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104th Precinct
Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle
Village and Maspeth
Cops cuff 12-year-old boy in
connection with attempted
rape in Ridgewood
Police arrested a 12-year-old boy in
connection with an attempted rape in
Ridegwood on Tuesday, July 7.
Th e boy has been charged with robbery,
assault, burglary, sex abuse, menacing
and criminal possession of a weapon.
Authorities say the 37-year-old victim
was returning to her home in the
vicinity of Gates and Cypress avenues
around 8 a.m. on July 6 when
the boy – whose identity has not been
revealed – allegedly followed her into
her building.
Once inside, the boy allegedly pushed
the woman to the fl oor and attempted
to remove her clothes, police said. Th e
woman fought back and the boy fl ed
the building on foot to parts unknown,
according to authorities.
Authorities originally described the
suspect as being Hispanic and approximately
20 to 30 years old.
Anyone with information in regard to
the identity of this male is asked to call
the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at
1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,
1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Th e public can
also submit their tips by logging onto
the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.
NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on
Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confi dential.
108th Precinct
Long Island City, Sunnyside and
Woodside
Cops question suspect in
connection with Woodside
train station stabbing
that injured two
Detectives are questioning a suspect
who allegedly knifed two men at a 7
train station in Woodside, Queens on
the morning of Sunday, July 5.
Police said the attack occurred at 7:52
a.m. on July 5 at the 52nd Street-Lincoln
Avenue station, located above the corner
of 52nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue.
Officers from the 108th Precinct
and NYPD Transit District 20
responded to a 911 call about a stabbing
at the location. Upon arrival,
they found the two male victims with
stab wounds.
Based on a preliminary investigation,
police determined that one of the
victims, a 71-year-old man, got into
a dispute with a 46-year-old man for
unknown reasons. Th e apparent argument
turned violent when the suspect
pulled out a knife and stabbed the senior
man in the stomach.
Law enforcement sources said a
76-year-old man who witnessed the
incident attempted to intervene, and
the suspect slashed him in the arm for
his trouble.
Paramedics rushed both victims to
Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition.
Both are expected to survive the attack.
Charges against the suspect are pending
the ongoing investigation.
107th Precinct
Fresh Meadows, Cunningham
Heights and Hilltop Village
Bike-riding crook sought
for Independence Day
shooting in Jamaica
Th e NYPD is looking for a man who
shot a 28-year-old in the arm in Jamaica
on Independence Day.
On Saturday, July 4, around 7:55 p.m.,
a 28-year-old man was standing outside
of a residential building, located at 85-28
168th Pl., when an unknown man riding
by on a bicycle fi red one shot at him,
according to the police.
Th e bullet hit the victim’s arm, cops said.
Th e man was taken to Jamaica Hospital in
stable condition by EMS personnel. Th e
suspect biked northbound on 168th Place.
No arrests have been made and the
investigation is ongoing.
Th e incident is one of at least 27 shooting
incidents to occur over the holiday
weekend, according to the police.
Anyone with information in regard
to the identity of this male is asked to
call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline
at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,
888-57-PISTA (74782). Th e public can
also submit their tips by logging onto
the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.
NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on
Twitter @NYPDTips.
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