12 The QUEE NS Courier • MARCH 31, 2016 FOR Breaking news visit www.qns.com Compiled by Robert police beat Pozarycki, Raisa Camargo, Anthony Giudice and Angela Matua View More Neighborhood News QNS.COM 107th Precinct Briarwood Serial crank caller busted for phoney emergency calls He wasted the Fire Department’s valuable time, so now he’s set to do time. A Briarwood man was arrested this week for allegedly making dozens of phony emergency calls to his apartment building over a two-month period, according to fire marshals. Kenneth Campbell, 47, allegedly made 36 phony reports of gas leaks, electrical fires, bomb scares and medical emergencies to apartments in his building on 135th Street near Hoover Avenue dating back to February of this year. Each call resulted in large responses from the Fire Department and various other agencies including the NYPD and utility companies. Fire marshals, with the assistance of the Queens District Attorney’s office, arrested Campbell as a result of an investigation into the false alarms. He is currently awaiting arraignment on charges of making terroristic threats, falsely reporting an incident and aggravated harassment. “Reporting a false alarm is a senseless crime which deliberately wastes department resources and needlessly puts the lives of New Yorkers and FDNY members at risk,” Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said in a statement. “I applaud the investigative work of our Fire Marshals to track down and apprehend the individual responsible for these malicious and dangerous fictitious incidents.” 109th Precinct Flushing Mystery of unconscious man found at Flushing bus stop The 109th Precinct needs the public’s help in identifying an injured man who was found semi-conscious at a bus stop in Flushing earlier this week. Authorities said the man, who is in his 50s but unable to communicate because of his condition, was discovered with facial injuries and abrasions at the bus stop on the corner of 46th Street and Auburndale Lane at about 9:03 a.m. on Monday morning, March 21. Paramedics brought the man to NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens hospital, where he is listed in stable condition. Authorities said the man was found wearing a white t-shirt and a light gray hooded sweatshirt with the number 9 at the back. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW. NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confidential. 115th Precinct Jackson Heights Elderly man dies in Jackson Heights fire An early morning fire in Jackson Heights claimed the life of an elderly man on Easter Sunday, police reported. According to fire officials, the FDNY received a call of an all-hands fire at the twoand a-half story private residence at 25-09 87th St. at 4:34 a.m. Sunday morning. When firefighters got the blaze under control at 5:12 a.m., an 88-year-old male was found on the first floor unconscious and unresponsive with severe burns about his body, police said. EMS units arrived and declared the man dead at the scene. Four firefighters were taken to Elmhurst Hospital with minor injuries, the FDNY said. The identity of the deceased is pending family notification and the investigation is ongoing. 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 115th Precinct East Elmhurst Five firefighters were injured in three-alarm fire in East Elmhurst this morning, FDNY says A fire ripped through two homes in East Elmhurst on Tuesday morning injuring five firefighters, the FDNY said. Officials responded to a call of a fire at 23-41 91st St. at about 2:10 a.m., according to a FDNY spokesperson. The fire then spread to a neighboring home and garage. The spokesperson said 33 units and 140 FDNY personnel extinguished the flames of the three-alarm fire at 3:41 a.m. Five firefighters suffered minor injuries and were taken to Elmhurst Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian/ Queens hospital to be evaluated. Residents of the two homes were not injured, according to the spokesperson. The fire marshall is investigating the cause of the fire.
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