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115th Precinct
Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst
and North Corona
Police searching for duo
believed to be connected
with North Corona burglary
Police from the 115th Precinct in
Jackson Heights are searching for two
men in connection with a burglary in
north Corona last week.
At around 12:30 on the morning of
Aug. 25, one of the suspects entered
a private residence in the vicinity of
99th Street and 39th Avenue through
the rear door, according to the NYPD.
Once inside, the intruder encountered
the homeowner and fl ed empty-handed.
Th e second suspect was acting as a lookout
in front of the home, police said.
Th e NYPD released surveillance video
of the two men. One was wearing a dark
T-shirt and dark pants with work boots
and a light blue baseball cap. Th e other
wore a gray long-sleeved shirt, dark pants
and a dark baseball cap.
No arrests have been made. Th e investigation
is ongoing.
Anyone with information in regard
to the identity of the suspects 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 CrimeStoppers website at
nypdcrimestoppers.com, or on Twitter
@NYPDTips.
107th Precinct
Fresh Meadows, Cunningham
Heights and Hilltop Village
NYPD searching for
three masked men in an
attempted armed robbery
of Jamaica smoke shop
Police are searching for three men in
connection with an attempted robbery at
a smoke shop in Jamaica last week.
At around 10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 27,
the three masked men entered the smoke
shop at 178-03 Hillside Ave. and an assailant
in a Yankees cap grabbed the arm of a
store employee from under the plexiglass
divider as he drew a black handgun and
demanded money, police said.
Video surveillance captured a brief
struggle that ensued and when the gunman
lost his grip on the clerk, the three
men left without the cash and fl ed southbound
on 179th Street.
Th e victim refused medical attention,
police said.
No arrests have been made. Th e investigation
is ongoing.
Anyone with information in regard
to the identity of the suspects 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 CrimeStoppers website at
nypdcrimestoppers.com, or on Twitter
@NYPDTips.
103rd Precinct
Hollis Park Gardens, Hollis,
Lakewood and Jamaica
Police searching for
gunmen, getaway driver
in Jamaica shooting
Police from the 103rd Precinct in
Jamaica are looking for three men in
connection with a robbery and shooting
incident just south of the Arya
Spiritual Center early in the morning of
Wednesday, July 21.
Authorities say that two men approached
a group of people in the vicinity of 89-15
144th St. around 2 a.m., when one of them
opened fi re with a handgun, striking three
victims. Another man drove the assailants
away in a white SUV, police said.
A 25-year-old man was shot in the
chest, a 33-year-old man was struck in
the arm while a 26-year-old was hit in the
foot, according to investigators.
EMS responded to the scene and transported
the 25-year-old and the 30-yearold
to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.
Th e 26-year-old victim was taken to
Booth Memorial Hospital.
All three shooting victims were in stable
condition, according to the NYPD.
One of the gunmen wore a dark T-shirt
and jeans with a red baseball cap, while
the second man wore a white hooded
sweatshirt, dark sweatpants and white
sneakers, police said.
Surveillance video shows the gunman
in the white hoodie opening fi re as the
white SUV cruises alongside him before
the three fl ee the scene.
Anyone with information in regard
to the identity of the suspects 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 CrimeStoppers website at
nypdcrimestoppers.com, or on Twitter
@NYPDTips.
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