Police Blotter
109th Precinct
Crook knocks out man and steals his iPhone
BY ZACHARY GEWELB
Murray Hill
Cops are searching for the man who
knocked out a man and stole his phone
in Murray Hill.
Police said the crook approached a
63-year-old man near 159th Street and
Sanford Avenue just after midnight on
Sept. 22. The suspect then punched the
victim in the face — which rendered
him unconscious — and nabbed the
man’s iPhone, according to authorities
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MS arrived at the scene and transported
the victim to a nearby hospital
in stable condition, police said.
The victim is described as a black
man with a tattoo on left side of neck.
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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.
NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on
Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
106th Precinct
South Richmond Hill
Thief beats up cellphone store employee: NYPD
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Cops are looking for a thief who
stole a cellphone from a South Richmond
Hill shop and beat up the store
employee who tried to stop her.
Authorities say that at 12:20 p.m. on
Oct. 13, an unknown woman entered a
Cricket Wireless store, located 135-20
Liberty Ave. Once inside, the suspect
took a Nokia cellphone off of the shelf
and tried to leave the store.
When a 21-year-old store employee
tried to stop the crook, she proceeded
to punch the employee several times.
The suspect then fled the scene in an
unknown direction.
The employee sustained minor injuries
as a result of the incident.
Anyone with information in regard
to the identity of this female is
asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers
Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or
for Spanish, 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.
113th Precinct
St. Albans
Burglar kicks in door of St. Albans home
BY ZACHARY GEWELB
Cops are searching for the man who
allegedly kicked in the door of a St. Albans
home on Oct. 15 in an attempted
burglary.
Police say the suspect followed a
50-year-old woman who was walking
home near 115th Drive and 196th Street
around 2:45 p.m. on Oct. 15.
The man then forcibly kicked
and pushed the door open after the
victim had locked it, according to
authorities.
The victim hid in a room within the
residence and the individual fled on
foot in an unknown direction without
taking any property, police said.
No injuries were reported as a result
of the incident, according to authorities.
Police describe the suspect as a
black male between the ages of 18 and
24 who is approximately 5 feet, 8 inches
tall and 150 pounds.
The man has dark hair and was last
seen wearing a light blue sweatshirt,
dark pants and white sneakers.
107th Precinct
Jamaica Estates
Two wanted in connection with burglary spree
BY ZACHARY GEWELB
Cops are searching
for the crooks who looted
the same shed twice in Jamaica
Estates this week.
Police said the thieves
entered a shed at 175-06
Devonshire Road at 5 a.m.
on Oct. 15. Once inside,
the burglars snatched a
lawn mower and blower
before fleeing in an unknown
direction, according
to authorities.
Then, just after midnight
on Oct. 16, the suspects
returned to the
shed and collected a snow
blower, leaf blower and
weed whacker before fleeing,
police said.
Anyone with information
in regard to the
identities of the males 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,
on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly
confidential.
Reach editor Zach
Gewelb by e-mail at
zgewelb@schnepsmedia.
com or by phone at (718)
260–4539.
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