12 THE QUEENS COURIER • JANUARY 21, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com police beat COMPILED BY ANGELA MATUA AND BROOKE SMITH Wet Basement? Call artie Basement Water Proofing Specialist Serving Queens for 35 Years For more information contact Artie DiBiase Mason Contractor 718.767.0072 Licensed #08097 and Insured Shown from left to right: Precinct Council Assisting Secretary Michael Liquori, Cop of the Month Offi cer Justin Kellaher, Deputy Inspector Christopher Manson and Precinct Council Vice President Marta Lebreton. North Shore Animal League America Has HUNDREDS of puppies, kittens, dogs and cats to choose from! Mixed-breeds, purebreds, small breeds too! WITH THIS AD SAVE 10% IN OUR PET SUPPLY STORE! 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The suspect then removed the cash register drawer and fl ed on foot. Police describe the perpetrator as a male with a light complexion, approximately 6 feet tall and weighing 185 pounds. He was wearing a brown Tshirt wrapped around his head, a black jacket, black jeans and black sneakers. Then at about 8:40 p.m. on Jan. 18, authorities said, a bandit entered a convenience store at 54-03 Northern Blvd. He jumped over the counter and demanded money from an employee while holding up a plastic bag with what seemed to be a fi rearm, police said. Once the employee complied, the suspect fl ed on foot going westbound on 54th Street. Authorities describe the suspect as a male with a light complexion, approximately 25 years old and 5 feet, 8 inches tall. He was wearing a gray skull cap with a black face mask, a gray shirt wrapped around his neck, a black jacket with a hood, gray sweatpants and brown boots. Though the robberies share many similarities, an NYPD spokesperson indicated that they are not being investigated as one case. He added that this might change as the investigation continues. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confi dential. Man shot in head at Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City Police continue to investigate the shooting of a 24-year-old man at the largest public housing project in North America on Jan. 16, police said. The shooting occurred at the Queensbridge Houses at 40-16 Vernon Blvd. in Long Island City. Police received a call at about 3:40 p.m. Once authorities arrived at the scene, they found that the suspect suffered a graze wound to the head. He was taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital to be treated. This is reportedly the fi rst shooting of the year at the Queensbridge Houses, a 3,142-unit complex that accommodates about 6,907 residents in two separate buildings. The shooting, which happened on 40th Street, occurred in the North Houses. 115TH PRECINCT Corona, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights Brooklyn man charged for killing Jackson Heights senior A Brooklyn man has been charged with the murder of an 80-year-old Jackson Heights woman last September, police said. Police received a call on Sept. 5 at 4:40 p.m. about a robbery in progress. Authorities arrived at the home of Celica Londona at the corner of 76th Street and 35th Avenue and found Londona with injuries to her abdomen, arm and face. She was transported to Elmhurst Hospital where she died of her injuries on Sept. 9. Authorities identifi ed the suspect as Jordan Vecchio, 32, of Brownsville, who was charged and apprehended on Sept. 5. On Jan. 15, Vecchio was charged with two counts of robbery and felony murder. Additional charges are pending. The investigation is ongoing. MAJOR FELONIES DROPPED AROUND 110TH PRECINCT IN 2015 Crime took a nosedive in the 110th Precinct last year, the precinct’s commander reported during the Jan. 14 110th Precinct Community Council meeting in Corona. Deputy Inspector Christopher Manson told attendees about an overall 7.5 percent crime reduction. The precinct is most pleased with its reduction in homicide, which decreased from eight in 2014 to one in 2015, and burglaries, which were down by 37 percent. Manson attributed these numbers to the 5,000 arrests and 20,000 summons issued, which work as a safeguard to prevent serious crimes from being committed. “It was a very good year for us; we targeted all the right things,” Manson said. He also commends his offi cers for stepping up to the task at hand. He particularly commended Police Offi cer Justin Kellaher, who was awarded Cop of the Month for helping to save the life of an accident victim. Kellaher, who has been with the 110th precinct for 11 years, came to the aid of a mother who was struck by a cement truck in Elmhurst last month. To stop her leg from hemorrhaging, Kellaher tied the straps of a defi brillator around her leg, preventing the woman from bleeding to death. “He saved her life with his quick actions,” Manson said. “It feels good that I was able to assist,” Kellaher said in receiving the award, which was donated by the Ridgewood Times and Times Newsweekly.
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