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 VOL. 109, NO. 39      APRIL 26 — MAY 2, 2018 
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 Ruff robbery  
 in Maspeth 
 BY RYAN KELLEY 
 RKELLEY@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM 
 @R_KELLEY6 
 Police are searching for a missing  
 Shi Tzu-Yorkie dog and the  
 suspects who stole it during a  
 domestic dispute in Maspeth. 
 Authorities  said  the  incident  occurred  
 at approximately 7:55 p.m.  
 on  April  22  inside  a  residence  on  
 56th Street near Arnold Avenue. A  
 21-year-old female victim told police  
 that  a  23-year-old man  entered  the  
 home with two other women. 
 Law enforcement sources said the  
 male suspect, who is an ex-boyfriend  
 of the victim, used a spare key to enter  
 the location. 
 Once inside, police said, the man  
 pushed the female victim up against a  
 wall, and one of the female suspects then  
 pulled the victim’s hair and punched her  
 in the chest and head. The second female  
 suspect also punched the victim in the  
 back of the head, according to police. 
 Sources familiar with the investigation  
 said that the woman who pulled  
 the victim’s hair and punched her is the  
 man’s mother. The other female suspect  
 is the male suspect’s current girlfriend. 
 The trio took the victim’s Shi Tzu-Yorkie  
 with them as they fl ed in an unknown  
 direction, authorities said. The male  
 suspect had previously given the dog to  
 the victim as a gift  , sources noted. 
 The 104th Precinct Detective Squad  
 is investigating the incident as a robbery; 
  no arrests have been made. 
 Anyone with information related  
 to  this  incident  is  asked  to  contact  
 the  104th Precinct Detective  Squad  
 at 718-386-2723 or Detective Borough  
 Queens North 718-520-9200. All calls  
 are kept confi dential. 
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