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THE FITNESS CONSULTANT Celebrating Our 24th Anniversary! 208-52 Cross Island Pkwy • Bayside 718.352.9075 2011 st www.tfc-gym.com FREE TRAINING SESSION CALL TODAY of the THE QUEENS QueensCourier.com Place 103RD PRECINCT Jamaica Business District, Hollis Park Gardens, Hollis, Lakewood and Jamaica Cops bust teens for illegal gun after fare evasion arrest Two teens caught trying to pass through a Jamaica subway turnstile with one MetroCard swipe were then arrested for illegally possessing a gun. Officers Brian Chiang and John Cammarata of the 103rd Precinct observed Bo Bannister, 16, and Daquan Monroe, 17, attempting to evade the fare on Tuesday, December 10, around 12:45 p.m. at the Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer Avenue station, said police. After arresting the teens, the offi cers recovered a Bryco Jennings 9mm handgun and a loaded magazine. Bannister and Monroe have both been charged with criminal possession of a weapon and theft of service, said police. 106TH PRECINCT Howard Beach, Ozone Park and South Ozone Park Cops looking for suspect who tried to rape Ozone Park woman at knifepoint A man tried to rape a woman at knifepoint inside her Ozone Park apartment late last week, then cut his victim as she stopped his attack, police said. The suspect gained entry to the 27-year-old victim’s home around 10 a.m. on Friday, December 13, placed a pocket knife to her neck and told the woman to take her clothes off, according to police. The victim complied and undressed, but then, in a struggle with the suspect, was able to wrestle away his knife. He then pulled out a second pocketknife and cut the victim on her left wrist and right ring fi nger, police said. The suspect was able to take back the fi rst pocket knife before fl eeing the apartment in an unknown direction. Police describe the suspect as a black man in his early 20s, approximately 5’10” tall, 180 pounds, with a dark complexion. He was wearing a black hoodie with white letters and blue long johns. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. Suspect sought who cleaned out car wash Police are asking for your help in fi nding a commercial robbery suspect. On Wednesday, November 27, the suspect entered the Spotless Car Wash, located at 124 15 Rockaway Boulevard, displayed a fi rearm and demanded cash. The victim complied and the suspect fl ed with cash. No injuries were reported. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. 107TH PRECINCT Fresh Meadows, Cunningham Heights, Hilltop Village, Electchester, Pomonok Suspect injures Fresh Meadows woman during attempted robbery in her driveway A Fresh Meadows woman was hit in the head with a gun by a man who was trying to rob her, police said. The suspect approached the 66-year-old in her driveway, around 11:15 a.m. on December 5, while she was emptying items from her car and demanded her valuables, police said. When the victim began to scream, the suspect hit her in the head with his gun. He then fl ed without stealing anything, according to police. The victim was taken to New York Hospital Queens with lacerations to her head, cops said. Police describe the suspect as a Hispanic man, 20 to 25 years old, and 5’ 11” tall. He was wearing a black skullcap and black jacket. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS . BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO [email protected] Last week, District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced the shutdown of a luxury automobile theft ring allegedly responsible for stealing 48 high-end vehicles, valued at close to $2.4 million, after an 18- month investigation. As a result of the investigation, 18 people have been charged, including fi ve people from Queens, said Brown. In one of the indictments, nine of the defendants were charged with the crime of “enterprise corruption” under New York State’s Organized Crime Control Act. The defendants are accused of stealing nearly 50 cars from Queens County and around the tri-state area. The vehicles included a Bentley Continental GTC Convertible, Mercedes Benz s550 4matic, as well as Audis, BMWs Range Rovers, Jeep Grand Cherokees and a Porsche Panamera. The defendants are accused of stealing the cars. “tagging” them and then using “brokers” to sell them. The defendants have been charged with enterprise corruption, second- and third-degree grand larceny, second- and third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, fourth- and fi fth-degree conspiracy, illegal possession of a vehicle identifi cation number, forgery of a vehicle identifi cation number and seconddegree forgery. If convicted, those defendants charged with enterprise corruption could face up to 25 years in prison. The other defendants face maximum sentences of between seven and 15 years in prison. “The ring of thieves arrested in this case treated driveways, dealerships, parking lots and other locations like their personal showrooms, used GPS to track luxury vehicles and then burglarized businesses and unlocked vehicles for keys to drive their selections away,” said Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly. “Some are alleged to have additionally dealt narcotics. Detectives in the NYPD’s Auto Crime Division stopped their fast and furious forgeries, connected the dots between Queens, the Bronx and other jurisdictions, and brought these car thieves’ operation to a screeching halt. I commend them and their partners in the Queens District Attorney’s offi ce on this case.” In addition to the auto crime charges, it was alleged that one of the defendants, Albert Natanov from Flushing, also operated a narcotics traffi cking ring with two other individuals – Raymond O’Connell and Anthony Carrington – from which more than 20 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of approximately $1 million were recovered. In the narcotics case, the three defendants are charged with second-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, fi rst- and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fi rst- and thirddegree attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree conspiracy, first-degree criminal sale of marijuana and second-degree criminal possession of marijuana. The defendants were arraigned in Queens Supreme Court and ordered to return to court on January 15, 2014.
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