12 The QUEE NS Courier • MAY 28, 2015 FOR Breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com police beat Compiled by Angy Altamirano, Liam La Guerre and Robert Pozarycki 112th Precinct Forest Hills and Rego Park Woman found dead in apartment An investigation is ongoing regarding the death of a 40-year-old woman in a Rego Park apartment on May 25. Officers from the 112th Precinct were called to the apartment on 63rd Drive near Carlton Street sometime before 8:15 a.m. and discovered the woman in a thirdfloor unit. Paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced her dead; her body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the cause of death. Her identity was not disclosed by police pending family notification. 109th Precinct Flushing, Auburndale, Bayside, Whitestone, College Point SUV smashes into Flushing supermarket Photo via Twitter, @NYPD109Pct An out-of-control sports utility vehicle turned a Flushing supermarket into a drive-thru on the afternoon of May 26, injuring four people plus the driver in the process. Police said the accident occurred at about 6:30 p.m. inside the Pathmark located at 31-06 Farrington St. A 72-year-old woman was behind the wheel of the Mercedes Benz SUV when she suddenly accelerated while in the supermarket parking lot and drove into the wall of the store before coming to rest inside, cops said. Officers from the 109th Precinct and EMS units responded to the scene. Four people and the driver received minor injuries and were transported to local hospitals. Three of the victims were reportedly transported to New York Hospital Queens, while two others were taken to Elmhurst Hospital. An investigation is still ongoing. 114th Precinct Astoria and Long Island City Duo wanted for LIC robbery attempt Cops are looking for a male and female duo that attempted to steal money from a register at a local bodega in Long Island City, but were successfully fought off by the store employee. The suspects entered U.S. Brazil bodega at 41-02 34th Ave. on May 18 around 5 a.m., and the man threatened the store employee by saying he had a gun and would shoot him, police said. The male crook didn’t pull out a weapon but tried to take the cash from the register and fought with the employee, authorities said. After a brief fight with the employee, the suspects ran from the store and headed eastbound on 34th Avenue in a white Fiat, officers said. The male suspect is described by the NYPD as being Hispanic, 5 foot 9 inches tall, about 160 pounds with a light complexion and short hair. He was last seen wearing a black and red baseball hat, a long-sleeved blue shirt, tan cargo shorts and white sneakers. The female is also described as Hispanic, about 5 foot 3 inches tall, 130 pounds with a light complexion as well, long, brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a blue baseball hat, a blue short-sleeved shirt, blue checkered pants and white sneakers. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). Wet Basement? 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The victim — Patricia Mohammed of East 39th Street in Flatbush — was shot multiple times in the torso by 51-year-old Dalton Branch at 110-00 Rockaway Blvd. in South Ozone Park at about 2:20 a.m., police said. She was later transported to Jamaica Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. According to the Daily News, the incident occurred after Branch — a Bedford-Stuyvesant resident who was the victim’s ex-boyfriend and works for a charter bus affiliated with the casino — saw the 51-year-old woman kiss her new boyfriend in the casino’s parking lot. Branch then reportedly opened fired at the woman and her boyfriend, who managed to escape unharmed, before heading back into his white Dodge Charger and fleeing to Brooklyn. Officers assigned to the Queens Warrant Squad, while traveling in a white unmarked van, reportedly spotted Branch’s vehicle in a parking lot in the area of Stanley and Pennsylvania avenues at about 5:53 a.m. When the three officers approached the car, Branch displayed a gun and fired several shots at the van, police said. The officers then exchanged fire, striking Branch multiple times about the body. Paramedics rushed Branch to Brookdale University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Police recovered a .380-caliber firearm and additional bullets at the scene. The three officers involved in the shooting were treated at Jamaica Hospital for tinnitus. An investigation is ongoing. “Resorts World is heartbroken by the tragedy that occurred earlier this morning in the casino’s parking lot. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victim’s family. We are fully cooperating with the NYPD in the investigation into this incident,” said a Resorts World Casino New York City spokesperson. Video courtesy of NYPD Cops kill Resorts World killer in Brooklyn shootout File photo
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