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108th Precinct
Long Island City, Sunnyside and
Woodside
Cops searching for three suspects
who allegedly assaulted a
7 train rider in Woodside
Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island
City and Transit District 20 are looking
for three men who allegedly attacked a 7 train
rider last month.
Authorities say the 44-year-old victim was
aboard a Manhattan-bound 7 train just before 11
p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, at the 52nd Street
station in Woodside when he was approached by
the three suspects. One of them slugged the straphanger
in his face and the three men made off with
his iPhone 13, backpack and wallet, which contained
credit and bank cards and ID, police said.
Th e three men ran to another train car
before exiting to parts unknown.
Th e victim suff ered pain and bruising to his
face, police said.
Th e NYPD released surveillance images of
the three suspects inside the Puebla Seafood
restaurant, located at 95-27 Roosevelt Ave. in
Corona, just aft er 1 a.m. the following morning,
where they allegedly used the victim’s credit
card to make a purchase in the amount of $31.20,
police said.
One of the suspects was wearing a dark
jacket and blue jeans with a dark baseball cap
on backward; another wore a dark hoodie and
dark jeans; and the third wore a dark hoodie
with blue jeans, according to authorities.
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. All calls and messages
are kept confi dential.
115th Precinct
Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst,
North Corona and LaGuardia Airport
Teen stabbed, robbed as
mob of 10 deliver beatdown
in Jackson Heights: NYPD
Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson
Heights are searching for 10 men in connection
to a beatdown on 37th Avenue in broad
daylight last week.
Just before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29,
the gang was caught on video surveillance in
the heart of the Jackson Heights commercial
corridor surrounding a 16-year-old boy who
was operating a scooter with two passengers,
police said.
Th e group demanded the teen’s scooter and
then jumped the rider and his passengers,
punching and kicking the victims. Th e teenager
was stabbed one time in his back during the
melee and the mob grabbed his scooter, valued
at $1,300; his backpack; $20 in cash; and his
iPhone XR valued at $500, according to the
NYPD.
Th e mob took off in the direction of Roosevelt
Avenue and a good Samaritan transported
the victim by private means to Elmhurst Hospital
Center where he was in stable condition,
police said.
Th e NYPD released the video of the Jackson
Heights attack and a photo of one of the assailants
who was wearing a dark-hooded jacket,
blue jeans and dark 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. All calls and messages are
kept confi dential.
102nd Precinct
Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill East,
Richmond Hill, Woodhaven and the
northern part of Ozone Park
NYPD releases video of suspect
in Sikh attack in Richmond Hill
Th e NYPD released video surveillance of a
man who is suspected of attacking an elderly
Sikh man in Richmond Hill on the morning
of Sunday, April 3.
Nirmal Singh, 70, was walking to the Sikh
Cultural Society Temple at 6:45 a.m. and was in
the vicinity of Leff erts Boulevard and 95th Avenue,
when his assailant snuck up from behind
him and allegedly sucker-punched him in the
face in the unprovoked assault, before running
off in an unknown direction, police said.
Following the attack, Singh was found
roaming around the Gurdwara with blood on
his face and jacket, community leader Japneet
Singh told QNS.
Singh, who was wearing traditional Sikh
articles of faith, was transported by private
means to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center,
where he was treated for a broken nose, cuts
and severe bruising on his face and an injured
wrist, and released, according to the NYPD.
Th e investigation is ongoing by the NYPD
Hate Crimes Task Force. The suspect is
described as an adult man with a dark complexion
and an average build. He was last
seen wearing black sneakers, jeans and a blue
hooded sweatshirt.
Nirmal, who is visiting New York for the
fi rst time on a tourist visa from Canada, was
afraid to report the incident to the police fearing
that he would be deported.
“Th is man was new to our country,” state
Senator James Sanders said. “He had only been
here for two weeks and this is not the type
of welcome we want people to think occurs
when they visit our country or community. I
condemn this shameful attack, which is being
investigated as a hate crime, and hope that the
perpetrator is brought to justice.”
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). The public can
also submit their tips by logging onto the
CrimeStoppers website at nypdcrimestoppers.
com, or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls and
messages are kept confi dential.
Photo via NYPD
Police are looking for these three suspects who allegedly attacked a 7 train rider in Woodside and made a
purchase with a stolen credit card in Corona.
Photo via NYPD
The NYPD Hate Crimes Unit is now investigating
the attack of an elderly Sikh man in Richmond Hill
and released images of the suspect on April 6.
Photo via NYPD
Police are searching for this suspect and nine others
for an attack last week in Jackson Heights that left
one teen stabbed, according to the NYPD.
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