10 JANUARY 16, 2020 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
POLICE BEAT
115TH PRECINCT (JACKSON HEIGHTS, EAST ELMHURST,
AND NORTH CORONA)
Cops investigate death of infant twins
in East Elmhurst homeless shelter
Detectives are investigating the deaths of two infant twins found in the
lobby of a Queens homeless shelter on Friday aft ernoon.
Law enforcement sources said the horrifying discovery was made at
3:42 p.m. on Jan. 10 inside of CAMBA The Landing, described as a temporary
shelter for families, located at 94-00 Ditmars Blvd. in East Elmhurst.
Officers from the 115th Precinct, in responding to a call for assistance,
found the baby girl and boy, both two months old, unconscious and unresponsive
in the shelter lobby. Both children were said to be in cardiac arrest,
according to a WABC-TV report.
Paramedics rushed the babies to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, where
they were both pronounced dead. The Medical Examiner will determine the
cause of their deaths.
Citing sources, WABC reported that the twins’ father told police he had
laid the children down for a nap and left the room. When he returned, he
found them unconscious and called for help.
Police have withheld the infants’ identities.
No charges have been filed at this time, and the investigation is ongoing.
CAMBA The Landing opened in 2015 at a former hotel located just a short
distance from LaGuardia Airport. According to their website, The Landing
serves 169 families, providing “ongoing case management, relocation to
permanent housing, crisis intervention (emergency food, clothing, carfare
The 104th Precinct released the
following list of persons arrested in
recent police actions. The charges
are accusations, and all individuals
listed in this blotter are presumed
innocent until proven guilty.
For questions about the names
listed in the blotter, contact the
104th Precinct at 718-386-3004.
Jan. 6: (Ridgewood) Vaste McFarland,
at Wyckoff Avenue and Myrtle
Avenue, for petit larceny, by Det.
Wright.
Jan. 7: (Ridgewood) Carlos Duran,
at Weirfi eld Street, for criminal obstruction
of breathing, by P.O. Campbell.
(Ridgewood) Elizabeth Herrera,
at Cornelia Street, for criminal contempt,
by P.O. Ciancio. (Ridgewood)
Victor Tomescu and Afshin Gholam,
at Forest Avenue, for assault, by P.O.
104 PRECINCT BLOTTER
May. (Glendale) Ariana Gomez, at
Cooper Avenue, for petit larceny,
by P.O. Ferrari. (Glendale) Adolfo
Ahumada, at Metropolitan Avenue,
for assault, by P.O. Hendrick. (Ridgewood)
Bryan Beltran Medina, at
Gates Avenue, for criminal mischief,
by P.O. Bush
Jan. 8: (Ridgewood) Dora C. Nolasco,
at Woodward Avenue and
Metropolitan Avenue, for DWAI, by
P.O. Gomez. (Glendale) Diles Flores,
at 65th Street and Cypress Hills
Street, for criminal possession of
stolen property, by P.O. Coronado.
(Maspeth) Walter A. Avila, at 69th
Place and Grand Avenue, for aggravated
unlicensed operation, by P.O.
Moise. (Ridgewood) Paul Guevara,
at Catalpa Avenue, for burglary, by
Det. Scrimenti. (Ridgewood) Julio
Alvarez, at Gates Avenue, for petit
Compiled by Robert Pozarycki
and supportive services) for any family in need.”
“My heart breaks for the loss of these children, a boy and a girl who were
just two-months old and had their entire lives ahead of them,” said City Councilman
Francisco Moya. “This tragedy marks the second and third deaths
tied to The Landing in just two months. With shelter should come safety but
residents and neighbors of The Landing have concerns and deserve answers
about what is happening inside the facility. That’s why I’m calling for a full
investigation into the security practices at this shelter. Additionally, I want
to know what CAMBA, which operates the shelter, is doing to keep residents
and neighbors safe.”
larceny, by P.O. Denis.
Jan. 9: (Middle Village) Carlos A.
Intriago, at Rentar Plaza and Metropolitan
Avenue, for unlicensed
operation, by P.O. Lin. (Maspeth)
Malek T. Almatare, at 65th Place, for
criminal mischief, by Det. Wright.
(Ridgewood) Krzysztof Kohiec, at
62nd Street and Catalpa Avenue, for
public lewdness, by P.O. Kardonov.
(Ridgewood) Luis Rodriguez, at
Fresh Pond Road, for criminal obstruction
of breathing, by P.O. Gutierrez.
(Ridgewood) William Marcano,
at Greene Avenue, for grand larceny,
by P.O. Bayizian.
Jan. 10: (Glendale) Alexis E. Ordonez,
at Cypress Hills Street and
Cypress Avenue, for unlicensed
operator, by P.O. Reyes. (Middle Village)
George Wetherall, at Caldwell
Avenue, for criminal contempt, by
P.O. Carr. (Ridgewood) Edward
Manzo, at Myrtle Avenue, for
criminal contempt, by P.O. Campbell.
(Glendale) Pedro Barbosa, at Myrtle
Avenue, for robbery, by Det. Fogus.
(Maspeth) Wesley Caban, at Flushing
Avenue, for criminal contempt,
by Det. Rogers.
Jan. 11: (Maspeth) Carlos Santiago,
at 56th Street, for felony assault, by
P.O. Fleischman. (Maspeth) Bruce Lesniewski,
at 60th Avenue and Fresh
Pond Road, for felony D.W.I., by P.O.
Hughes. (Ridgewood) Anayah Vargas
and Devonte Cordero, at Woodward
Avenue, for felony assault, by
P.O. Defreitas. (Maspeth) Abraheim
Fadi, at 56th Street, for harassment,
by Det. Moon. (Ridgewood) Sebastian
Kruszewski, at Metropolitan
Avenue, for unlicensed operator, by
P.O. Baltusis.
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