12 The QUEE NS Courier • octoBER 8, 2015 FOR Breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com police beat Compiled by ANGELA MATUA, ALINA SURIEL AND ANGY ALTAMIRANO WHEN ONLY THE BEST WILL DO. �������������������������������������������������� - With Over 40 Years of Reliable Service. 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According to police, on Oct. 4 at about 1:09 a.m. officers out of the 109th Precinct responded to a call about a pedestrian struck at 40-05 College Point Blvd. in Flushing. Upon arriving, cops found 41-year-old Mariano Contreras unconscious and unresponsive in the street. Emergency personnel responded to the scene and transported Contreras to New York Hospital of Queens, where he was pronounced dead. Investigation found that Contreras had been trying to cross College Point Boulevard from east to west, midblock, outside of any marked crosswalks, police said. He entered the northbound lane when he was struck by the vehicle and then thrown to the pavement. The vehicle fled the scene northbound on the boulevard. The video released by police on Oct. 6 shows the moment the 2014/2015 dark-colored Jeep Grand Cherokee runs into Contreras and flees the scene. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. 110th Precinct Corona, Elmhurst Cops cuff Corona man who robed two victims within 15 minutes A Corona man tried his luck at robbing two individuals Sept. 30, but it ran out when the victims chased him down and recovered their property, according to authorities. The 110th Precinct first got a call at 3:20 p.m. after Joseph Valdez, 21, of Corona allegedly snatched a phone from a girl who was walking with a friend on Christie Avenue near 99th Street, police said. The victim and her friend then decided to run after Valdez to retrieve the phone, authorities noted. The perpetrator dropped the phone onto the ground, damaging it, and ran away. Several minutes later, Valdez allegedly grabbed a phone from a second victim’s hand — this time a young man — when he was chased again by his victim. A struggle ensued when Valdez also tried to steal the victim’s backpack as he was being chased, but he was unsuccessful a second time and dropped the backpack on the ground. Police Officer Christopher Musa, in responding to the incidents, spotted Valdez during the second robbery and was able to apprehend him. Valdez was charged with third degree robbery, third degree criminal mischief, acting in manner injurious to a child, criminal possession of stolen property and unlawful possession of marijuana. 114th Precinct Astoria, Long Island City, Woodside, Jackson Heights Astoria woman wakes up to find burglar in her apartment: police Police are looking for a burglar who entered an Astoria apartment through an unlocked window and accidentally woke up a woman. The suspect entered a residence in the vicinity of 21st Street and 26th Road on July 22 at approximately 5:40 a.m., according to cops. A 38-year-old female sleeping on a couch at the time of the incident confronted the man, who then fled through the front door. He was last seen fleeing westbound on 26th Road. No property was removed from the residence, and the victim was not harmed. Authorities described the suspect as a Hispanic man who is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 180 pounds. He has black hair and was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and black shorts. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Police loking for man who robed woman at Astoria gas station Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred at a BP gas station in Astoria. On Sept. 24, the suspect allegedly approached a 21-yearold woman at 40-08 30th Ave. and took out a gun, police said. He then removed a necklace from the victim, fleeing the scene on a dirt bike. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. Photo courtesy of NYPD Photo courtesy of NYPD Photo courtesy of NYPD
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