12 The QUEE NS Courier • JANUARY 22, 2015 FOR Breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com 108th Precinct Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside Man exposed himself to store worker at Woodside station: cops A man exposed himself to a 22-year-old woman while she was working at a store inside a Woodside subway station earlier this month, police said. The employee was working in the mezzanine area of the 61st Street and Woodside Avenue station about 1 p.m. on Jan. 3 when the suspect entered the business, cops said. He then exposed himself to the woman. When a customer came into the store, the suspect fled. Police have released video footage of the suspect and describe him as black, 25 to 30 years old and 6 feet tall with a skinny build. To see the video, visit www. queenscourier.com. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). Woodside bank robber wanted Police are looking for a man who they say robbed a Chase Bank in Woodside. The suspect walked into the branch at 59-26 Woodside Ave., near 60th Street, about 11:35 a.m. on Jan. 17, approached a teller and demanded money, police said. The teller handed over an undetermined amount of cash and the suspect fled. Authorities described the suspect as a white man, 6 feet 2 inches tall and 200 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). 114th Precinct Astoria, Long Island City, Woodside and Jackson Heights Teens robbed at Astoria McDonald’s: NYPD Two young robbers, still hungry for more money, returned to an Astoria McDonald’s just after robbing one teen so they could steal from another customer, police said. The victims, a pair of 17-year-old boys, were inside the 22-50 31st St. fast-food restaurant about 3:55 p.m. on Jan. 12 when the two suspects came up to them, cops said. The suspects, who are also believed to be teenage Compiled by Cristabelle Tumola boys, told one of the victims to empty his pockets, police said. He did what he was told and handed them an undetermined amount of money. Immediately after leaving the McDonald’s the two suspects returned to rob the other 17-year-old. They ordered the boy to empty his pockets and he handed over an undetermined amount of money and his iPhone 5, police said. The suspects then left the eatery, with the victim chasing after them. When he caught up with the two robbers and asked for his property back, they threatened to beat him with a brick and the victim fled. Police have released a video of the suspects leaving the McDonald’s. The first suspect is described as white, 16 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 145 pounds and was wearing a mask. The second suspect is black, 16 years old, 5 feet 5 inches tall and 135 pounds. To see the video footage, visit www.queenscourier.com. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). Private sanitation truck hits and kills bicyclist in LIC A private sanitation truck fatally struck a man as he was riding his bicycle in Long Island, police said. The truck was traveling northbound on Vernon Boulevard about 7:15 p.m. on Jan. 17 when it made a right turn onto 41st Avenue and hit the bicyclist, police said. EMS pronounced the bicyclist, 36-year-old Hoyt Jacobs, of Brooklyn, dead at the scene. The driver remained at the site of the incident. police beat Rivera Maria Cristina Rivera Rivera, 82, of Pembroke Pines passed away peacefully at home on January 5, 2015 after a long battle with cancer, CHF and Alzheimer’s. Wife of Gilberto Rivera; Mother to Sonia and Edna Green; and Grandmother to Daniel and Damian Zuanetto; and a friend to many, she will be remembered for her kindness towards others. Born on February 13, 1932 in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, to Lucia Torres and Pedro Sanchez, she came to live in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and her two daughters. Her husband, Hector D. Green died of a stroke in 1961. A young widow with two small children, without English language Cement & Brick Work Old World Craftsmanship Cement & skills, she proved herself to be courageous and self-sufficient. In 1977 she remarried and moved to Queens, NY. In 2003, she retired from Equitable Life Insurance and relocated to Pembroke Pines, Florida. A memorial service is scheduled for Friday, January 23, 2015 at 11 am at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, 2401 West Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL. 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His alleged partner in crime, who is accused of helping him steal more than $15,000, was caught last year. “The alleged victims in this case — both octogenarians — weren’t just robbed of their possessions,” District Attorney Richard Brown said. “The defendant allegedly stole the couple’s sense of security that they were safe from harm in their own home.” Vincente Barzola, 39, of Brooklyn, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Jan. 15 on burglary, robbery and assault charges, the district attorney’s office said. Barzola, along with his accomplice, Christopher Ramirez, rang the doorbell of the couple’s 15th Avenue home on the afternoon of April 23, 2014, pretending to be from their co-op’s maintenance department, according to authorities. Sofia Dima, then 85, answered, and the two men told her they needed a signature on a form. When she unlocked the door, they barged in, and Barzola punched her in the face, knocked her to the floor and pushed his foot to her chest, Brown said. He then choked her until she was unconscious. When she woke up, the home had been ransacked and her hands were bound with plastic ties, but she managed to alert a neighbor who called police. Her husband, John Dima, then 87, was asleep in bed upstairs at the time. Ramirez found him there, pulled him to the floor, punched him in the back and the head, tied his hands and pepper sprayed his face, according to the district attorney. The two took gold and diamond jewelry and a safe containing more than $15,000 in cash from the home. The Dimas were taken to the hospital, where they spent five days recovering from their injuries. John Dima now needs a cane to walk as a result of injuries he suffered in the attack. Ramirez, 24, was arrested on June 26 and arraigned on burglary, robbery and assault charges, prosecutors said. Both Ramirez and Barzola face up to 25 years in prison if convicted. Photo courtesy of NYPD Second man charged in home invasion, assault of elderly Bayside couple
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