12 The QUEE NS Courier • MARCH 17, 2016 FOR Breaking news visit www.qns.com police beat Compiled by Raisa Camargo, Katarina Hybenova, Angela Matua and Robert Pozarycki 108th Precinct Long Island City Hit-and-run driver strikes and critically injures a 53-year-old man on a Long Island City street, cops say A man remains in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle near the entrance to the Queens Midtown Tunnel in Long Island City on March 13, police said. The 53-year-old man was hit at the intersection of 21st Street and 49th Avenue at about 10 p.m., according to authorities. When police arrived, they found him on the crosswalk, unconscious and unresponsive. He was transported to NewYork- Presbyterian Hospital, where he is in critical condition. The NYPD did not provide a description of the vehicle that struck the man. No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing. 109th Precinct Flushing UPDATE: A three-alarm fire broke out in a Flushing home on March 13 A three-alarm fire broke out on the morning of March 13 at a residential house in Flushing, Queens. 109th Precinct tweeted on March 13 at 10.07 a.m. that a two-alarm fire broke out at Laburnum Avenue and Robinson Street in Flushing. NYPD requested that people avoid the intersection because FDNY is on the scene battling the blaze. Officials were not able to confirm at this time the cause of the fire or whether anyone has been injured. We will update the information as we learn more. Pls avoid Laburnum Ave and Robinson St in the #109Pct. @FDNY on scene of a 2 alarm fire. pic.twitter. com/ijHsJi32sQ — NYPD 109th Precinct (@NYPD- 109Pct) March 13, 2016 Five firefighters and one civilian were injured with minor injuries, officials say. One hundred thirty-eight firefighters and 33 units responded to the threealarm fire, which was put under control at 10:23 a.m. All the victims were taken to NewYork Presbyterian Hospital. DWI charges for driver involved in multi-car crash on Whitestone Expressway A Long Island woman was released after being arrested on drunk driving charges for her role in a crash on the Whitestone Expressway in Flushing early in the morning of March 12 in which another woman was hurled off the elevated roadway and seriously injured. Samantha Maloney, 22, was arraigned then released on March 13 on her own recognizance, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office. Maloney will appear in court on April 13. “This tragic collision could possibly have been avoided if, as alleged, the defendant did not choose to get behind the wheel while under the influence of alcohol. Drinking and driving is never a good idea – and can often have serious consequences,”said District Attorney Brown. The chain reaction accident reportedly started at about 5 a.m. on March 12 on the expressway’s northbound side near the Grand Central Parkway. Maloney had a Vodka Tonic before she left the Central Club in Astoria and then ran her 2014 Nissan Juke over something on the roadway, according to the criminal complaint. Authorities said Maloney called a female friend for help; she arrived at the scene moments later in a 2015 Dodge. Then, according to police, an off-duty paramedic pulled up to the scene in his 2009 Chevrolet to assist Maloney. Finally, it was reported, a 2013 Jeep Cherokee driven by an off-duty NYPD lieutenant smacked into the Dodge, causing Maloney’s friend to be hurled over the wall and down to the ground about 25 feet below. Paramedics rushed Maloney’s friend to New York Presbyterian Queens in critical condition; the others were also taken there for treatment of injuries not considered life-threatening. Following an investigation, Maloney was taken into custody on DWI. Authorities said an examination four hours later revealed she had an alcohol level of 0.95. Maloney could face up to a year in prison if convicted. 115th Precinct Corona, Jackson Heights Group of seven is wanted for Corona stabbing Police have released a video of three of seven suspects wanted in connection to a stabbing that occurred in Corona earlier last month. On Feb. 20, at about 10:10 p.m., seven individuals approached a 21-year-old male at the intersection of 103rd Street and 34th Avenue. The suspects, all Hispanic males, briefly spoke to the victim before one or more individual in the group stabbed the victim and fled, police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital by a friend where he was treated for a stab wound to the abdomen and a stab wound to the right elbow. 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 strictly confidential. Two gang members knifed males and a dog in Jackson Heights Detectives continue to search for two reputed street gang members who knifed two men in separate incidents at the same Jackson Heights intersection on Saturday night. The NYPD released on Monday afternoon images and a video of the two perpetrators, both of whom were described as Hispanic males. Police said first attack took place at 7:35 p.m. at the corner of Northern Boulevard and 80th Street, where the suspects approached a 16-year-old male as he walked his dog. According to published reports, the suspects asked the victim if he knew of a local street gang. When the victim responded that he did not know the group, it was reported, the perpetrators knifed the victim in the abdomen and his dog in the back, then fled the scene. Both the teenager and his dog were hospitalized with injuries not considered life-threatening. Police said the suspects returned to the location at about 9 p.m. and stabbed a 22-year-old man in the back as he walked through the area. The victim was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital for treatment of injuries not considered life-threatening. The first suspect was last seen wearing a blue baseball cap, a dark colored jacket, light colored pants and black and white sneakers. His partner in crime was last observed wearing a black and yellow baseball cap, a dark colored jacket and light colored pants. Anyone with information regarding the assaults that could prove helpful is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish speakers, dial 888-57-PISTA), visit their website or send a text message to 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confidential. Wet Basement? 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