12 The QUEE NS Courier • MARCH 10, 2016 FOR Breaking news visit www.qns.com police beat Compiled by Robert Pozarycki and Anthony Giudice 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 NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA ADOPT A PET AnimalLeague.org • 516.883.7575 • Port Washington, NY Photo by Ellen Dunn North Shore Animal League America Has Over 300 Unique Mixed breed & Purebred, Puppies, Kittens, Dogs and Cats! Open Daily for Adoptions SUN - THURS 10AM - 9PM FRI - SAT 10AM - 10PM FOLLOW US ON 25 Davis Ave Adoptions 108th Precinct Long Island City, Maspeth, Sunnyside, Woodside Woodside owner dies after brutal beating The victim of a gruesome assault on a Woodside street early in the morning of March 5 has died of his injuries, and police have the main suspect in custody. Victor Mendoza, 21, allegedly bashed Martin Quiej, 34, over the head with a metal pipe in the vicinity of Roosevelt Avenue and 54th Street at about 1:45 a.m. on March 5. Quiej was rushed in critical condition to Elmhurst Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday night. According to published reports, Quiej was attacked by Mendoza and an unidentified second suspect. Though the motive for the attack was unknown, sources familiar with the investigation indicated that alcohol may have fueled Mendoza’s actions. Although they did not appear to know each other, police said, their homes are about a block away from the scene of the crime; Mendoza resides on 55th Street, while Quiej lived on 54th Street. Officers from the 108th Precinct, in responding to the incident, obtained a description of the perpetrator from eyewitnesses. During a search, officers later apprehended Mendoza — who fit the description — at the corner of 53rd Street and Skillman Avenue. Mendoza was booked on charges of attempted murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal mischief and aggravated harassment. The investigation is ongoing. 109th Precinct Bayside, College Point, Flushing, Whitestone 90-year-old Whitestone woman dies month after being hit by turning SUV An elderly woman who was hit by an SUV in Whitestone in February has died of her injuries, police said. According to authorities, 90-year-old Dorothy Heimann of 166th Street in Whitestone succumbed on Friday to injuries she sustained after being struck by a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee at the corner of Clintonville Street and 17th Avenue at approximately at 9:51 a.m. on Feb. 7. Officers from the 109th Precinct and EMS units responded to the scene of the accident to find Heimann unconscious and unresponsive with head trauma, police said. EMS units transported her to NY Presbyterian Hospital of Queens in critical condition, where she died on March 4. There are no arrests at this time, and the investigation is ongoing. 111th Precinct Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck Crook swipes cash from Astoria and Bayside banks: NYPD The crook who stole cash from a Bayside bank last month allegedly robbed a bank in Astoria on Friday afternoon, according to police. Law enforcement sources said the perpetrator entered the Astoria Bank at 37-16 30th Ave. at 2:05 p.m. on March 4, approached a teller and demanded money. The teller provided the suspect with an undetermined amount of money; he fled the scene in an unknown direction. Based on an investigation, police tied the crook to the robbery of the Chase Bank located at 61-09 Springfield Blvd. in Bayside at 5:46 p.m. on Feb. 2. As in the most recent incident, he obtained an unknown amount of cash after making a verbal demand to a teller. Police described the suspect as a 29-year-old white male, with a beard and mustache, standing approximately 6 feet tall, weighing 170 pounds, with a light complexion, who was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, blue jeans and a black coat. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website, or texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confidential. Bayside carbon monoxide leak sickens five residents, FDNY says Five residents were rushed to the hospital early in the morning of March 8 after a carbon monoxide leak was detected in their Bayside home, FDNY officials said. According to the Fire Department, units responded to a call at 5:24 a.m. at 226-04 77th Ave. in the Oakland Gardens section of the neighborhood. Four of the people were transported to Long Island Jewish Medical Center in serious, but non-life-threatening condition, while one person was taken to Nassau County Medical Center in serious condition, FDNY reported. FDNY has turned the investigation over to Con Edison. The utility company reported that the leak was caused by a faulty flue in the building’s chimney, releasing CO levels of 500 parts per million (ppm). 115th Precinct Corona, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights Cops release sketch of man who Pushed girl onto 7 train tracks Police have released a sketch of the man wanted for pushing a teenage girl onto the tracks of on oncoming 7 train over the weekend. A 17-year-old girl survived a close encounter with a 7 train in Corona after she was shoved onto the tracks by an unknown assailant on Saturday night, police said. According to authorities, the teen was standing on the 7 train platform at the Roosevelt Avenue and 103rd Street station at 8:29 p.m. when the suspect — described as an Hispanic male, approximately mid to late 20s, standing 5 feet 5 inches tall, last seen wearing a black jacket, white T-shirt, gray pants and white sneakers — approached her from behind and hurled her onto the tracks in front of oncoming train. The train’s conductor saw the girl on the tracks and activated the emergency brake, police stated. The teen was able to position herself between the platform and the wheels of the train, avoiding serious or fatal injury. Officers from the 115th Precinct and EMS units responded to the scene. The girl was removed to Elmhurst hospital with only minor injuries. The male fled from the mezzanine area of the station toward the street area, police said. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 888-57- PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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