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VOL. 110, NO. 25 JANUARY 17 — 23, 2019
Renewed hope
for passage of
‘Victims Act’
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Rentar Plaza
renovations
hit a snag
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Man cuff ed
for violent
robbery in
Woodhaven
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
EDAVENPORT@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
Thanks to an anonymous tipster,
cops cuff ed a Brooklyn
man on Tuesday for allegedly
attacking a Woodhaven laundromat
employee and stealing her phone.
According to police, Dontae Bennett,
21, allegedly entered Family
Laundry, located at 85-20 Jamaica
Ave., at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 7. Upon
entering, police say that Bennett
approached the 50-year-old female
employee, punched her in the face
and dragged her into the bathroom,
where he choked her into
unconsciousness.
Following the attack, Bennett
then allegedly took the victim’s
cellphone from the laundromat
counter and fl ed the scene on foot
southbound on 86th Street.
The victim was taken to Jamaica
Hospital where she was treated
for pain and bruising to her face
and neck.
Aft er receiving an anonymous
tip, police arrested Bennett at about
10 p.m. on Jan. 15. He was charged
with robbery, criminal obstruction
of breathing, unlawful imprisonment,
assault and trespassing.
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Asbestos scare at
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