10 JANUARY 11, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
POLICE BEAT Compiled by Ryan Kelley and Robert Pozarycki
104 PRECINCT BLOTTER
Persons arrested in recent police
actions as reported by the 104th
Precinct include the following:
Jan. 1: (Beat 13) Maria Co, Kristina Grzunov
and Saher Ahmed, at Grand Avenue
and 57th Street, for making graffi ti,
by P.O. Teti. (Beat 13) Jeff rey Swasey, at
56th Street, for criminal mischief and
harassment, by P.O. Sorto. (Beat 9)
Edward Sheehan, at 54th Avenue, for
assault and menacing, by P.O. Defreitas.
(Beat 15) Diana Sanchez, at Woodward
Avenue, for assault, by P.O. Gunderson.
(Beat 12) Christina Candelaria, at 66th
Drive, for criminal contempt, by P.O.
Weil. (Beat 14) Angel Minier, at Metropolitan
Avenue, for petit larceny, by P.O.
Weisinger. (Beat 2) Luis Balseca, at Gates
Avenue, for criminal contempt, by P.O.
Bielicka. (Beat 4) Jerome Lee, at 64-02
Catalpa Ave., for assault, by Det. Bazilio.
Jan. 2: (Beat 2) Juan Carlos Ramos,
at Madison Street, for assault, by P.O.
Nisbett.
Jan. 3: (Beat 4) Jeff rey Jeannis, at 64-02
Catalpa Ave., for grand larceny, by Det.
Moon. (Beat 4) Grijalna Livan, at 64-02
Catalpa Ave., for unlawful surveillance,
by Det. Demarco. (Beat 4) Samira
Elattar, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for criminal
obstruction of breathing, by Det.
Rogers. (Beat 4) Rachel Perez, at 71st
Avenue, for assault, by P.O. Incantalupo.
(Beat 4) Monica Lopez, at 64-02 Catalpa
Ave., for assault, by Det. Rogers. (Beat
5) Carlos Torres, at Myrtle Avenue and
68th Place, for criminal possession of
stolen property, by Det. Wright. (Beat 4)
Yvanna De Los Angeles, at Fresh Pond
Road, for assault, by P.O. Berish. (Beat 3)
Vinneca A. Antoine, at Myrtle Avenue,
for petit larceny, by P.O. Singh.
Jan. 4: (Beat 3) Miguelito Molinar,
Javier Melendez and Michael Clegg,
at St. Felix and Cooper avenues, for
forgery, by P.O. Maksimiuk. (Beat 6)
Joseph Insinga, at 80th Street, for DWI,
by P.O. Hopson.
Jan. 5: (Beat 2) Albert Williams, at
Wyckoff Avenue, for petit larceny, by
P.O. Bertrand. (Beat 12) Ladislav Ruc,
at 79th Place, for menacing and harassment,
by P.O. Lin. (Beat 4) Ernesto
Collazo, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for
criminal contempt, by P.O. Campbell.
Jan. 6: (Beat 15) Luis Pesantez, at Seneca
Avenue, for criminal mischief, disorderly
conduct and public lewdness,
by P.O. May. (Beat 5) John Moreira,
at St. Felix and Cypress avenues, for
burglary, by P.O. Bayizian.
Jan. 7: (Beat 4) Julie Kuan, at 64-02
Catalpa Ave., for assault, by Det. Scrimenti.
(Beat 3) Jorge Punina, at Summerfi
eld Street and Myrtle Avenue,
for aggravated unlicensed operator,
by P.O. Nardello.
The 104th Precinct, located at 64-02
Catalpa Ave. in Ridgewood, can be
reached by calling 718-386-3004. It
was noted that all criminal charges are
accusations, and all persons listed in
this blotter are presumed innocent until
proven guilty.
104TH PRECINCT
RIDGEWOOD, GLENDALE,
MASPETH & MIDDLE
VILLAGE
IMAGES SURFACE OF
RIDGEWOOD CAB VANDAL
Aft er weeks of frustration from
dozens of local Uber, Lyft and Juno
drivers whose cars have been broken
into in Ridgewood, police are fi nally
narrowing in on a suspect.
The 104th Precinct released photos
and video that show the perpetrator
and the getaway vehicle, a silver
2016/17 Nissan Altima with damage
to the front left bumper and hood.
The victims made police aware of
the getaway vehicle during a Dec. 27
meeting about the break-ins, where
they also described the crook’s
patterns.
As of Jan. 10, police confi rmed that
there have been a total of 57 incidents
of reported broken windows
on vehicles since Dec. 23, 2017. The
break-ins have all taken place in the
region between Myrtle Avenue to
Flushing Avenue and Forest Avenue
to Cypress Avenue. Fift y-six of the 57
incidents involved vehicles with TLS
license plates, police said, and six of
them have involved the theft of credit
cards and/or electronics.
The suspect is wanted for criminal
mischief and grand larceny, and
police encourage anyone with information
regarding the pattern 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 Crime Stoppers website or by
texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES)
then enter TIP577. All calls and messages
are kept confi dential.
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MORE DRUG OD DEATHS
THAN MURDERS IN
QUEENS LAST YEAR
Fitting a citywide trend, major
crimes substantially fell across
Queens in 2017, but District Attorney
Richard A. Brown is concerned
about the escalating opioid crisis in
the borough.
Just 50 murders occurred in
Queens last year, the second-lowest
number since the Kennedy administration,
Brown said. However, the
borough saw 172 suspected fatal
drug overdoses — nearly a third of
which involved fentanyl.
The synthetic drug, when mixed
with heroin, results in “an opioid
painkiller 30 to 50 times more potent
than heroin,” according to Brown.
Use of the deadly cocktail has risen
nationwide, and Brown’s offi ce has
stepped up its eff orts to combat the
growing epidemic in Queens.
Brown said that prosecutors are
now tracking individuals who sell
drugs containing fentanyl, and
the eff orts led to one noteworthy
pending criminal cases. A suspected
drug dealer, Bernard Lewis of
Astoria, was arrested in July on
charges that he knowingly sold fentanyl
laced narcotics to individuals.
“My office commenced an investigation
in response to two
non-fatal overdoses attributed to
the defendant,” Brown said. “He
was charged with the crime of
reckless endangerment, among
other charges, for knowingly
selling drugs laced with fentanyl
in order to send a strong message
to the community and drug traffi
ckers alike that we are taking the
city’s skyrocketing fentanyl-related
overdose epidemic with the utmost
seriousness.”
Court records indicate that Lewis
remains in jail without bail; he is
due back in court on Jan. 31.
Along with increasing investigative
and prosecutorial efforts,
Brown’s offi ce is also taking other
steps toward stemming the crisis,
according to a spokesperson. The
offi ce has an active alternative sentencing
program for misdemeanor
drug offenders that links them
to drug treatment and rehabilitation
programs in lieu of prison
sentences.