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115th Precinct
Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst
and North Corona
Police looking for suspect
who threatened an E train
rider before making off with
cellphone in Jackson Heights
Th e NYPD has released video surveillance
images of a suspect in a robbery
in broad daylight at the Jackson Heights
transit hub last month.
At around 11:30 a.m. on Monday,
Nov. 15, on the E train platform inside
the Roosevelt Avenue-Broadway subway
station, an 18-year-old man was
approached by the unidentifi ed man
who asked to use his cellphone.
Th e victim produced his
gold iPhone 10XMax valued
at $399. Th e assailant
ripped the phone from the
victim’s hand and threatened
to punch him if the
victim tried to take it back,
police said.
Th e suspect jumped on a
Manhattan-bound E train
and the victim was not
injured.
Th e video shows a Black
man with short dreadlocks
and facial hair wearing a
dark puff y winter jacket
and a dark baseball cap,
white earbuds and blue
jeans.
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 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
Couple mugs 75-year-old
man walking through
Queensbridge Park last
weekend: NYPD
A 75-year-old man strolling through
the northern edge of Queensbridge Park
in Long Island City was mugged by a
couple, according to the NYPD.
Th e victim was approached by a man
and a woman who proceeded to shove
him to the ground. Th e woman physically
restrained the man’s arms from behind,
while her partner went through the victim’s
pocket and removed his wallet containing
a debit card and $20 in cash,
police said.
Th e assailants fl ed the park on foot
heading to a deli located at 10-03 40th
Ave.Th
e victim pursued his alleged muggers
and confronted the woman inside
the deli as she was attempting to use his
debit card at an ATM.
A physical altercation ensued between
the victim and the woman, and the
woman took off running with her
partner, who had been outside the deli
acting as a lookout.
Th e victim was not injured and refused
medical attention at the scene, police
said.Th
e NYPD released surveillance photos
that were taken at the deli. Th e man
was wearing a light-blue Yankees baseball
cap under a dark hoodie with a
black leather jacket, dark jeans and white
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.
110th Precinct
Corona and Elmhurst
Man robs $72,000 from
Queens Boulevard bodega in
Elmhurst last month: NYPD
Police from the 110th Precinct in
Elmhurst are on the lookout for a man
who walked into a Queens Boulevard
bodega last month and made off with
$72,000 in cash, according to the NYPD.
Th e suspect entered the Sariling Atin
Grill and Filipino Grocery, located at
89-12 Queens Blvd., just aft er 8 p.m.
on Saturday, Nov. 20, and went directly
behind the unattended counter. Th e man
can be seen on video surveillance as he
rifl ed through the cash register, removing
the $72,000 before exiting the store.
Th e suspect then walked around the
corner, removed the mask and the hooded
sweatshirt he was wearing during the
robbery, and hid the cash in the hoodie
before taking off in a dark-colored Nissan
SUV, police said.
No arrests have been made, and the
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 their tips by logging
onto the CrimeStoppers website at
nypdcrimestoppers.com, or on Twitter
@NYPDTips.
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