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VOL. 110, NO. 47 JUNE 27-JULY 3, 2019
THE WALK OF LIFE
Middle Village relay helps fund cancer fifi ght
Cabán claims
victory in
DA primary
Page 4
DOT: R’wood
bus lane plan
moves ahead
Page 3
See Page 21
Maspeth thief
hits cell store
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
RPOZARYCKI@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
@ROBBPOZ
Detectives need the public’s help
in finding a knife-wielding
robber who held up a Maspeth
cellphone store over the weekend.
Police said the caper took place at
4:43 p.m. on June 22 inside the Metro
PCS shop at 58-03 Metropolitan Ave.,
just over the Maspeth/Ridgewood
border.
Video footage that the NYPD released
on June 25 shows the man entering
the store on June 22 while wearing
sunglasses, a dark-colored bandana, a
navy blue sweatshirt, gray sweatpants
and light-colored sneakers.
Shortly aft er entering the store, law
enforcement sources said, the crook
displayed a knife and demanded
cash. He proceeded to remove $200 from
the register, then fl ed on foot eastbound
along Metropolitan Avenue.
The video footage also showed
the suspect later walking along
Metropolitan Avenue wearing
sunglasses and the dark-colored
bandana. By then, however, he had
apparently changed into a gray T-shirt
with a yellow decal in the front and gray
shorts.
The perpetrator was also seen
carrying a red bag, with the navy
blue sweatshirt draped over his left
shoulder.
There were no injuries.
Cops described the bandit as a white
man standing 6 feet tall and weighing
about 180 pounds.
Anyone with information regarding
his whereabouts can call Crime
Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish,
dial 888-57-PISTA).
The Old Timer rings up some local telephone history: See Story On Pages 26-27
Photo by Dean Moses
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