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All proceeds benefit our animal welfare programs and help us save more lives. 108TH PRECINCT Long Island City, Maspeth, Sunnyside, Woodside Woman gets punched for ‘staring’ in Sunnyside Police are looking for a female suspect who punched a woman and smashed her phone before fl eeing a 7 train at the 46th Street station in Sunnyside. A 48-year-old female victim was beaten by an unknown female suspect during a Queens-bound 7 train ride on Friday, April 29, at 3 p.m. According to police, the suspect, who had a verbal dispute with a third person initially, accused the victim of staring at her and punched her in the face. The suspect then yanked the victim’s cellphone as she attempted to call 911 and threw it onto the 46th Street platform, shattering the glass screen. The victim suffered redness and swelling to her face but refused medical attention. The suspect escaped the 46th Street station on foot. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 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 are strictly confi dential. 111TH PRECINCT Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck ID thief used Little Neck woman’s info for shopping spree Police want to fi nd the woman who used a Little Neck victim’s personal information to fund a shopping trip to Saks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Law enforcement sources said the thief, described as a black female, obtained personal information from a 38-year-old woman sometime between Feb. 20 and Feb. 25 of this year. Police do not yet know how the thief acquired the victim’s information. Shortly after stealing the victim’s personal information, the thief reportedly opened a line of credit at the Saks Fifth Avenue fl agship location at 611 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. She then went on a shopping spree at the high-end department store, racking up more than $2,100 in purchases. The Little Neck woman later learned of the fraudulent transactions and reported it to the 111th Precinct. During their investigation, police obtained security camera images of the identity thief at Saks Fifth Avenue. Anyone with information regarding the suspect’s whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800- 577-TIPS, visit their website or send a text message to 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confi dential. The NYPD calls identity theft the fastest-growing crime in the nation, affecting millions of people nationwide. Visit www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/ crime_prevention/identitytheft.shtml for information on how you can protect yourself from becoming a victim of identity theft. 114TH PRECINCT Astoria, Long Island City Teen attackers yelled ‘ISIS’ in Astoria attack Three teenagers are wanted for allegedly yelling “ISIS” and “Arab” and then assaulting a 19-year-old man on an Astoria street last week. At 1:20 p.m. on April 27, police said, the victim was walking along 10th Street between 33rd and 34th avenues when he noticed he was being followed by three suspects. When the teen victim turned, he realized that the three men were quickly approaching and one of them called him an “Arab” and punched him in the face two times. He pushed the attacker away, and noticed that the second suspect was holding a metal pipe and yelling “ISIS, ISIS.” The third one was holding a baseball bat. The three suspects fl ed the scene after they noticed that a bystander was watching the incident, police said. The victim sustained minor injuries and refused medical attention. Cops describe the suspects as follows: The fi rst suspect is male, white, between 17 and 19 years old, approximately 5 foot 9 inches tall, 180 pounds, with chin strap beard and short black hair. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, black Tshirt, dark-colored blue jeans and black sneakers. The second suspect is male, white-Hispanic, between 17 and 19 years old, with short, black, closecut hair, approximately 5 foot 6 inches tall, 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored, two-tone sweater with vertical lines, black pants and black sneakers. The third suspect is male, black-Hispanic, 18 years old, approximately 5 foot 9 inches tall, with black hair and a beard. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweat jacket with white horizontal stripes, black jeans, grey T-shirt and grey sneakers. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888- 57-PISTA (74782). 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 kept confi dential. Latest subway creep pleasures self on F train A n o t h e r week, another subway creep reported in Queens. A c c o r d - ing to police on Saturday, April 30, between 10:30 and 11:09 p.m., an unknown man sat across 26-year-old female passenger on the F train at the Northern Boulevard station in Woodside. The suspect began to masturbate while staring at the woman. Authorities described the perpetrator as a male Hispanic, in his 50s, 5 foot 8 inches tall, weighing between 180 to 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, a green and black plaid shirt, light colored pants and he carried a beige messenger bag. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888- 57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confi dential.
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