Police Blotter
109th Precinct
Thief steals body wash from Flushing Rite Aid
BY ZACHARY GEWELB
Cops are looking for
the thief who stole body
wash from a Rite Aid in
Flushing.
Police say the crook entered
the Rite Aid at 144-29
Northern Blvd. at approximately
4 a.m. on Nov. 18.
The suspect attempted to
shoplift multiple bottles
of body wash and was approached
by a security officer
when he displayed a
knife and threatened the
officer.
The suspect was last
seen wearing a black hooded
sweatshirt and black
pants.
Flushing
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 editor Zach Gewelb by e-mail
at zgewelb@schnepsmedia.com or by
phone at (718) 260–4539.
104th Precinct
Maspeth, Middle Village
Crooks steal over $17,000 worth of cash
and jewelry in Maspeth and Middle Village
101st Precinct
Far Rockaway
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Cops are looking for a pair of
crooks who allegedly burglarized
three homes in Middle Village and
Maspeth and took off with stolen
property and cash.
Police say that the pattern began
on Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. when a 51-yearold
woman returned to her home
— located in the vicinity of 53rd Avenue
and 66th Street — to find that
property was missing and called the
police. An investigation found that
two unknown men broke into the
house through a locked back door,
and once they were inside the crooks
took electronics and cash.
The suspects also took the victim’s
2013 red Volkswagon Jetta
vehicle, which was parked in the
driveway. The total amount of property
removed was valued at approximately
$11,500. The two then fled
the scene in a dark mini-van and the
victim’s vehicle to parts unknown.
The suspects struck again at
12:15 p.m. on Nov. 14. At this time,
a 51-year-old woman was in her
home, located in the vicinity of 60th
Road and 85th Street, when she saw
the suspects trying to pry open her
home’s locked back door. She confronted
the men, who then fled to
a tan mini-van and drove away to
parts unknown. No property was
taken during this incident.
Finally, at 1 p.m. on Nov. 14, a
27-year-old woman returned to her
home, located in the vicinity of 60th
Road and 85th Street, and found that
property was missing. An investigation
by police found that the suspects
broke into the home through
the locked front door, and once inside
they took property and cash
valued at approximately $6,000. The
two crooks then fled the scene in a
tan mini-van.
Police released surveillance footage
of the suspects taken during the
third incident:
The suspects are described as
Hispanic men between 20 and 30
years of age. They were both last
seen wearing all dark clothing.
Anyone with information in regard
to these incidents 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 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.
Far Rock man busted with AK-47 rifle: NYPD
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
A Far Rockaway man was arrested
over the weekend after police found that
he was in possession of an assault rifle.
Following a search warrant, officers
from the 101st Precinct arrested 30-yearold
Joshua Gonzalez. The search uncovered
that Gonzalez was in possession of
an AK-47 as well as a large quantity of
ammunition and drug paraphernalia.
Gonzalez was taken into custody and
charged with criminal possession of a
loaded firearm and criminal use of drug
paraphernalia.
Reach reporter Emily Davenport by email
at edavenport@qns.com or by phone
at (718) 260-2567.
TIMESLEDGER,12 DEC. 6-12, 2019 QNS.COM
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