12 The QUEE NS Courier • july 14, 2016 FOR Breaking news visit www.qns.com Compiled by Brianna police beat Ellis, Angela Matua and Robert Pozaryck Photo Google Maps Photo Google Maps • Masonry NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA ADOPT A PET “When Only The Best Will Do!” Great Quality, Fair Pricing! AnimalLeague.org • 516.883.7575 • Port Washington, NY Photo by Ellen Dunn North Shore Animal League America Has Over 300 Unique Mixed breed & Purebred, Puppies, Kittens, Dogs and Cats! Open Daily for Adoptions SUN - THURS 10AM - 9PM FRI - SAT 10AM - 10PM FOLLOW US ON 25 Davis Ave Adoptions 109th Precinct Bayside, College Point, Flushing, Whitestone Whitestone would-be burglar hangs from the roof while trying to get in through a window screen Whitestone residents, keep your eyes open and windows closed as crime heats up in the city this summer. One attempted burglar got cold feet after trying to kick down a fly screen on the second floor of a Whitestone house. According to police, the incident took place on Monday, July 11, at 10:15 p.m. near 159th Street and Powells Cove Boulevard. Police told The Courier that a 37-year-old victim filed a complaint to the 109th Precinct, stating that a white male climbed on cars and an air conditioner unit to reach the roof. “Everyone please close your windows at night. My bedroom is on the second floor and a guy tried to get in. He climbed up onto my roof and was hanging from the gutters of the house trying to kick the fly screen in,” the victim said as a warning to members on the neighborhood’s local Facebook page. “My husband jumped out of bed trying to grab his ankle or feet but we couldn’t open the fly screen!” Startled by the husband’s actions, the suspect dropped to the ground and fled toward 160th Street and Powells Cove Boulevard, police confirmed. The burglar is described as a white man, approximately 5 foot 8 inches tall or 5 foot 9 inches tall, last seen wearing shorts and a tank top. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confidential. 114th Precinct Astoria, Long Island City Cops arrest suspect who pushed an elderly man down the stairs at an LIC train station A Manhattan man has been charged with allegedly hurling an elderly man down a flight of stairs at a Long Island City subway station last week, police announced on July 11. Detectives took into custody Jerome Blakely, 44, for the assault that took place at 1:30 p.m. on July 6 inside the 36th Street subway station in the vicinity of Northern Boulevard and 38th Avenue on the M and R lines. According to authorities, Blakely allegedly walked up to the 69-yearold male victim and pushed him down a stairway. No words were exchanged between the suspect and victim before or after the attack, police noted. After pushing the man, Blakely exited the station on street level and fled in an unknown direction. Paramedics brought the victim to Mt. Sinai Queens Hospital for treatment of a fractured knee; he was listed in stable condition. The NYPD released video of the suspect identified as Blakely inside the 36th Street station. Following his arrest on July 11, Blakely was charged with second-degree assault. Woman dies on Grand Central Parkway after jumping from Astoria train station A woman found dead on the Grand Central Parkway on July 10 may have taken a leap from the Astoria Boulevard train station in Astoria, according to police. At 10:48 p.m., police found the woman near Exit 5 on the Grand Central Parkway with severe trauma to her head and body. An investigation found that she had jumped from the elevated tracks at 31st Street. The victim was then hit by an unknown car traveling eastbound, police said. The car did not stay at the scene and the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad is investigating. The identity of the woman has not been released. FORMER NYPD SERGEANT FROM ASTORIA MADE WOMEN SEXUALLY ABUSE THEIR CHILDREN AND SEND HIM PICTURES A former police sergeant for the NYPD used online dating sites to convince mothers to molest their children and send him photos of the abuse, Robert L. Capers, a United States Attorney said. Alberto Randazzo, 39, of Astoria pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two counts of conspiracy to sexually exploit a child and one count of receipt of child pornography. He faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years and a maximum of 30 years in prison on each of the counts. According to Robert L. Capers, a United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York, from 2010 through 2013 Randazzo used online dating websites like AshleyMadison.com and Match.com to persuade mothers to sexually abuse their children so he could see it. In February 2013, a witness found disturbing text messages on Randazzo’s phone and emails with pictures of mothers molesting their children. He admitted to the witness that he had a sexual interest in mothers having sex with their children. An investigation by the Internal Affairs Bureau of the NYPD found several images and videos of child pornography, including child pornography videos made by Randazzo. He was arrested and charged in criminal court. During that time, Randazzo was a 15-year veteran of the NYPD. While on bail, special agents found that he had been downloading child pornography, which led to a federal investigation and federal charges. The federal case is now being prosecuted by Assistant Unites States Attorneys Tyler Smith and Moira Kim Penza. Photo courtesy of NYPD
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