12 THE QUEENS COURIER • JULY 3, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com s police beat COMPILED BY CRISTABELLE TUMOLA, LIAM LA GUERRE AND JANAE HUNTER Father charged with murder in 8-year-old son’s death 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 View More Neighborhood News The Perfect Pet is Waiting for You! North Shore ANimAl leAgue AmericA has over 300 Loving Puppies, Kittens, Dogs & Cats. opeN every dAy 365 dAyS! sun - thurs 10am - 9pm Fri & sat til 10 pm AnimalLeague.org • 1.516.883.7575 25 Davis Avenue • Port Washington, NY Like us on Home of the Mutt-i-gree® 106TH PRECINCT South central Queens Suspects wanted for stealing from vehicles in Ozone Park Cops are looking for two men who allegedly stole electronics and other personal property from vehicles sitting in Ozone Park driveways. Additional items taken from the cars included clothing, checkbooks, sunglasses, a debit card and an airline ticket, offi cials said. Police have released a photo from the fi rst theft, which took place on June 12 at about 10 p.m. The two men struck three more times, once on June 14 and twice on June 17, according to offi cials. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). 109TH PRECINCT Flushing, East Flushing, Queensboro Hill, College Point, Malba, Whitestone, Beechhurst and Bay Terrace Cops arrest man in Bayside home invasion of elderly couple Police have arrested a man for a Bayside home invasion that left an elderly couple injured. Christopher Ramirez, 24, has been charged with robbery, burglary and assault in connection to the April 23 break-in, cops said. During the robbery two men, claiming to be maintenance workers, forced their way into the 15th Avenue home around 2:30 p.m., according to police. Once inside, they assaulted the couple, an 85-yearold woman and 86-year-old man, leaving the wife with bruising to her face and body, and the husband with head injuries, offi cials said. Both victims were taken to New York Hospital Queens in stable condition. 114TH PRECINCT Astoria, Long Island City, Woodside and Jackson Heights Police searching for burglars in Astoria bicycle thefts Cops are looking for a pair of suspects in connection with two bicycle burglaries in Astoria within a twoweek period. The most recent incident occurred near 30th Avenue and 37th Street on June 26. At around 8:35 p.m. the suspects entered a residential building and forced open a door to a basement storage area, where they took a Trek mountain bike, police said. In the fi rst incident on June 17, the suspects were able to access an underground parking garage around 7:40 a.m. in a residential building on 35th Avenue and 20th Street, and stole a Cannondale mountain bike, which was chained to a rack, authorities said. Police have released a video of the June 26 theft. To see the surveillance footage, visit www.queenscourier.com. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). Photo courtesy of NYPD A Fresh Meadows 8-year-old was found dead in his home after his father strangled the boy then attempted suicide, according to offi cials. Offi cers arrived at the Underhill Avenue apartment around 10:10 p.m. on June 29 after receiving a 9-1-1 call from the father, Boujeke Kenmoe, 41, requesting an ambulance for himself and his son, Jerry Kenmoe, prosecutors said. Inside, they discovered Kenmoe on the fl oor with self-infl icted cuts to his wrist and his son unconscious in a bed with marks on his neck, offi cials said. The child was pronounced dead at the scene and Kenmoe was taken to Queens Hospital Center in stable condition, police said. As of press time, Kenmoe, was still in the hospital and awaiting arraignment in Queens Criminal Court on a seconddegree murder charge, according to the district attorney’s offi ce. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years to life in prison. Kenmoe allegedly confessed to authorities that he had choked his son before trying to kill himself, prosecutors said. A preliminary report by the medical examiner’s offi ce found that the boy had petechial hemorrhaging in his eyes, which is consistent with being strangled, offi cials said. The medical examiner later ruled the child’s cause of death was homicide from neck compression. Woman scammed Queens residents out of thousands of dollars: AG A woman has been arrested and indicted after running a longtime scheme to steal from Queens residents, according to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Sonia Vertucci, 42, of New Rochelle has been charged with scheme to defraud, grand larceny and petit larceny after failing to deliver on promises she gave predominantly to immigrant clients, Schneiderman said on June 26. The attorney general’s investigation revealed that Vertucci, who recently moved from Queens, collected $38,000 in upfront cash payments for services she did not deliver on between 2012 and 2013. Some of Vertucci’s services included providing Social Security cards and obtaining legal residency status for immigrants, and clearing tickets and license suspensions for truck drivers to help them return to work. If convicted, Vertucci faces up to seven years or more in prison. Anyone who believes they have been a victim of Vertucci should call the attorney general’s immigration fraud hotline at 866-390-2992. queenscourier.com Screenshot courtesy of NYPD
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