4 The QUEE NS Courier • AUGUST 25, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com Cops continue searching for bandit who stole a fortune from a Flushing pharmacy Photo by Robert Stridiron Police arriving on the scene after an armed robber stole $25,000 from a local Rite Aid. By Suzanne Monteverdi [email protected]/@smont76 A bandit swiped a bundle of cash from a pharmacy in Flushing during a daring armed heist on the morning of Aug. 21, according to police. Law enforcement sources said the robbery occurred at 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 21 inside the Rite Aid located at 27-07 on Francis Lewis Blvd. in the Auburndale section of the neighborhood. Authorities said the crook approached the store manager, pressed what she told police felt like a firearm against her back and demanded she open two safes within the location. The gunman claimed he had a gun, but the store manager did not see the weapon, police noted. The store manager complied with the request and opened the safes for the suspect, who removed $25,000 in cash and then fled on foot in an unknown direction. Officers from the 109th Precinct responded to the scene. The manager was offered medical attention but declined. Police described the suspect as a black male approximately 6 feet tall. No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing. Woodside hammer attack may be a hate crime By Robert Pozarycki [email protected] @robbpoz A man who smacked a transgender woman in the head with a hammer on a Woodside street on the morning of Aug. 17 may have acted out of hate, law enforcement sources said. The NYPD is investigating the Aug. 17 assault in front of an apartment house on 67th Street near 41st Avenue as a possible bias crime, it was reported on Aug. 19. According to authorities, the 28-year-old transgender woman was walking through the area at about 6 a.m. Wednesday morning when she was approached from behind by the hammerwielding suspect, who was described as a black male between 30 and 35 years old. Police said the attacker struck the woman in the back of her head with the hammer, then said, “This is what you get for being gay,” according to WABC-TV. The perpetrator then fled the scene in an unknown direction. Officers from the 108th Precinct and EMS units responded to the scene. The victim was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital and treated for a laceration, bleeding and substantial pain to the back of her head. The incident is being investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force. “I am outraged that yet another member of the Queens transgender community was brutally attacked on our streets just a few days ago,” said longtime LGBT activist and Councilman Daniel Dromm. “Targeted violence against LGBT people strikes at the heart of the community and will not be tolerated. I await the results of the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force investigation which is currently underway and will continue to push back against hate in all its forms.” Anyone with information about the attack is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 800- 577-TIPS, visit their website or send a text message to 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confidential. Photo via Google Maps A transgender woman was assaulted with a hammer on 67th Street in Woodside on the morning of Aug. 17. Photo via Google Maps/Inset courtesy of NYPD The suspect (inset) in a recent burglary at the Oasis Cafe on Northern Boulevard in Bayside, who has been identified as Bayside resident Alberto Caballero. Cops catch alleged burglar who stole a fortune from a popular Bayside cafe By Robert Pozarycki [email protected]/@robbpoz Police have arrested a Bayside man accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a neighborhood cafe earlier this month. Law enforcement sources said Alberto Caballero, 38, of 194th Street allegedly took advantage of an open door and an insecure safe at The Oasis Cafe located at 196-30 Northern Blvd. at 3:25 a.m. on the morning of Aug. 11. According to authorities, the suspect entered the cafe through an open rear door. Once inside, police said, the burglar gained entry into a locked room and stole from an unsecured safe $26,000 in cash and another $4,000 in checks. He then fled the scene in an unknown direction. The incident was reported to the 111th Precinct. Following an investigation, detectives tracked down Caballero and charged him with burglary. Arraignment details were not immediately available.
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