12 The QUEE NS Courier • MAY 29, 2014 FOR Breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com s police beat COMPILED BY Cristabel Tulmoa 102nd Precinct Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven and Ozone Park Suspects wanted in assault on man in Ozone Park A group of men attacked a 26-year-old in Ozone Park, punching and kicking Cement & Brick Work Seven indicted in Bayside, Flushing fraud ring operations Old World Craftsmanship Cement & Brick Work CALL ARTIE Basement Water Proofing Specialist Serving Queens for 35 Years Serving Queens for 35 Years For more information contact Artie DiBiase Mason Contractor 718.767.0072 Licensed #808097 and Insured Licensed #808097 and Insured Old World Craftsmanship CALL ARTIE Basement Water Proofing Specialist Pavers and Exposed Aggregate Concrete For more information contact Artie DiBiase Mason Contractor 718.767.0072 the man before cutting him, police said. The assault happened on 101st Avenue near Liberty Avenue, around 4:45 a.m. on May 18 when the suspects came up to the victim and started beating him, cops said. One of the suspects, who the victim knew, then allegedly pulled out a sharp object and slashed the victim several times causing lacerations to his face, neck, back and hand. The suspects then fled the scene. The victim was taken to Jamaica Hospital and is listed in stable condition, officials said. Police have released a video of two of the suspects and said one was wearing a blue jean vest with a white T-shirt underneath and is named “Timmy,” but is also known by the nickname “Slime.” The second suspect was wearing a black baseball hat and white sweater. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). To see the surveillance footage, visit www.queenscourier. com. 106th Precinct South central Queens Cops looking for suspects in South Ozone Park robbery A 49-year-old man was robbed and assaulted in front of a deli in South Ozone Park earlier this month, according to police. One of the suspects took $400 and a cell phone from the man at about 2:05 a.m. on May 5, before three other suspects attacked the victim, leaving him with minor injuries to his face and head, cops said. The robbery and assault happened on Rockaway Boulevard near 134th Street. Police have released a photo of the first suspect and describe all of the suspects as men between the ages of 18 and 25. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). 114th PRECINCT Astoria, Long Island City, Woodside and Jackson Heights One dead in Grand Central Parkway vehicle fire One person was killed and two people were injured after a vehicle caught fire on the Grand Central Parkway. The car, a 2010 Toyota Highlander, burst into flames about 1:40 p.m. on May 27 on the eastbound side of the roadway near the exit for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, cops said. One of the passengers, identified by police as 50-year-old Dale Tulloch of Yonkers, N.Y,, died in the fire. The driver, a 26-year-old man, and another passenger, a 25-year-old woman, were taken to New York Hospital Queens with minor injuries. Officers at the scene were told that the vehicle ran over a piece of metal, which ignited the gas tank, cops said. The SUV then pulled over to the side of the parkway, where the occupants noticed smoke coming from the car, followed by flames. The driver and the surviving passenger managed to escape before the car ignited, but the 50-year-old, who was in the back seat, did not, according to police. As of press time, the incident was still under investigation. PHOTO COURTESY NYPD PHOTO COURTESY NYPD Seven members of two organized fraud rings based in Flushing and Bayside were indicted by a grand jury on May 22 following a two-year investigation leading to the dismantlement of the operations, officials said. In one scheme, personal information, including social security cards, passports and drivers licenses, was stolen from legitimate car buyers and used to purchase seven luxury automobiles, according to District Attorney Richard Brown. The information was taken from customers, while one of the alleged ring members, Joung Duck Woo, worked as an automobile broker. Woo, who knew four of the victims through his church, is accused of using the information to also open credit cards and other accounts. The indicted members in the second ring are accused of participating in a credit card “bust out” scam, Brown said. They allegedly used social security numbers beginning with the prefix “586” issued by the government in U.S. territories, such as American Samoa and Guam, to set up fake credit card accounts. False identities were used to open bank and department store credit accounts online and in person to make purchases and cash withdrawals. They are also accused of busting out, or draining the available line of credit on each card. Joung Duck Woo, 45, of Fresh Meadows; Ki Hun Kim, 45, of Flushing; Sang Hun Moon, 59, of Flushing; and Ki Bin Lim, 52, of Fresh Meadows, are variously charged with grand larceny, falsifying business records, identity theft, criminal possession of stolen property, forgery and scheme to defraud in connection to the first scheme, according to one indictment. If convicted, each face up to 15 years in prison. Of those indicted, Ki Bin Lim is still being sought, while the other three are in custody, officials said. In a second indictment, Jinuk Chong, 24, of Fresh Meadows; Kyeong Joon Kim, 53, of Flushing; and Dong Soo Kim, 60, of Flushing, are variously charged with grand larceny, falsifying business records, forgery and scheme to defraud in connection to the “bust out.” If convicted, they each face up to seven years in prison. Anyone who may have been a victim of these schemes should contact the district attorney’s Economics Crimes Bureau at 718-286-6673. 23 Queens individuals arrested in NYC-area child porn bust Twenty-three Queens residents, including an NYPD cop, registered nurse and paramedic, were arrested as part of a large-scale operation targeting the online distribution of child pornography. Among the Queens residents arrested was an NYPD officer from Ozone Park, Yong Wu, who has been charged with possession of child pornography, officials said. He was arrested on April 28 following the execution of a search warrant on his home. An Astoria registered nurse, Kenneth Gardner, who works at Westchester County Medical Center, has been charged with promoting a sex performance of a child under age 17, possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child and possessing a sexual performance by a child, according to HSI. Aaron Young, a paramedic, was arrested at his Queens home on April 28 and charged with possession of child pornography, officials said. Others facing charges include an au pair, and a man who served as both a den master with the Boy Scouts of America and a little league baseball coach. INTERNS WANTED NEWSPAPER IN QUEENS EDITORIAL & WEB [email protected] The largest-ever enforcement operation in New York directed at predators who possess, produce or distribute sexually explicit images of children, resulted in the arrests of 71 individuals in the five boroughs, other areas of the state and New Jersey, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and other officials announced Wednesday. During Operation Caireen, which began April 4 and ran until May 15, HSI special agents, NYPD detectives and other law enforcement partners infiltrated peer-topeer file sharing networks to identify users in the New York City metropolitan area who tried to acquire or distribute known or suspected images and videos of children engaging in sexually explicit activities, according to HSI. PHOTO COURTESY @FabianBuchheim
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