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POLICE BEAT
Persons arrested in recent police
actions as reported by the 104th
Precinct include the following:
May 28: (Beat 14) Jeremiah Johnson, at
60th Road, for assault, by P.O. Johnson.
(Beat 14) Eneida Garcia, at 60th Road,
for menacing, by P.O. Johnson. (Beat 5)
Ezabella Sastre, at Myrtle Avenue, for
assault, by P.O. Bogle. (Beat 14) Gladys
Gonzalez and Ahmad J. Williams, at
Metropolitan Avenue, for petit larceny,
by P.O. Rosalez. (Beat 4) Carlos
Lopez, at 62nd Street, for burglary, by
Det. Feldman. (Beat 4) Mateusz Wojtowicz,
at 67th Avenue, for assault, by P.O.
Whyte.
May 29: (Beat 3) Nicholai Crees, at
Putnam Avenue, for criminal obstruction
of breathing, by P.O. Hopson.
(Beat 12) Devin Bauer, at 79th Place, for
criminal mischief, by P.O. Coronado.
(Beat 8) Edward Rogers, at 69th Street,
for criminal obstruction of breathing,
by Det. Lodato. (Beat 9) Eva Torres, at
65th Place, for grand larceny, by Det.
Feldman. (Beat 2) Charles Puntiel, at
BURGLAR
SOUGHT FOR 13
BREAK-INS
Police need the public’s help in
finding a serial burglar who hit
more than a dozen homes in Corona,
Elmhurst and Jackson Heights since
April.
The NYPD released on June 5 video
and photo footage of the suspect
buying refreshments at a Corona
bodega on April 26, moments aft er
he allegedly burglarized a home in
the area of 48th Avenue and 108th
Street.
Most of the incidents occurred
during daytime hours, between
6 a.m. and 12:20 p.m., with the
perpetrator getting inside each
residence through windows. Over
the course of the 13 burglaries, law
enforcement sources said, the crook
removed more than $100,000 in cash,
jewelry and electronics.
Police described the suspect as
a white or Hispanic man between
18 and 25 years of age, standing 5
feet 10 inches tall and weighing
about 150 pounds; he sports a
tattoo on his neck. As shown in
the security camera footage, the
Myrtle Avenue, for petit larceny, by
P.O. Giordani. (Beat 11) Kristos Gogas,
at 88th Street, for criminal contempt,
by Det. Bublin.
May 30: (Beat 4) Selene S. Ramlal,
at Madison Street, for assault, by
P.O. Bush. (Beat 15) Richard Anka, at
Onderdonk Avenue, for criminal contempt,
by P.O. Campbell. (Beat 3) Aqiylimah
Parker, at Summerfi eld Street, for
grand larceny, by Det. Glowa.
May 31: (Beat 14) Luis G. Corrales,
at Terrace Court, for assault, by Det.
Scrimenti. (Beat 8) Jonathan Simon, at
73rd Street, for criminal mischief, by
Det. Bazilio. (Beat 14) Marcos Santiago,
at Metropolitan Avenue, for forcible
touching, by P.O. Nardello. (Beat 4) Samantha
Puig, at Fresh Pond Road, for
assault, by Det. Moon. (Beat 14) Eddie
Manzo, at 65th Street, for criminal contempt
and stalking, by Det. Friedrich.
(Beat 11) Arkadiusz Pietrzak, at 75th
Avenue, for assault, by P.O. Nessler.
(Beat 16) Calogero Gambino, at 78th
Avenue, for criminal contempt, by
Det. Rogers.
June 1: (Beat 3) Eglantin Ferhati, at
Wyckoff and Cooper avenues, for
aggravated unlicensed operator, by
P.O. Bayizian. (Beat 14) Marcos C. Melendez,
at Metropolitan Avenue, for
petit larceny, by P.O. Alfred.
June 2: (Beat 14) Aleksandar Golubovic,
at Eliot Avenue and 69th
Street, for criminal mischief, by P.O.
Zbikowski. (Beat 2) Karolina Orlik,
at Woodward Avenue and Madison
Street, for criminal contempt, by Det.
Friedrich. (Beat 15) Carmen Franco,
at Woodward Avenue, for assault,
by P.O. Incantalupo. (Beat 4) John
Velez, Alexander Rondon, Gustavo
Arredondo and Jose Arredondo, at
Catalpa Avenue, for assault, by P.O.
Ciancio.
June 3: (Beat 15) Tyquan Knight, at
Himrod Street, for assault, by P.O.
Bartichek. (Beat 2) Tiana Fox, at
Woodward Avenue, for aggravated
harassment, by Det. Demarco.
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.
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112TH PRECINCT
FOREST HILLS & REGO
PARK
CONTRACTOR POISONED
FAMILY WITH MERCURY: DA
A Rego Park man who runs his own
maintenance company faces criminal
charges for allegedly pouring
mercury into a Queens family’s air
conditioning unit aft er getting one
too many complaints about the malfunctioning
system.
Yuriy Kruk, 48, of Alderton Street
owns and operates the A+ HVAC and
Kitchen Corporation. According to
Queens District Attorney Richard
A. Brown, a Jamaica Estates family
contacted Kruk during the summer
of 2015 to perform various repairs to
their home.
Prosecutors said the victim repeatedly
complained to Kruk that
the second-floor air conditioning
unit wasn’t working properly. Kruk
replied that the system needed to be
replaced, and in July of 2015, a new
unit was installed.
Soon aft er the unit’s installation,
law enforcement sources said, one of
the victims noticed drops of a silvery
liquid on the fl oor near the air conditioning
units, and the same liquid
dripping out of the vents in which
Kruk had worked.
Members of the Fire Department’s
Haz-Mat Unit responded to the
home after receiving a 911 call and
determined that the substance was
mercury — the highly toxic liquid
metal. The family of three, which includes
a husband, wife and their son,
complained of having symptoms of
mercury poisoning — including
joint pain, headaches and lethargy.
All three family members were
tested and found to have elevated
levels of mercury in their bloodstream,
Brown said.
Kruk was arrested on May 30
as the result of an investigation
that the state Department of Environmental
Conservation’s (DEC)
Bureau of Environmental Crimes
conducted. He was charged in a
six-count indictment with second
degree attempted assault and
first- and fourth- degree endangering
public health, safety or the
environment.
Court records noted that Kruk
was ordered held on $10,000 bond
or $5,000 bail, and must return to
court on July 30. Kruk faces between
5 and 15 years behind bars
if convicted.
104 PRECINCT BLOTTER
burglar was last seen wearing a
black-and-red Cincinnati Reds
baseball cap, a red jacket, a red
shirt and blue jeans.
Anyone with information can call
Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.