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107th Precinct
Fresh Meadows, Cunningham
Heights and Hilltop Village
Cops looking for teen who
fondled women riding Hillside
Avenue buses in Jamaica
Police from the 107th Precinct in
Fresh Meadows are on the lookout for
a teenager who allegedly fondled two
women riding buses last week along
Hillside Avenue in Jamaica.
Th e fi rst incident of “forcible touching”
occurred between 7:30 and 8:15
a.m. on board a Q65 MTA bus at 164th
Street and Hillside Avenue when the
young man approached a 26-year-old
woman and proceeded to press his groin
against her rear end.
Th e suspect then exited the bus at
164th Street and 82nd Road. No injuries
were reported as a result of the incident,
police said.
Within the next hour, the assailant
returned to 164th Street and Hillside
Avenue and boarded another Q65 MTA
bus. Th e teenager allegedly approached a
14-year-old girl and proceeded to press
his groin against her rear end, as well
as grab her rear end over her clothing,
police said.
Th e suspect got off the bus and fl ed in
an unknown direction, according to the
NYPD. No injuries were reported as a
result of the second incident.
Th e NYPD released surveillance images
of the young man and described him
as a 17- to 18-year-old man with a dark
complexion and black hair. He was last
seen wearing a white jacket, dark-colored
pants, white sneakers and a blue
surgical mask.
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.
114th Precinct
Astoria, Long Island City,
Woodside and Jackson Heights
NYPD searching for gunman
who opened fi re in Astoria
Police from the 114th Precinct
in Astoria are on the lookout
for a gunman who fi red several
shots into the air last week.
Police say that at just before 6
a.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, in front
of Wicho Corps Auto Repair,
located at 20-02 29th St. across
from the Con Edison-Astoria
Yard, the suspect pulled out a
handgun and fi red off several
rounds before fl eeing in a black
BMW 6 series.
Th ere were no reported injuries
as a result of the shooting
incident.
Th e gunman was caught on
a surveillance camera as he left
a residential building at 20-14
29th St., and another camera
captured images of him fi ve
minutes later as he opened fi re.
Police describe the shooter as
an adult man with a medium
complexion. He was last seen
wearing a dark-colored hoodie
with tan boots and a blue and
white New York Yankees 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
tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers
website at nypdcrimestoppers.com, or on
Twitter @NYPDTips.
110th Precinct
Corona and Elmhurst
Cops looking for two men who
mugged a man in Corona
Police from the 110th Precinct in
Elmhurst are looking for a cyclist and his
partner in connection with a mugging
incident in Corona earlier this month.
A 35-year-old man was walking in the
vicinity of Junction Boulevard and 41st
Avenue just before 6 a.m. on Th ursday,
Nov. 4, when the two suspects approached
him from behind and forcibly grabbed
him, police said.
Th e muggers removed the victim’s
Samsung cellphone and his wallet which
contained one debit card and other items.
Th e assailants fl ed westbound on 41st
Avenue.
Th e victim wasn’t injured and police
believe he was targeted aft er he was seen
leaving a check-cashing business shortly
before he was jumped by the suspects.
Th e NYPD released surveillance images
of the two suspects. Th e cyclist was wearing
an orange hooded sweatshirt, gray
sweatpants and white sneakers while the
second man was last seen wearing a gray
jacket, dark-colored pants and light-colored
sneakers.
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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