Police Blotter
Creep gropes two women while riding E train
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
The NYPD is looking
for the creep who
allegedly groped two
women while riding
the E train in Long
Island City and Manhattan
last month.
Police say that at
7:45 a.m. on Oct. 15,
a 29-year-old woman
was riding the E train
through the Lexington
Avenue—53rd
108th Precinct
Long Island City
Street subway station
when an unknown
man rubbed her leg.
The victim got off
the train at the Canal
Street station while the suspect remained
on board.
The creep struck again at 7:55
a.m. on Oct. 28. when a 16-year-old
girl was riding a southbound E train
through the Court Square—23rd
Street subway station. The suspect
allegedly rubbed his mid-section up
against her buttocks. The victim told
the suspect to stop multiple times
and ultimately got off the train at the
station.
There were no injuries reported
as a result of either incident.
On Nov. 6, the NYPD released
photos taken of the suspect from the
second incident.
114th Precinct
Long Island City
Cops cuff two in Queensbridge Houses bust
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Two people were taken into custody
on Thursday morning after a search
warrant found drugs and guns at the
Queensbridge Houses in Long Island
City.
According to police, officers from
the Queens North Patrol Borough’s
Gang Squad executed a search warrant
on Nov. 7 at 6 a.m. at the home of
29-year-old Tywaneeka Norville on
12th Street.
The search uncovered three guns
with ammunition, drugs, cash and
three cellphones.
The NYPD did not immediately
disclose why the search warrant was
executed.
Officers took Norville and 43-yearold
Stathos Huginnie into custody,
where they were charged with multiple
counts of criminal possession
of a weapon, criminal possession of a
controlled substance, and violation of
local law.
The 114th Precinct praised the
Queens North Gang Squad on Twitter,
congratulating them for their work.
“Great job by @NYPDQueensNorth
Gang Squad, removing these
firearms and contraband out of the
#QueensBridgeHouses #onelessgun
#itswhatwedo #nypdprotecting”
103rd Precinct
Jamaica
Police search for suspect in fatal hit-and-run
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
The NYPD needs the public’s help
finding a man who they believe is responsible
for a hit-and-run that left a woman
dead in Jamaica earlier this month.
According to police, at 9:15 p.m.
on Nov. 5, officers responded to a 911
call regarding a pedestrian struck in
the vicinity of Sutphin Boulevard and
Archer Avenue. Upon their arrival,
officers found 60-year-old Bibi Zulaikah
lying on the roadway with severe
head trauma.
EMS rushed Zulaikah to Jamaica
Hospital Medical Center, where she
was pronounced dead.
A preliminary investigation found
that Zulaikah was attempting to cross
Archer Avenue when the driver of a
2009 Hyundai Sonata was going southbound
on Sutphin Boulevard. As the
car approached Archer Avenue, the
car struck Zulaikah. The driver then
exited the vehicle and fled the scene on
foot.
109th Precinct
Flushing
Thief snatches bag from woman on Main Street
BY ZACHARY GEWELB
Cops are searching for the crook
who snatched a woman’s bag from
her hands on Main Street in Flushing
. Police said the thief approached
the 51-year-old woman just before 3
p.m. on Nov. 2 and stole her bag from
her hands before fleeing northbound
on Main Street. Cops say the bag
contained approximately $2,000 dollars,
identification cards and credit
cards.
The woman was not injured in
the incident.
Anyone with information in regard
to the identity of this male
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
CrimeStoppers website at WWW.
NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on
Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are kept strictly confidential.
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