12 The QUEE NS Courier • JUNE 18, 2015 FOR Breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com police beat Compiled by Cristabelle Tumola and Robert Pozarycki 108th Precinct Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside Burglar wanted for breaking into Sunnyside pizzeria A burglar busted through the door of a Sunnyside pizza shop and raided the eatery’s cash register, police said. The break-in took place about 2:30 a.m. on June 14 at Lenny’s Pizza located at 44-08 Greenpoint Ave. near 47th Avenue. According to authorities, the suspect kicked in the front glass door of the restaurant before taking $500 from a cash register and fleeing on foot. The adult male suspect was last seen wearing a striped polo shirt, baseball cap, jeans and white sneakers. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). Driver arrested for drug stash following LIC traffic stop A simple traffic violation led to serious charges for a driver who was pulled over in Long Island City and caught with an assortment of drugs in his car, police said. Two plainclothes officers from the 108th Precinct in an unmarked vehicle spotted a Jeep Grand Cherokee blow a stop sign on 38th Street before heading east on 43rd Avenue at about 10:30 p.m. on June 10, authorities said. The cops then stopped the driver and as they approached the car smelled a strong odor of marijuana allegedly coming from the vehicle. When they looked inside the car, the officers saw marijuana residue on the floor. They also discovered that the driver, identified as 29-yearold Omar Carbajal of Woodside, was driving with a suspended license. According to authorities, Carbajal was arrested and taken to the 108th Precinct stationhouse in Long Island City for processing while police searched his car. During the search, they uncovered 2 ounces of PCP in the trunk and later discovered a trap in the center console that contained over 5 ounces of cocaine, over 8 ounces of marijuana and 60 amphetamine pills. Carbajal was charged with multiple counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, including with the intent to sell, criminal possession of marijuana, aggravated unlicensed operator, failure to stop at a stop sign and excessive tint, police said. First-degree murder indictment for alleged Queens Village cop killer Photo courtesy of NYPD Officer Brian Moore Reward offered for help in finding serial Queens bank robber Wet Basement? 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Demetrius Blackwell, 35, of 212th Place allegedly shot P.O. Brian Moore as the officer and his partner, P.O. Erik Jansen, approached him in their unmarked police cruiser on the night of May 2. Moore was struck in the head and died two days later at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. Blackwell was arrested hours after the shooting and remains in custody. He appeared in Queens Criminal Court Thursday afternoon before Judge Joseph Zayas for arraignment on a 12-count indictment that includes charges of first-degree murder, aggravated murder and attempted murder; second-degree criminal possession of a weapon; and drug possession charges. If convicted, Blackwell faces life in prison without the possibility of parole — the maximum sentence under New York State law. He remains held without bail and was ordered to return to court on Sept. 17. “The defendant’s alleged actions are a direct attack on society and the law and reminds us of the dangers that our police officers face each day — and the ultimate sacrifice they may be called upon to make — as they carry out their sworn duty to protect and serve our communities,” Brown said in a statement. Moore and Jansen, both assigned to the 105th Precinct, were riding in the unmarked car along 104th Road near 212th Street in Queens Village at 6:15 p.m. on May 2 when they allegedly observed Blackwell adjusting his waistband, law enforcement sources said. The officers then pulled up alongside Blackwell to question him when he allegedly pulled a black firearm out of his waistband and opened fire on the officers, according to police. Moore sustained two gunshot wounds to his head; Jansen was uninjured. Following the shooting, Blackwell — in an attempt to alter his appearance — stole a T-shirt and a pair of sneakers, prosecutors said. Police, however, caught up to him later that night at his home. The gun he allegedly used — a silver revolver reported stolen from Georgia in 2011 — was also recovered. Federal agents and the NYPD are offering “a significant reward” for the public’s help in finding the man responsible for at least a dozen bank robberies in Queens dating back to last year — including several armed heists. Authorities said the suspect last struck in Middle Village on Dec. 9, 2014, robbing cash from the Chase bank at 74-04 Eliot Ave. Many of the other robberies occurred in Astoria, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Maspeth, Sunnyside and Ridgewood. During each incident, the suspect reportedly passed demand notes to a teller and walked away with various sums of money. In five capers, the perpetrator displayed a handgun in his waistband to bank employees, the FBI said. Law enforcement agents describe the crook as a black or Hispanic male with a medium to light complexion standing 6 feet tall, and weighing between 200 and 250 pounds. He is usually seen on camera wearing glasses and a baseball cap with the logo of a sports team such as the New York Yankees or New England Patriots. The public should consider the suspect armed and dangerous. Among the heists in the robbery pattern are the following incidents: • June 7, 2014, robbery of a Chase bank located at 77-01 31st Ave. in East Elmhurst; • July 22, 2014, attempted robbery of a Santander bank located at 89-01 Northern Blvd. in Jackson Heights; • July 25, 2014, heist at a Chase bank located at 47-11 Queens Blvd. in Sunnyside; • Aug. 30, 2014, incident at a Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh located at 75-23 37th Ave. in Jackson Heights; • Oct. 4, 2014, robbery of a Chase bank located at 69-55 Grand Ave. in Maspeth; and • Dec. 6, 2014, heist at a Chase bank located at 60-67 Myrtle Ave. in Ridgewood. The FBI-NYPD Violent Crime Task Force is investigating the pattern. Anyone with information regarding the suspect’s whereabouts is urged to call the Task Force at 212- 384-1000; all calls will be kept confidential.
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