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On Tuesday, December 24, inside the Queens Plaza “E” subway station, the male and female suspects pushed, kicked and shoved the 51-yearold female victim. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-TIPS. 109th Precinct Downtown Flushing, East Flushing, Queensboro Hill, College Point, Malba, Whitestone, Beechhurst and Bay Terrace Beware scammers The NYPD and the Flushing Business Improvement District are warning residents not to be the next victim of a phone scam. Criminals are now posing as authority figures, calling to tell victims they owe money to the IRS or to utility companies. They say to immediately pay using a Green Dot Money-Pak. Residents should be suspicious of callers who demand immediate payments for any reason, police said. Cops also warn residents not to give out personal or financial information to anyone who calls or emails. Utility and government agencies will never say to pay immediately with Green Dot Money-Pak, the NYPD said. 115th Precinct East Elmhurst, North Corona and Jackson Heights Seek subway perv Cops are on the lookout for a man who exposed himself while riding the train. On Sunday, February 2, on a northbound No. 7 train in the vicinity of the Junction Boulevard/Roosevelt Avenue station, the male suspect exposed himself to the 27-year-old female victim and subsequently fled the train. The victim took a photo of the suspect on her cell phone. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. Largest cockfighting takedown in state history BY MAGIE HAYES [email protected] Thousands of roosters were recovered and dozens of people taken into custody after officials busted “Operation Angry Birds” wide open. Over a two-day period, city and state officials raided a Richmond Hill cockfighting ring, a Brooklyn pet store housing 50 birds and a farm storing as many as 3,000 roosters for future fighting. Nine felony arrests were made. “Cockfighting is a cruel, abusive and barbaric practice that tortures animals, endangers the health and safety of the public and is known to facilitate other crimes,” said Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, whose Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) spearheaded the raids. On Saturday, February 8, city and state officials raided a Richmond Hill cockfighting event on Jamaica Avenue, according to a police source. Birds were bred, trained, plied with performanceenhancing drugs, had razor-sharp gaffs attached in place of their natural spurs and were locked in a small pen, where they would fight to the death. “No animal should be forced to fight to the death for human entertainment and profit,” said ASPCA President and CEO Matthew Bershadker. The ring had operated bi-monthly since at least May, according to Schneiderman. Wagers of up to $10,000 were made on various fights. At that same time, investigators discovered 50 roosters, in poor condition and showing physical signs of having been altered for fighting, underneath the Brooklyn pet shop. The owner, Jeremias Nieves, 74, was arrested and charged with a felony. The three-county-wide sting ended north of the city in Plattekill, where officials raided a 90-acre farm, and the ASPCA recovered as many as 3,000 fighting birds in makeshift cages. Manager Manuel Cruz, 60, and farm hand Jesus Cruz, 37, were arrested. The farm allegedly charged rent to board, feed and care for the roosters that were bred and ultimately trained for fighting all around the tri-state area and up to Massachusetts. The multi-faceted bust is the largest cockfighting takedown in New York State history and is among the largest in national history. The ASPCA established a temporary, undisclosed location to care for the recovered birds. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ASPCA As many as 3,000 roosters and nine felony arrests resulted from the largest cockfighting bust in New York State history.
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