12 The QUEE NS Courier • octoBER 29, 2015 FOR Breaking news visit www.qns.com police beat Compiled by ANGELA MATUA, ALINA SURIEL and ANGY ALTAMIRANO WHEN ONLY THE BEST WILL DO. FLUSHING FIRE INSPECTOR AND BUSINESS OWNER CUFFED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY FRAUDS A city fire prevention inspector and a private business owner have been arrested an ongoing Department of Investigation (DOI) probe into fire inspections. Fire Inspector Edward A. Woychowski, 47, of Flushing, was charged with 24 counts of tampering with public records and 24 counts each of offering a false instrument for filing and falsifying business records. He has been an employee of the Fire Department �������������������������������������������������� - With Over 40 Years of Reliable Service. in separate fraud cases as part of Basement Waterproofing Brickwork ������������������������������������������������������������ Pavers For More Information Contact: Arthur DiBiase Mason Contractor 718-767-0072 Licensed (# 808097) & Insured. $$Top Cash Paid$$ HIGH END ANTIQUES HIGH CASH PAID Oil Paintings, Mid-Century Accessories 1950s/60s, Porcelain, Costume Jewelry, Sterling Silver, Gold, Furniture, Objects of Art, etc. 1 Pc. or entire estates Damaged Quality Pieces also wanted Premium prices paid for Tiffany, Meissen Porcelain, Bronzes, Marble, etc. CALL JOSEPH OR RUTH 718-598-3045 or 516-270-2128 Family Business for over 40 years AntiqueAssets.com Buying and Selling over 40 Years / Member New England Appraisers Association 108th Precinct Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside Two men wanted for attempted robbery, shooting in LIC Police are looking for two suspects they say tried to steal from two men in Long Island City before shooting one of the victims. Authorities said the two victims were approached by the suspects — described as black men between 19 to 25 years old — near 13-05 43rd Ave. at about 6:20 a.m. on Oct. 25. The suspects tried to take the 29-year-old victim’s gold chain and during the struggle one of the suspects took out a firearm and shot the man in the abdomen and thigh, police said. A shot was also fired in the direction of the second victim, a 26-year-old man, but missed. Officers from the 108th Precinct and EMS units responded to the incident. The first victim was taken to a local hospital in stable condition. Police have released surveillance video in hopes of identifying and locating the suspects. 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 114th Precinct Astoria, Long Island City, Woodside Jackson Heights Woodside motorcyclist dies following crash in Astoria A Woodside man died after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing on Steinway Street in Astoria on Oct. 25, police said. Nathaniel Gomez, 22, was found on 23rd Avenue and Steinway Street by police at 5:43 a.m. Gomez was unconscious and unresponsive, and he suffered trauma to his head and body. EMS transported him to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to authorities. According to detectives, Gomez was traveling southbound on Steinway Street when he crashed. 115th Precinct East Elmhurst, North Corona, Jackson Heights Man falls off platform, gets fatally struck by 7 train in Corona: cops A 26-year-old man was killed on Oct. 24 after he fell off a subway platform and was struck by a 7 train, authorities said. Police received a call at 1:30 a.m. of an unresponsive male at the northbound side of the Junction Boulevard station on Roosevelt Avenue. The victim suffered severe body trauma, and emergency medical personnel declared him dead at the scene, police said. His identity was withheld by police pending family notification. Queens residents charged with selling fake designer goods in over $1M seizure A trio’s knockoff days are over after they were charged following the confiscation of more than $1 million in fake designer goods from seven Ridgewood storage units, according to authorities. Hai Yan “Ya-Ya” Yang, 40, of Bayside; Jaing J. Nan, 42, of College Point; and Brooklyn resident Guo X. Zhen, 55, were arraigned on Oct. 16 in Queens Criminal Court on a charge of first-degree trademark counterfeiting. According to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, a search warrant was executed on Oct. 15 at Cubesmart Self Storage on Wyckoff Avenue in Ridgewood. Yang, Nan and Zhen were arrested at the storage facility where more than $1 million worth of counterfeit items in about 100 boxes were found. The trip was allegedly selling the items — which included knockoff handbags, belts, hats, jackets, sneakers and boots from designers such as Louis Vuitton, Coach, Gucci, Michael Kors, North Face, UGG, Burberry, Hermes, Prada and others — from the Ridgewood location. Bail was set at $20,000 each and the three were ordered to return to court on Nov. 10. If convicted, Yang, Nan and Zhen face up to five years in prison. of New York since March 2000. According to the criminal complaint and investigation, Woychowski was found to have lied about his location on 18 instances in which he claimed he was performing inspections, with four of the properties located in Forest Hills. A second, separate investigation led to the arrest of Long Island resident Alexandro Rios, 39, of Hempstead, who was charged with scheme to defraud, offering up a false instrument for filing and falsifying business records. Rios and his company, Fire Safety Corp., were certified by FDNY to service portable fire extinguishers. Rios was not certified to inspect and clean commercial range hoods or fire extinguishing systems, nor was he authorized to perform that work for any other company. According to authorities, Rio defrauded seven businesses in Queens and five in Brooklyn by charging for inspection, cleaning and maintenance services although he was not licensed to perform that work. He perpetrated the farce by placing tags and stickers on fire safety equipment that falsely represented that a licensed individual or company had inspected it. Photo courtesy of Queens District Attorney Richard Brown’s office
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