12 The QUEE NS Courier • JULY 31, 2014 FOR Breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com s police beat Compiled by Cristabelle Tumola, Liam La Guerre and Salvatore Licata Wet Basement? Call artie Basement Water Proofing Specialist Serving Queens for 35 Years For more information contact Cops searching for Queens serial bank robber Police are looking for a suspect wanted in five bank robberies and two attempted heists around Queens over the past two years. The latest incident occurred on July 22 around 4:30 p.m. at a Santander Bank on Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights, cops said. During the robbery, the suspect passed a demand note but left without any money. The other robberies, which date back to July 2012, took place in the Long Island City, Astoria, East Elmhurst and Middle Village areas of the borough, officials said. In the suspect’s most successful theft, on Dec. 12, 2012, at a Chase Bank at 77-01 31st Ave., he fled with $12,400, cops said. Police describe the suspect as Hispanic, 30 to 35 years old, 6 feet tall and 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a baseball hat with a New York Yankees symbol on the front, a buttondown short-sleeved shirt, tinted eyeglasses and a black wristwatch on his left wrist, and had a light beard connected to a goatee. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). Queens serial pickpocketer targeted victims with strollers: DA EARN EXTRA INCOME TELEPHONE SALESCLASSIFIED AD SALES Experience necessary, but will train. Part-time, flexible hours 5 days a week, 4 hour shifts Qualifications: reliable, punctual, excellent phone and people skills BAYSIDE, QUEENS LOCATION Artie DiBiase Mason Contractor CLOSE TO LIRR 718.767.0072 SALARY + COMMISSION CALL FOR INTERVIEW 718.224.5863 Licensed #08097 and Insured ext. 228 A Bronx man has been charged in a pickpocketing crime spree in Queens that spanned over nine months and targeted victims with strollers, according to the district attorney’s office. Walter E. Del Rosario, 49, of Hunts Point, who was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on July 23, has been charged with multiple counts of grand larceny and petit larceny, prosecutors said. If convicted he could face up to 22 years in prison. His crime spree involved seven incidents in the neighborhoods of Elmhurst, Rego Park, Forest Hills, Flushing and Woodside, starting in 2013, according to District Attorney Richard Brown. Rosario allegedly committed his crimes in a Panera Bread and a Sports Lane store in Rego Park, a Target located on Queens Boulevard, the Love Culture store in Elmhurst, the New York Sports Club on Austin Street and Lucid Café in Woodside, among other places. Del Rosario is accused of targeting victims with strollers or approaching them while they were not preoccupied with their property, Brown said. In one case, Del Rosario allegedly took a dress from the clothing rack at the Love Culture store in Elmhurst, and used it to shield his hand as he put his hand in the pocket of his 19-year-old victim and removed her iPhone. 109th Precinct Flushing, Queensboro Hill, College Point, Malba, Whitestone, Beechhurst and Bay Terrace Police looking for thief who stole gold necklace off victim’s neck in Flushing Police are searching for a suspect in connection with a bizarre theft in which the victim was tricked into modeling scarves so the suspect could steal her gold necklace. The suspect, described as a 40-yearold Asian woman, approached the victim, a 56-yearold woman, about modeling scarves for her on July 20 at about 1:45 p.m. in front of a retail store at 41-43 Main St. in Flushing, cops said. Both women entered the store, and while the suspect was placing scarves on the victim’s neck, she removed a gold necklace from the older woman and fled the store in an unknown direction, according to authorities. The suspect was last seen wearing a white shirt and blue jeans, and has black hair and a thin build. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). Flushing thief strikes seven businesses A thief has hit seven Flushing businesses since last November, stealing as much as $18,000 during one of the incidents, cops said. In the latest theft, at about 11:30 p.m. on July 14 at the Lyauaidai Cleaning Company on Prince Street, the suspect also got away with a large loot, taking $13,000 in cash out of a drawer, according to police. The suspect first struck the Motors Driving School on November 2013. After entering the school, located on Roosevelt Avenue, the suspect stole a bag out of a closet containing a debit card, credit card, Michael Kors bag and $30 in cash, cops said. On Dec. 12 of that year, the thief allegedly took a bag containing $18,000 in cash and several credit cards from the Sarang Bang Restaurant on 41st Avenue. Police have also connected the suspect to four January 2014 store thefts in Flushing, where the stolen goods included iPhones, a wallet containing credit cards and $3,000 in cash. The suspect is described as about 30 years old, with a medium build, brown hair and brown eyes. Cops have released a photo of the suspect from a theft that took place at a telecommunications store at 136-84 Roosevelt Ave. on Jan. 15. He was last seen wearing a black hat, black sneakers, blue jeans and a black and gray North Face backpack. 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 killed, six injured in Astoria crash A crash in Astoria left one person dead and six hurt, including three children and a pedestrian, after the driver had a medical episode moments before the accident, cops said. The car, a Kia Sedona, was driving westbound on 35th Avenue near 21st Street at about 4:45 p.m. on July 27 when it struck a curb and fire hydrant before coming to rest on its passenger side on the sidewalk, according to police. The driver, 45-year-old Anthony Boyd, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. A pedestrian, a 72-year-old woman who was struck by debris, was also taken to Mount Sinai in stable condition. Five of the vehicle’s passengers, a 44-year-old woman, a 28-year-old woman and three young boys, ages 10, 6 and 1, were transported to Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition, cops said. The medical examiner’s office said Boyd’s cause of death was still pending as of press time. Man shot dead, another stabbed in dispute near Woodside Houses A confrontation between two men near the New York City Housing Authority’s Woodside Houses resulted in the stabbing of one man and shooting death of another, cops said. The violence broke out after James Sloane, 30, and Jose Feliciano, 50, got into a dispute at about 11:15 p.m. on July 25 around 50-30 Broadway, authorities said. Feliciano stabbed Sloane, who then pulled out a gun and shot the older man, according to police. Both men were taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where Feliciano was pronounced dead. Police arrested Sloane and charged him with murder, criminal possession of a weapon and tampering with evidence, cops said. 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