12 The QUEE NS Courier • DECEmber 26, 2013 FOR Breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com s police beat COMPILED BY TONIA N. CIMINO & crisabelt tualmo Cement & Brick Work 115th Precinct East Elmhurst, North Corona and Jackson Heights Suspect wanted for groping on No. 7 train A man allegedly rubbed up against a 21-year-old woman and grabbed her buttocks on the No. 7 train, police said. The incident occurred on December 10 at 3:38 p.m., when the train was at the 74th Street and Roosevelt Avenue station, according to the NYPD. After he groped the woman, the suspect then fled from the Main Street station in Flushing, cops said. Police describe the suspect as a white male, 5’ 10” tall and 200 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. 104th Precinct Cops honored On Tuesday, December 17, the 104th Precinct Council honored seven officers, who were all helpful during a marijuana bust in Ridgewood in October. The officers found 580 pot plants, which had the potential to be worth millions. Above the call of duty Old World Craftsmanship Cement & Brick Work CALL ARTIE Basement Water Proofing Specialist Serving Queens for 35 Years Serving Queens for 35 Years For more information contact Artie DiBiase Mason Contractor 718.767.0072 Licensed #808097 and Insured Licensed #808097 and Insured Old World Craftsmanship CALL ARTIE Basement Water Proofing Specialist Pavers and Exposed Aggregate Concrete For more information contact Artie DiBiase Mason Contractor 718.767.0072 Corona Discount Wine & Liquor Best Service • Best price in town 104-04 Corona Avenue Corona, NY 11368 718-592-7250 Monday – Saturday 10AM to 12AM Sunday 12 NOON To 9PM 109th Precinct Downtown Flushing, East Flushing, Queensboro Hill, College Point, Malba, Whitestone, Beechhurst and Bay Terrace 73-year-old dies in fire at Flushing retirement home A two-alarm fire at a Flushing retirement home killed a 73-year-old woman, police said. The fire broke out just after midnight on Thursday, December 19 in an apartment at Flushing House, located on Bowne Street near 38th Avenue, according to the NYPD. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze about 30 minutes later. Responding officers found the 73-year-old, whose identity has not yet been released, inside the apartment. She was taken to Flushing Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said. No one else was injured or displaced as a result of the blaze. The fire was caused by smoking, according to the FDNY. 110th Precinct Corona and Elmhurst Suspect squirts lighter fluid inside Elmhurst check cashing business before robbing it A man was caught on video, on Sunday, December 15, dousing an Elmhurst check cashing business in lighter fluid before displaying a lighter and demanding money from an employee, police said. The robbery took place about 2:30 a.m. at ATN Financial Services on Corona Avenue, according to the NYPD. The employee, who was not injured in the robbery, handed over the cash before the suspect fled, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS Corona man found stabbed to death A 25-year-old Corona man was found stabbed to death on Saturday, December 21, police said. Cops found Furman Herrera-Martinez unconscious and unresponsive with stab wounds to his chest and arm, after they responded to call about a stabbing in front of 96-06 Roosevelt Avenue at 5:52 a.m. EMS took Herrera-Martinez to Elmhurst General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Cops have not made any arrests and the investigation is ongoing. BY LIAM LA GUERRE [email protected] Police officers from the 104th Precinct played Santa Claus for one Ridgewood family that recently suffered domestic violence. Officer Nicholas Cadavid and Sergeant Martha Lequerica organized a precinct donation collection for the family on Thursday, December 19, and raised more than $1,200. Last week, officers arrested a five-year-old boy’s father, whose name was withheld to protect the anonymity of the victims, for severely beating his son. The boy had bruises on his face and a gash on his forehead and need to be taken to a local hospital for stitches, police said. “We see bad stuff every day, but this one really stuck to us, when we saw the plight of this family,” said Captain Chris Manson of the 104th Precinct. When the officers learned that the family of the boy was in need, they decided to donate some gifts. The boy lives with his mother and three other siblings, ages 11, 8, and a two-month-old infant in a Ridgewood apartment. The officers brought the children snacks, bags filled with toys and clothes and boots for the cold weather. The money raised will go to buy bunk beds for the children.
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