12 The QUEE NS Courier • octoBER 22, 2015 FOR Breaking news visit www.qns.com police beat Compiled by ANGELA MATUA and ANGY ALTAMIRANO WHEN ONLY THE BEST WILL DO. �������������������������������������������������� - With Over 40 Years of Reliable Service. Basement Waterproofing Brickwork ������������������������������������������������������������ Pavers For More Information Contact: Arthur DiBiase Mason Contractor 718-767-0072 Licensed (# 808097) & Insured. Photo courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR HEALTH CARE COSTS? I’M HERE TO HELP To learn about Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drugs plans, Please call me ROBERT M. LUBOW Licensed Independent Agent 917-796-5714 rlubow@nyc.rr.com 107th Precinct Fresh Meadows, Pomonok Fresh Meadows man wanted for striking victim in attempted home burglary Police are looking for a suspect they say entered a Kew Gardens Hills home earlier this month and struck a 48-year-old man in the head before fleeing the scene. On Saturday, Oct. 10, at about 7:42 p.m. the suspect — identified as Fresh Meadows resident James McGarvie — entered a home in the vicinity of 73rd Avenue and 150th Street and confronted the male victim in the living room, according to authorities. McGarvie then struck the victim with a metal object on his head, causing a laceration, and then fled to an unknown location without any property, police said. The victim was taken to New York Presbyterian Queens for the injury and was later released. No other injuries were reported. McGarvie is described as standing 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 220 pounds, with brown eyes, light skin, short hair, and was last seen wearing white sneakers, a white tank-top and black jeans. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. 114th Precinct Astoria, Long Island City, Woodside, Jackson Heights Police seeking man wanted for four burglaries in LIC and Astoria Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect wanted for four construction site burglaries in Long Island City and Astoria. The suspect, described as a light-skinned black or Hispanic man, began his spree on June 24 at 7:45 p.m. He allegedly gained access to a construction site at 32-04 38th Ave. by breaking through a wall. The suspect then cut open a locked tool box and removed $1,600 in power tools. On June 25, at 10 a.m., the suspect broke a rear window at 32-08 34th Ave. and reportedly removed an air conditioning unit and a battery unit valued at $7,600. He broke into two more construction sites in July and stole a total of $6,250 worth of power tools, police said. On July 10, at 3:49 a.m. the suspect broke into a construction site at 39-27 29 St. by breaking through the front door. He stole $2,100 worth of power drills and saws. His last attempt occurred on July 16 at 10:30 p.m. when he stole $4,150 worth of power tools at a construction site located at 30-30 Northern Blvd. Police released a video of the suspect fleeing eastbound on Northern Boulevard in a 4-door sedan. The driver of the car was described as a Hispanic or black male, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall and 220 pounds. According to police, the primary suspect wore a track suit with reflective stripes at each incident. 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 Elmhurst Apple Store worker buys nearly $1M in gift cards with fake debit cards A Cambria Heights man was charged with allegedly making off with almost $1 million in Apple gift cards, according to Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown. Ruben Profit, 24, worked at an Apple Store in Elmhurst’s Queens Center mall when he used his tech knowledge to recode debit, prepaid and gift cards to purchase $977,700 in Apple gift cards. Profit begin working at the retail store when it opened in July and allegedly used Visa and American Express cards between Aug. 2 and Oct. 15 to purchase several Apple gift cards from the store. Police found 51 Visa and American Express cards, whose magnetic strips were re-coded with credit card information, during his arrest. The perpetrator also told detectives that he received $200 from an individual for every Apple gift card worth $2,000. In addition to the Visa and American Express cards, detectives found seven Apple gift cards worth $2,000 when they arrested him. Apple began receiving chargeback notifications on the gift cards Profit purchased on Oct. 15, which tipped them off. Charge-backs are purchases made on credit or debit cards that are not paid by the credit or debit card companies because they are deemed to be fraudulent. Profit was charged with seconddegree grand larceny, first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and third-degree criminal possession of stolen property and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. He was ordered held on $20,000 bail and was ordered to return to court on Nov. 10. Man caught at JFK Airport trying to smuggle cocaine in salad dressing Andres Josue Leal Valle—a Guatemalan citizen who arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport on a flight from Mexico City, Mexico— was arrested on Oct. 5 for attempting to smuggle about 11 pounds of cocaine in bottles of salad dressing, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Valle allegedly presented three checked-in suitcases and a carry-on bag for examination and while checking the bags, CBP officers removed a plastic bottle containing a liquid that appeared to be thicker than its content description. According to CBP, Valle was then escorted to a private search room where officers opened the bottles of oil and vinegar and detected an unusual smell. The liquid later tested positive for cocaine. A total of six bottles were seized with about 11 pounds of cocaine, which had a street value of about $194,000. “Cocaine is a dangerous narcotic, and CBP does its part in keeping these drugs off the streets,” said Robert E. Perez, director of CBP’s New York Field Operations. “Our officers are determined to protect the American people from these illicit substances.”
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