft charges.
Nayid Melo, 28, was arrested on
Sept. 11 after a neighbor allegedly saw
him taking packages off of porches in
the vicinity of 209th Street and 35th Avenue.
The victim allegedly confronted
Melo, who then dropped the packages
he was carrying.
Police took Melo into custody, and
he was charged with petit larceny,
criminal possession of stolen property,
criminal possession of a controlled
substance and criminal trespassing.
Reports say that after he was taken
into custody, officers realized that he
was wanted for a felony theft charge in
Miami, Florida. Melo was recently extradited
to Florida to face this charge.
Reach reporter Emily Davenport by
e-mail at edavenport@qns.com or by
phone at (718) 260-2567.
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