12 THE QUEENS COURIER • SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
police beat COMPILED BY ZACHARY GEWELB
106th Precinct &
110th Precinct
Ozone Park, South Ozone Park,
Lindenwood, Howard Beach and
Old Howard Beach/Corona and
Elmhurst
Cops investigating after
two men found dead in
Queens on Saturday
Police are investigating the deaths of
two men who were found early Saturday
morning.
Offi cers from the 110th Precinct
responded to a 911 call at approximately
6:30 a.m. on Sept. 5 regarding an unconscious
man in front of 89-45 Elmhurst
Ave. Upon arriving at the scene, the offi -
cers discovered an unconscious Hispanic
man — believed to be approximately
40 years old — laying on a basement
staircase with trauma to his head. EMS
arrived and pronounced the man dead
at the scene.
Police have yet to identify the man. A
medical examiner is working to determine
the cause of death and the investigation
is ongoing.
Approximately two hours later, at 8:10
a.m., offi cers from the 106th Precinct
responded to a 911 call regarding an
unconscious man near 132-03 120th Ave.
in South Ozone Park. Upon arriving
at the scene, offi cers found 50-year-old
Rakha Roopnarine laying on a mattress
unconscious.
EMS arrived and pronounced
Roppnarine — who is believed to be
homeless — dead at the scene. A medical
examiner is working to determine
the cause of death and the investigation
is ongoing.
109th Precinct
Downtown Flushing, East
Flushing, Queensboro Hill,
College Point, Malba,
Whitestone, Beechhurst and
Bay Terrace
Man found shot to death
in College Point: NYPD
A man was found shot to death in a
parked car in College Point just before
1 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, according to
authorities.
Police responded to a 911 regarding a
man shot near 23-14 College Point Blvd.
Upon arriving at the scene, offi cers from
the 109th Precinct found a 25-year-old
man in the front passenger seat of a
Nissan Rogue with gunshot wounds to
his head and chest.
EMS arrived and pronounced the man
dead at the scene. His identity is being
withheld pending family notifi cation.
Th ere have been no arrests at this time
and the investigation is ongoing.
114th Precinct
Astoria, Long Island City,
Woodside and Jackson Heights
Creep gropes woman on
Steinway Street in Astoria
Police are searching for the creep who
groped a woman as she was walking in
Astoria on Saturday, Sept. 5.
Authorities say a man approached the
woman from behind as she was walking
on Steinway Street at approximately 7:05
p.m. and began to harass her. Th e woman
began recording the man, who police say is
between 30 and 35 years, is approximately 5
feet 9 inches tall, and sports a high and tight
hairstyle with a short ponytail in the back.
Th e man responded by grabbing the
woman’s breasts, causing her to scream,
according to authorities. Th e man then
fl ed the scene in an unknown direction.
Police released video of the suspect on
Sunday, Sept. 6.
Th e man was last seen wearing a beige
button-down shirt, dark trousers, black
sneakers and a brown leather satchel.
Anyone with information in regard
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). Th e public can also
submit their tips by logging onto the
CrimeStoppers website at WWW.
NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on
Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly
confi dential.
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