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police beat COMPILED BY JACOB KAYE AND ROBERT POZARYCKI
102nd Precinct
Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill
East, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven
and Ozone Park
Police searching for
Woodhaven siblings who were
last seen with parents who
don’t have guardianship
Th e NYPD is looking for the parents
who took off with their children in
Woodhaven on the morning of Th ursday,
March 25, and have not returned. Th e
parents currently do not have guardianship
over the two children, police said.
Authorities say that Eddie Bellas, 37,
and Mekaybew McNeal, 27, took their
children from a home located at 86-22
98th St. in Woodhaven at at 11:30 a.m. on
March 25. Police indicated that Bellas and
McNeal do not have guardianship over
the girls, identifi ed as 4-year-old Shiloh
Bellas and 8-month-old Aaliyah Bellas.
Eddie Bellas and McNeal failed to
return them home, police said. Th ey were
last seen fl eeing the scene in a dark-colored
Nissan sedan.
Photos of the suspects being sought for
questioning and the girls were released
by the NYPD.
Anyone with information in regard
to the whereabouts of these individuals,
or information on the incident itself, 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 Crime Stoppers website or
on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are kept
strictly confi dential.
104th Precinct
Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle Village and Maspeth
Cops seek man who stole cellphones
from Ridgewood T-Mobile store
Th e NYPD is looking for a man who snagged two cellphones from
a T-Mobile in Ridgewood earlier this month.
On Th ursday, March 18, around 11:45 a.m., an unidentifi ed man
walked into the T-Mobile, located at 66-97 Fresh Pond Road, according
to the police.
Aft er scanning the store for a few moments, the man made his way
to a section of the store where phones were displayed, video of the
incident shows.
He then took out a pair of scissors and cut the security wires
attached to two phones, cops said.
With the phones in hand, the man ran out of the store and fl ed the
location in an unknown direction.
No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information in regard to the identity of the suspect
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 nypdcrimestoppers.
com, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
110th Precinct
Corona and Elmhurst
Bigot assails woman
on subway in Flushing
in latest anti-Asian
hate crime
Hate crimes detectives in
Queens are looking for the vile
person who hurled anti-Asian
slurs at a woman on board a
subway train, then destroyed
her phone while she made a
call on the morning of Tuesday,
March 23.
It was the latest in a series
of anti-Asian attacks that have
occurred in recent days across
New York City amid protests
calling for an end to the bigotry,
and justice for the victims.
Th e latest episode happened
at about 11:30 a.m. on March 23
on board a Manhattan-bound
7 train at the Main Street-
Flushing station.
According to police, the bigot
sat across from the 35-year-old
woman and began making anti-
Asian statements toward her.
During his tirade, cops said, the
victim received a phone call and
began talking in her native language.
As she did so, she also began
recording the bigot as he continued
making hateful remarks.
Law enforcement sources
reported that the suspect then
approached the victim and
slapped the cellphone out of
her hand. He then picked up
the device, a Samsung S9, and
threw it on the ground, causing
further damage to the device.
Fearing for her safety, cops
said, the victim picked up her
obliterated phone and ran into
another subway car. Police said
the suspect departed the 7 train
at the next stop, Mets-Willets
Point, and fl ed in an unknown
direction.
Th e incident was reported
to the 110th Precinct and
NYPD Transit Bureau District
20. Th e victim was not physically
injured.
On Wednesday morning, the
NYPD released video footage of
the perpetrator. He’s described
as a man with a dark complexion
standing about 6 feet,
4 inches tall and weighing 180
pounds, with brown eyes and a
slim build.
Police said he was last seen
wearing multi-colored camoufl
age overalls, a green hooded
sweatshirt and yellow Nike
sneakers.
Anyone with information
regarding the incident or the
suspect’s whereabouts can call
Crime Stoppers at 800-577-
TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-
57-PISTA). You can also submit
tips online at nypdcrime
stoppers.com, or on Twitter
@NYPDTips. All calls and
messages are kept confi dential.
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