12 THE QUEENS COURIER • APRIL 14, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com police beat COMPILED BY ROBERT POZARYCKI AND ANGELA MATUA 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 Police say August Watkins (inset) robbed 16 locations in Queens and Brooklyn over the last three weeks. North Shore Animal League America has HUNDREDS of puppies, kittens, dogs and cats to choose from! Mixed-breeds, purebreds, small breeds too! OPEN DAILY FOR ADOPTIONS SUN - THURS 10 AM - 9 PM FRI - SAT 10 AM - 10 PM 25 Davis Avenue, Port Washington, NY 516.883.7575 animalleague.org Courtesy of NYPD FOLLOW US: 114TH PRECINCT Police release video of driver who fl ed in deadly hit-and-run crash on an Astoria street Police released video of the driver who fatally hit a 45-year-old man when he crossed an Astoria street on Wednesday night. The accident occurred at 10:56 p.m. near the intersection of 30th Road and 21st Street. According to authorities, the victim — whose identity was not disclosed pending family notifi cation — was crossing 21st Street when he was struck by a dark-colored sedan traveling southbound on the roadway. Police said the vehicle fl ed the location before offi cers from the 114th Precinct and EMS units responded to the scene. Paramedics brought the victim, who suffered severe body trauma, to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The NYPD Collision Investigation Squad is conducting the inquiry, police said. Councilman Costa Constantinides said in a statement Thursday he was saddened to learn of the accident, but noted that he and community members have long sought a traffi c light at the location where it took place. “Since 2014, we have been speaking with DOT about traffi c safety measures on this corner,” Constantinides said. “The lack of a traffi c light here is exacerbated by the surroundings, including the Variety Boys & Girls Club, where children attend programs and classes every day. This fatality punctuates the great need for traffi c safety measures at this intersection, one that our community has known for years.” Constantinides repeated his call that the DOT conduct a traffi c study and ultimately install a traffi c signal at the corner of 21st Street and 30th Road. Meanwhile, anyone with information regarding the accident or the whereabouts of the vehicle involved is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800- 577-TIPS. 105TH PRECINCT Major home burglary pattern plaguing Bellerose, Glen Oaks & Queens Village, cops say Police want to talk to a woman shown in a photo released on April 12 who may be connected to 16 residential break-ins in Bellerose, Glen Oaks and Queens Village. Authorities said the photo was grabbed from a security camera video obtained following the burglary of a home on 268th Street in Bellerose at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 25. The suspect(s) got in through a window and removed assorted jewelry. The unidentifi ed burglar(s) struck another 15 homes within the northern area of the 105th Precinct’s command between Feb. 20 and April 10, police said. Each of the break-ins occurred at various times of the day, with the suspect(s) gaining entry either through a window or door. The crook(s) reportedly stole a wide variety of loot including cash, jewelry, electronic devices, computers, pocketbooks, handbags and, from one location, a passport. Police also released a picture of a minivan that may have been used by the culprit(s) also shown in the Jan. 25 security camera footage. Anyone with information regarding the burglary pattern is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577- TIPS. Residents who witness any suspicious activity at a home should call 911 immediately. Police collar alleged prolifi c thief accused of holding up 14 Queens businesses in 3 weeks From gas stations to fast food joints, this alleged crook robbed them all — including one gas station twice in the same day and stores down the block from each other in only minutes, police reported. Police announced on Friday that they had apprehended August Watkins, 30, in connection with the April 3 robbery of the Subway restaurant located at 25-34 Jackson Ave. He was located at his residence on 48th Street in Woodside. Additional charges are pending the results of the ongoing investigation into a robbery pattern in which 13 other businesses were held up at gunpoint in an area stretching from Long Island City to Ozone Park, as well as two related heists in northern Brooklyn. In each instance, authorities said, the gunman allegedly entered the establishment and simulated having a gun in his possession. He then proceeded to remove all the cash from the register before fl eeing in an unknown direction. Police said there were no injuries reported in any of the incidents. The most recent stickup took place on Tuesday night, April 5, when the bandit struck the Subway restaurant at 43-19 Queens Blvd. in Sunnyside. Authorities said the armed suspect allegedly struck the same Middle Village gas station — the BP at 60-90 Eliot Ave. — twice on March 28, hitting it fi rst at 1:58 a.m. and then returning for a refi ll at 1:25 p.m. The other locations connected to the robbery pattern are as follows: - the N&K Smart Mart at 79-23 Northern Blvd. in Jackson Heights at 6:40 a.m. on March 26; - the Stephen Deli at 61-25 Woodhaven Blvd. in Rego Park at 1:40 a.m. on March 29; - the 7-Eleven convenience store at 65-07 Woodhaven Blvd. in Rego Park at 1:57 a.m. on March 29; - the Ozone Convenience Store at 137-20 Cross Bay Blvd. in Ozone Park at 2:25 p.m. on March 30; - the Mobil gas station at 68-09 Queens Blvd. in Woodside at 3:40 a.m. on March 31; - the Subway restaurant at 102-06 Atlantic Ave. in Ozone Park at 8 a.m. on March 31; - the Rite Aid pharmacy at 58-01 Queens Blvd. in Woodside at 6:05 a.m. on April 1; - the 24 Food Mart at 110-35 Horace Harding Expressway in Corona at 12:35 p.m. on April 1; - the 99 Cent Paradise store at 42-06 Greenpoint Ave. in Sunnyside at 1:25 p.m. on April 2; and - the Choice Liquors store at 43-42 48th St. in Sunnyside at 1:32 p.m. on April 2. The suspect allegedly also robbed a Dunkin Donuts in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on March 31 and a Williamsburg, Brooklyn, cigar shop on April 3.
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