12 THE QUEENS COURIER • MARСH 12, 2020 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
police beat COMPILED BY JACOB KAYE AND ZACHARY GEWELB
104th Precinct
Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle
Village and Maspeth
Cops seek two men connected
with string of burglaries in
Maspeth and Elmhurst: NYPD
Th e NYPD is looking for two men
allegedly connected with several burglaries
throughout Queens in February. Over
the course of seven burglaries, the men
stole more than $13,000 in cash and a
random assortment of goods including
an iPad, power tools and a bottle of wine,
according to authorities.
On Friday Feb. 7, around 1:35 a.m., two
unidentifi ed men broke into Great Will
88 Contracting, located at 85-08 Grand
Ave. in Elmhurst, police said. Once inside,
they took $6,000, jewelry and power tools,
cops say. Th ey fl ed in an unknown direction.
A few minutes later, in the same building,
the men gained entry to Topway
Tutoring Center and stole $30 and a bottle
of wine, according to the NYPD.
Th e next day, Saturday, Feb. 8, around
3:19 a.m., the men attempted to break into
Forno Pizzeria & Trattoria Restaurant,
located at 52-27 69th St. in Maspeth, by
damaging the front glass door, according
to the authorities. Th ey were unsuccessful
and left empty-handed.
About 10 minutes later, the men
broke the bathroom window of Jacups
Coff ee Bistro, located at 52-17 69th St. in
Maspeth, cops say. Once inside, they took
$1,450 worth of electronics and $200 cash
before fl eeing in an unknown direction.
Later that same morning, around 4 a.m.,
the men forced open the basement door of
Borjas Deli Grocery, located at 53-33 69th
St. in Maspeth, according to the NYPD.
Aft er rummaging through drawers and
cabinets, the duo came up empty-handed
and left without stealing anything.
On Sunday, Feb. 9, around 11 p.m., the
men broke into USA Minimart, located
at 48-10 69th St. in Maspeth, according
to the authorities. Once in the store, they
took multiple lottery tickets and an iPad
before leaving in an unknown direction.
On Saturday, Feb. 22, around 10
p.m., the men gained entry to Corner
Bakery, located at 84-02 Queens Blvd. in
Elmhurst, through the basement window,
according to the police. Th ey stole $400
and fl ed in an unknown direction.
Anyone with information in regard to
the identities of the males is asked to
call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline
at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,
888-57-PISTA (74782). Th e public can
also submit their tips by logging onto
the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.
NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on
Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly
confi dential.
105th Precinct
Queens Village, Cambria Heights,
Laurelton, Rosedale, Springfi eld
Gardens, Bellerose, Glen Oaks,
New Hyde Park and Floral Park
Police searching for suspect
behind Springfi eld Gardens
shooting in January
Th e NYPD is looking for the man who
shot a woman several times in Springfi eld
Gardens earlier this year.
On Saturday, Jan. 25, around 8 p.m.,
around 145th Drive and 181st Street, an
unidentifi ed man walked up to a 31-yearold
woman who was sitting in her car,
according to police. Th e man then fi red
several shots at the woman, hitting her in
her hands and wrists, police say. He then
entered a vehicle and fl ed westbound on
145th Road, according to the authorities.
Th e woman was taken to Jamaica
Hospital in serious but stable condition.
Th e man is described as being around
25 years old, standing 5 feet 8 inches and
weighing about 160 pounds. He was wearing
a green hooded sweater.
Police obtained video of the car they
believe belongs to the man.
Th e investigation is ongoing.
104th Precinct
Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle
Village and Maspeth
Brute stabs and slashes
man outside of Live
Maspeth: NYPD
Cops are looking for the crook who
stabbed a man several times inside Live
Maspeth last month.
Authorities say the 26-year-old man
was standing near the front of the club at
59-60 55th Rd. when he was approached
by an unidentifi ed man just before 4
a.m. on Feb. 17. Th e crook then slashed
the man on the left side of the face and
stabbed him in the abdomen multiple
times with an unknown object, police
said.Th
e perpetrator proceeded to fl ee the
scene in an unknown direction. EMS
transported the victim, who sustained
stab wounds and lacerations, to Jamaica
Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.
Anyone with information in regard
to the identities of the males is asked to
call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline
at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,
888-57-PISTA (74782). Th e public can
also submit their tips by logging onto
the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.
NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on
Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly
confi dential.
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