8 APRIL 25, 2019 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Man cuff ed for robbing ATM customer Slasher still
behind bars
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
EDAVENPORT@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
@RIDGEWOODTIMES
A Bronx man remains
behind bars for allegedly
attacking a woman with
a razor blade during a dispute
in Ridgewood last week, law
enforcement sources said.
Andres Idelfonso, 25, was
brought in on charges of fi rst-
and second-degree assault,
and criminal possession of a
weapon.
According to charges, between
4:15 and 4:30 p.m. on April
16, a woman was in a physical
altercation with a third party in
front of a storefront on Myrtle
Avenue near Summerfield
Street, when Idelfonso allegedly
approached her and sliced her
face with a razor blade.
The victim suffered a
laceration from the top left side
of her forehead to her eye. She
was taken to a local hospital for
treatment, where she received
40 stitches.
Members of the 104th Precinct
Detective Squad picked up
Idelfonso two days later on
April 18 as a result of their
investigation. At this time, it is
not known if there was a prior
relationship between Idelfonso
and the victim.
Court records noted that
Idelfonso remains incarcerated
on $50,000 bail or bond, and is
due to return to court on May 3.
The Bank of America at 59-01 Myrtle Ave. in Ridgewood Photo via Google Maps
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
RPOZARYCKI@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
@ROBBPOZ
Cops picked up a Brooklyn
man on Saturday afternoon
moments after he robbed a
woman as she deposited cash into an
ATM at a bank in Ridgewood.
Law enforcement sources said
Josiah Bryant, 19, of Madison Street
accosted the woman inside the Bank
of America located at 59-01 Myrtle
Ave. at about 2:10 p.m. on April 20.
According to authorities, Bryant
allegedly pushed the woman away
from the ATM she was using and
grabbed $900 in cash that she was
attempting to deposit. He then exited
the bank and fled southbound along
George Street.
Officers from the 104th Precinct
responded to the incident; the victim
was not seriously hurt.
During a search of the surrounding
area, police officers picked up
Bryant about 20 minutes later, with
the stolen cash in his possession, in
front of a home on George Street
near Cypress Avenue.
Bryant faces charges of thirddegree
robbery, grand larceny and
criminal trespassing.
It was the second time that Bryant
was arrested last week. According
to court records, he was arrested
on April 14 on a criminal mischief
charge and released without bail.
Court records also noted that he
had been arrested in three prior
Queens criminal cases dating back
to November 2018. The charges
included grand larceny, petit
larceny and criminal mischief. In
each instance, he was released on
his own recognizance following
arraignment.
Regarding the April 20 robbery,
Bryant was arraigned in Queens
Criminal Court the following day
before Judge Lenora Gerald, who
released him without bail. He’s
scheduled to return to court on
April 30.
Ghoulish bandits pillage Glendale cemetery for metal
BY MAX PARROTT
MPARROTT@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
@RIDGEWOOODTIMES
Police are looking
for a thief who stole
tens of thousands
of dollars worth of doors
and air vents from Beth
Olam Cemetery, a historic
Jewish burial grounds
in the “cemetery belt” on
the border of Queens and
Brooklyn.
At approximately
10:45 a.m. on Apri l
21, police received a
report that 14 doors and
about 50 air vents were
stolen from numerous
mausoleums throughout
the cemetery. The items
have an estimated value
of $24,000.
Law enforcement
sources said they do not
consider the theft to be a
hate crime.
“Usually the items that
have been removed are
made of copper, and
they’re used for scrap
metal,” said an NYPD
spokesperson.
The cemetery, which
was established in 1851,
contains dozens of
mausoleums.
These granite art deco
structures, typically
erected prior to and
during the 1930s, are
rare in historical Jewish
graveyards.
As of press time, no
arrests have been made..
Beth Olam Cemetery Jerrye and Roy Klotz from Wikimedia Commons
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