12 The QUEE NS Courier • AUGUST 20, 2015 FOR Breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com police beat Compiled by The Queens Courier Staff 108th Precinct Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside 7 train seriously injures man leaning over platform edge in Woodside A man was seriously injured after being struck by a Flushing-bound 7 train in Woodside, authorities said. The individual — who appears to have been wearing headphones – was leaning over the platform edge at the subway station on 61st Street when an arriving train hit him at about 8:40 a.m. on Aug. 14, according to the MTA. He suffered head injuries and was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in serious but stable condition, the FDNY said. Due to the incident, express 7 train service was suspended in both directions but resumed by 9:48 a.m. The MTA said it urges straphangers to be aware of and pay attention to their surroundings, listen to announcements, and stay behind the yellow strip on the edge of the platform. 109th Precinct Flushing, Queensboro Hill, College Point, Malba, Whitestone, Beechhurst and Bay Terrace Elderly man found dead at Flushing’s Maple Playground in apparent suicide A 74-year-old man was found dead inside Maple Playground in Flushing early on the morning of Aug. 15 after an apparent suicide, police said. The man’s body was discovered hanging from a piece of exercise equipment at 6:45 a.m. on Aug. 15 in the playground located near Kissena Boulevard and Maple Avenue, authorities said. The victim’s name has not been released and an investigation is ongoing. Pedestrian struck by bus in Flushing A pedestrian suffered serious injuries in Flushing after being struck by an MTA bus while crossing the street. The man was in the crosswalk when a Q66 bus making a left turn from Prince Street onto Roosevelt Avenue hit him at 7:04 a.m. on Aug. 13. According to an MTA spokeswoman, he went under the bus and suffered serious injuries to both of his legs. The victim was taken to the New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens following the incident. 115th Precinct East Elmhurst, Corona and Jackson Heights Man arrested for kidnapping ex-girlfriend in East Elmhurst A 21-year-old man has been arrested for abducting his 18-year-old exgirlfriend in East Elmhurst, police said. Authorities have charged Jonathan Coronel with rape, robbery, kidnapping, criminal possession of a weapon, unlawful imprisonment and criminal contempt. According to police, at 9:35 a.m., on Aug. 15 Coronel approached his Photo courtesy of NYPD ex-girlfriend outside a location on 81st Street near Northern Boulevard and forced her into a vehicle at knifepoint. After taking off eastbound on Northern Boulevard from 81st Street with the victim in the backseat, police said, Coronel dropped her off at end of his block at the corner of 82nd Street and Astoria Boulevard, around 9:40 p.m. Upon being found, the teen was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. Later that Saturday, police found Coronel with a self-inflicted stab wound at the corner of 88th Street and 24th Avenue, authorities said. He was transported to Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition. View More Neighborhood News WHEN ONLY THE BEST WILL DO! 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According to the charges, between February and June 2015, the defendants allegedly accepted cash payments of $5 to $10 to allow undercover taxi drivers to skip the long lines in the Central Taxi Holding Area, as required by the Port Authority, and instead go straight to the terminals to pick up passengers. The alleged scheme was discovered in January 2015, when the Port Authority Office of the Inspector General (OIG) received multiple complaints that taxi dispatchers were allowing taxi drivers to respond to airport terminals without waiting in the central lot. The OIG and the Queens District Attorney’s Airport Investigations Unit launched an investigation that made use of informants and electronic surveillance. The investigation culminated in the arrest of the seven defendants Wednesday morning when they showed up for what they believed was a Port Authority training session at the Central Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport. Each of the drivers was charged with second-degree commercial bribe receiving, official misconduct and receiving unlawful gratuities, and faces up to a year behind bars if convicted. queenscourier.com
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