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4 FEBRUARY 9, 2017 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM Cops seize 11 cars in Maspeth illegal parking sting BY ROBERT POZARYCKI RPOZARYCKI@QNS.COM @ROBBPOZ If you’re parking your car in Maspeth  overnight, you’d better follow the rules. That’s the message the 104th Precinct delivered in seizing 11 illegally parked vehicles and three tow trucks while issuing 15 summonses during a crackdown in the neighborhood on Wednesday night, Feb. 2, into early the next morning. Law enforcement sources said the 104th Precinct’s Traffi c Team conducted the towing operation aft er receiving numerous community complaints about illegally parked vehicles, some of which lacked proper licenses and registration, during overnight hours. “This is a example of how the community and police working together can solve various issues,” said Detective Thomas Bell of the 104th Precinct Community Aff airs Unit. Police said that most of the vehicles were towed away from the vicinity of Flushing Avenue and 60th Street. Auto repair shops in the area had been previously warned to keep vehicles that are being serviced at the locations off the street while their businesses are closed. In one picture of the towing operation posted to the 104th Precinct‘s Twitter account, an immobilization boot can be seen on the front wheel of a tow truck belonging to American Autobody & Recovery, which is located on Flushing Avenue near 60th Street. Photos via Twitter/@NYPD104Pct A tow truck is towed away during an illegal parking crackdown conducted by the 104th Precinct in Maspeth on Feb. 2-3. Traffi c stop leads to big g un bust BY ANTHONY GIUDICE AGIUDICE@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM @A_GIUDICEREPORT Cops in  Ridgewood  made a dangerous discovery the night of Feb. 3 as they took two loaded guns off the street during a traffi c stop. Jonathan Pena, 22; Jordan Lee, 24; and Andre Parks, 25 — all from Staten Island — were double-parked in a 2005 Chevrolet near the corner of Cornelia Street and Cypress Avenue just before midnight on Feb. 3 when offi cers from the 104th Precinct approached the vehicle. It was then that offi cers spotted a loaded black 9-millimeter hi point semi-automatic pistol in the backseat, partially covered by a sheet, cops said. Law enforcement agents also recovered a loaded 9-millimeter glock semi-automatic pistol from the front passenger fl oorboard. The serial number of the gun reportedly scratched off . According to the criminal complaint provided by the Queens District Attorney’s Offi ce, Lee was found with two counterfeit $50 bills, and Parks had nine forged $50 bills on him. All three men were arrested and have been charged with two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Lee and Parks were additionally charged with fi rst-degree possession of a forged instrument for the fake cash. The trio was arraigned on Saturday, Feb. 4, in front of Judge Karen Gopee. They are all due back in court on Feb. 17. Bail was set for each of them at $50,000 bond or $25,000 cash. Photos via Twitter/NYPD104Pct Cops took two loaded guns off the streets of Ridgewood. Military funeral in Glendale for three indigent veterans Three indigent veterans were given a proper military funeral on Feb. 8. BY ANTHONY GIUDICE AGIUDICE@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM @A_GIUDICEREPORT Continuing its honorable task for providing a proper burial for indigent veterans, the Queens County American Legion Committee held services in Glendale  on Feb. 8 for three servicemen who died without a next of kin. The three veterans — James Banks, Brian L. Jones, and James Frederick Jones — left behind no family or friends to give them the military burial that they deserve. As an Organizational Friend of Unclaimed Veterans, the Queens County Committee Inc. of The American Legion take up that duty. The morning of the funeral, the daughter of James Frederick Jones contacted the funeral home because she had heard of the service. Her father still had a service with the other two vets and he was buried later that day at Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, NY. The committee held a memorial service on the morning of Feb. 8 at George Werst Funeral Home on Cooper Avenue, then traveled out to Calverton National Cemetery where the three servicemen were laid to rest. Photo by Anthony Giudice/QNS “These veterans have no other friends or family to arrange for their fi nal honors except The American Legion and the veteran community,” said Paul J. Schottenhamel, adjutant, Queens County American Legion Unclaimed Veteran Burial Committee in a press release. “With the help of the George Werst Funeral Home, we hope to give them this fi nal honor.” According to The American Legion, not much is known about the three vets. Banks was born on Oct. 26, 1945, in New Orleans, LA. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a PVT E-1 during the Vietnam War era, from June 30, 1965, to Aug. 6, 1965. He died on Oct. 18, 2016. Brian L. Jones was born on May 8, 1956. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam era, from Dec. 28, 1973, to Jan. 17, 1974, and in the U.S. Army from Feb. 6, 1975, to March 26, 1976. He died on Aug. 6, 2016. James Frederick Jones was born on Nov. 22, 1957. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam era, from Oct. 29, 1976, to July 17, 1978. He died on Sept. 23, 2016. The Patriot Guard Riders gave the servicemen a motorcycle escort from Glendale to Calverton National Cemetery.


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