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Burglars caught after motorcycle chase
BY JACOB KAYE
JKAYE@QNS.COM
@RIDGEWOODTIMES
A Queens duo who led police on
an eight block motorcycle chase
and attempted to burglarize a
Maspeth home was arrested on July
2, according to a criminal complaint
fi led by the Queens District Attorney’s
offi ce.
Police say they al legedly
observed Christopher Hartung,
33, of Ridgewood, leave the
Maspeth home with a screwdriver
in his hand as Diana Anderson,
41, of Bayside, stood watch,
according to charges. Later, the
homeowner found that her lock
had been tampered with, the
complaint says.
The pair hopped on a motorcycle
and took off, according to the DA’s
office, leading police on a chase
that lasted about eight blocks. The
chase ended when Anderson got off
the bike and led the officers on a
foot chase while Hartung sped off
on the motorcycle, the complaint
alleges.
According to the complaint,
Anderson was apprehended soon
after getting off the bike.
Around 11 p.m. that night,
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several hours after his partner
was arrested, Hartung was
spotted by a police officer leaving
a convenience store about a mile
away from attempted burglary.
Charges say that when the police
officer approached Hartung, the
alleged burglar took off running
and attempted to fight the officer.
After being apprehended by the
officer, Hartung was allegedly
found to have cocaine, a pipe with
crack cocaine residue inside and a
can of pepper spray in his pockets,
the complaint says.
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