10 FEBRUARY 1, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
POLICE BEAT Compiled by Emily Davenport and Robert Pozarycki
WOODHAVEN MAN
PINCHED FOR TWO
MURDERS
A Woodhaven man has
been charged with murdering
two men aft er police connected
his gun to both shootings.
Neville Brown, 37, of 97th
Street was arrested by state
police in Dutchess County,
NY, and charged with murder.
Sources familiar with
the investigation believe
the two homicides were
drug related.
According to police, on
Dec. 19 at 3:20 a.m., offi cers
from the 102nd Precinct responded
to a 911 call regarding
a male shot while sitting
inside of a vehicle in front
of a home on 125th Street in
Richmond Hill, across from
Phil Rizzuto Park.
Upon their arrival, police
found 21-year-old Dail
Ramessar sitting in the
driver’s seat of the vehicle,
unconscious and unresponsive,
with gunshot wounds
to the chest.
EMS responded to the
scene and transported Ramessar
to Jamaica Hospital, where
he was pronounced dead.
Around one month later,
on Jan. 16 at 9:21 p.m., offi -
cers from the 106th Precinct
responded to a 911 call regarding
CHARGES
DROPPED AGAINST
CONTRACTOR IN
ELMHURST FIRE
Prosecutors have declined
to pursue charges against a
contractor arrested following
a fi ve-alarm inferno last year
at the Elmhurst apartment
house in which he worked.
Declan McElhatton, 53, who
worked at Maintenance Asset
Management in Yonkers was
arrested on April 12, one day after
the blaze inside a seven-story
dwelling on 94th Street
near 56th Avenue. Numerous
families were displaced as a
result of the damage.
Fire marshals charged
McElhatton aft er determining
that an open fl ame left near
combustible material inside
the building had started the
blaze. Flames then quickly
spread through the upper
fl oors of the structure.
McElhatton was facing
prosecution on charges of
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an assault on 135th
Street in Richmond Hill.
Upon arrival, offi cers found
19-year-old Omaree Morrison
with multiple gunshot
wounds in his torso.
EMS responded to the
scene and transported Morrison
to Jamaica Hospital, where
he was pronounced dead.
Police were able to connect
Brown to the murders
through ballistic evidence
in both cases. Following an
ongoing investigation, state
police arrested Brown in the
upstate town of Fishkill, NY.
Brown was brought back
to Queens and charged with
murder and criminal possession
of a weapon. According
to police, he has 20 prior
arrests dating back to 1998.
Persons arrested in recent police
actions as reported by the 104th
Precinct include the following:
Jan. 22: (Beat 4) Trevon Moore, at
64-02 Catalpa Ave., for grand larceny,
by Det. Moon. (Beat 3) Marcus Bethea,
at George Street and Wyckoff Avenue,
for obtaining a transaction without
paying, by P.O. Keate. (Beat 3) James
Harris, at Wyckoff and Myrtle avenues,
for obtaining a transaction without
paying, by P.O. Zuckerman. (Beat
4) Cinthia Reyes, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave.,
for violating an order of protection, by
Det. Friedrich. (Beat 4) Brian Romero,
at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for petit larceny,
by Det. Demarco.
Jan. 23: (Beat 9) James Hourijan, at
65th Place, for criminal mischief, by P.O.
Lincifort. (Beat 4) Sam Azerbe, at 64-02
Catalpa Ave., for criminal contempt,
by P.O. Coronado. (Beat 4) Jose Aranjo,
at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for aggravated
harassment, by Det. Demarco. (Beat
15) Eris Mustafa, at Bleecker Street and
Fairview Avenue, for aggravated unlicensed
operator, by P.O. Reyes. (Beat 4)
Anthony Rivera, at Wyckoff and Myrtle
avenues, for obtaining a transaction
without paying, by P.O. Gautreaux.
arson and reckless endangerment.
However, at a Jan.
16 court hearing, Assistant
District Attorney Charissa
Ilardi asked Judge Suzanne
Melendez to drop the
charges.
“While we do believe there
was probable cause for the
fire marshals to make the
arrest, after a lengthy investigation,
at this time, we
do not believe we are able
to prove this case beyond a
Jan. 24: (Beat 15) Matthew J. Rodriguez,
at Woodward Avenue, for
assault, by P.O. Carr. (Beat 6) Ernest
Barbarski, at 76th Street, for grand
larceny, by Det. Scrimenti. (Beat 2)
Jesse Zook, at Myrtle Avenue, for petit
larceny, by P.O. Shahid. (Beat 14) Paul
Shamon and Jacklyeen Shamon, at
60th Drive, for assault, by P.O. Lamm.
Jan. 25: (Beat 10) James Knorr, at
Perry Avenue, for burglary, by Det.
Bublin. (Beat 2) Anthony Vargas, at
Onderdonk Avenue, for criminal contempt,
by Det. Friedrich. (Beat 3) Kevin
Turnbull, at Myrtle Avenue, for petit
larceny, by P.O. Russi.
Jan. 26: (Beat 15) Juan Tapia, at
Grove Street and Cypress Avenue, for
aggravated unlicensed operator, by
P.O. Prizeman. (Beat 6) Eriberto Ixen,
at 63rd Avenue, for assault, by P.O.
Kim. (Beat 5) Kennedy Tineo, at 79th
and Cypress avenues, for aggravated
unlicensed operator, by P.O. McGuire.
(Beat 5) Gary Roberts, at 64th Lane, for
criminal contempt, by P.O. Bartichek.
(Beat 5) Luis J. Lopez, at Cypress Avenue,
for assault, by Det. Reyes.
Jan. 27: (Beat 8) Diego Reyes, at 71st
Street and 54th Avenue, for DWI,
by P.O. Sorto. (Beat 15) Wilton A.
Rodriguez, at Harman Street and
Seneca Avenue, for DWI, by P.O. Gomez.
(Beat 2) Kirk G. Baptist, at Myrtle
Avenue and Palmetto Street, for aggravated
unlicensed operator, by P.O.
Morse. (Beat 2) Besa Dibra, at Fairview
Avenue, for assault, by P.O. Hendrick.
Jan. 28: (Beat 4) Adrian Kiwak, at
Catalpa Avenue and Fresh Pond Road,
for assault, by P.O. Petito. (Beat 4) Juan
Zapeta, at 71st Avenue, for criminal
contempt, by P.O. Vasquez. (Beat 13)
Patricio Ortiz, at 54th Street, for DWI,
by P.O. Mays. (Beat 11) Michael Rossler,
at Myrtle Avenue and Woodhaven
Boulevard, for DWI, by P.O. Mancini.
(Beat 13) Carlos Chalco, at 56th Street,
for burglary, by Det. Feldman. (Beat
4) Vlad Flutur, at Palmetto Street, for
petit larceny, by P.O. Giordani. (Beat
15) Jason B. Morales, at Woodward
Avenue, for unlawful surveillance, by
Det. Demarco. (Beat 6) Galo Pesantes,
at 62nd Drive, for aggravated harassment,
by Det. Lodato.
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.
104 PRECINCT BLOTTER
reasonable doubt,” Ilardi was
quoted in a transcript of the
hearing that QNS received.
Melendez then dismissed the
case against McElhatton and
released his bail.
Matthew Galluzzo, McElhatton’s
attorney, said in a
letter to QNS that his client
“is beloved by the managers
of the buildings with whom
he works, and his character
and integrity are beyond
reproach.”