10 JULY 12, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
POLICE BEAT Compiled by Ryan Kelley and Robert Pozarycki
104TH PRECINCT
RIDGEWOOD, GLENDALE,
MASPETH & MIDDLE
VILLAGE
DINER REOPENS AFTER
JULY 4 FIRE
The Good Eats Diner in Maspeth
was back in business on July 7, less
than three days aft er a fi re struck the
Grand Avenue eatery.
The blaze broke out inside the diner
at 9:29 p.m. on July 4. Fire Department
sources said the blaze caused minor injuries
to four people, fi re offi cials said,
but they all refused medical treatment.
Firefi ghters had the fl ames under
control by 9:44 p.m. on July 4, authorities
said.
According to a spokesperson for
Good Eats, the incident was a “small
kitchen fi re.”
106TH PRECINCT
HOWARD BEACH, OZONE
PARK, RICHMOND HILL
CROOK PUNCHING MEN
FOR THEIR WALLETS
Police need the public’s help in fi nding
a roving wallet thief in South Richmond
Hill attacking men for their wallets.
On July 5, the NYPD released video
images of the perpetrator behind the
series of painful theft s that began at
10:40 p.m. on the night of June 6 in
the vicinity of 134th Street and 107th
Avenue.
In that incident, authorities said,
the suspect walked up to a 50-yearold
man and punched his face, then
removed his wallet, which contained
$70 in cash and two credit cards.
Two nights later, at 11:01 p.m. on June
8, the bandit approached and punched
a 56-year-old man in the face in front
of a home on 121st Street near 107th
Avenue. Police said the suspect took
the man’s wallet, which contained
$200 in cash and 10 credit cards,
then fled the scene inside of a
dark-colored four-door sedan that
headed southbound on 121st Street.
Finally, at 11:30 p.m. on June 19,
the crook punched a 51-year-old
man in the back of his head in the
area of Liberty Avenue and 120th
Street. According to police, the
suspect stole the victim’s cellphone
and an undetermined amount of
cash. He then fled the scene inside
a dark-colored, four-door sedan that
was last seen heading westbound on
107th Avenue.
All three incidents were reported
to the 106th Precinct; none of the
victims suff ered serious injuries.
Police described the suspect as a
black man between 25 and 35 years
of age, standing between 5 feet 8
inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall, who
was last seen wearing a dark-colored
baseball cap, a black hooded sweatshirt,
a white t-shirt, dark colored
sweatpants and white sneakers. They
also described the getaway car as a
four-door Honda with a yellow New
York State license plate, driven by an
unknown individual.
Anyone with information regarding
the suspect’s whereabouts
is urged to call Crime Stoppers
at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial
888-57-PISTA), visit the Crime
Stoppers website, nypdcrimestoppers.
com, or send a text message to
274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577.
All calls and messages are kept
confi dential.
Persons arrested in recent police
actions as reported and released
by the 104th Precinct include the
following:
July 2: (Beat 16) Margus Fuchs, at 78th
Avenue, for aggravated criminal contempt,
by P.O. Bertrand. (Beat 5) Gary
Roberts, at 64th Lane, for criminal
contempt, by P.O. Coronado. (Beat 4)
Christian Garcia, at Linden Street, for
grand larceny, by Det. Glowa. (Beat 5)
Candace Morales, at 67th Street, for
aggravated harassment and criminal
contempt, by P.O. Coronado and Det.
Moon. (Beat 14) Ingrid Bracetty, at
Flushing Avenue, for burglary, by
P.O. Paulsaint. (Beat 2) Luis Torres, at
Woodbine Street, for menacing, by Det.
Lodato. (Beat 5) Natasa Kostandinovic,
at Cypress Avenue, for aggravated
unlicensed operator, by P.O. McGuire.
(Beat 2) Jhon Escobar, at Putnam Avenue,
for criminal contempt, by P.O.
Gianesses.
July 3: (Beat 2) Jason Cardenas, at
Wyckoff Avenue, for grand larceny, by
P.O. Hendrick. (Beat 5) Tahir Paljevic,
at Cooper Avenue, for petit larceny, by
P.O. Ciancio. (Beat 14) Monika Nowakowski,
at Fresh Pond Road, for aggravated
harassment, by Det. Demarco.
July 4: (Beat 13) Darwin Espinal De La
Cruz, at Starr Street and Cypress Avenue,
for criminal possession of stolen property,
by P.O. Gonzalez. (Beat 2) Pedro Barbosa,
at Wyckoff Avenue, for criminal trespass
and petit larceny, by P.O. Giordani and
P.O. Palminteri. (Beat 8) Patrick Marcelo,
at Grand Avenue, for petit larceny, by
P.O. Lamm. (Beat 2) Robert Hernandez, at
Palmetto Street, for assault, by P.O. Whyte.
July 5: (Beat 3) William Harris Jr., at
Myrtle Avenue, for petit larceny, by
P.O. Moise and Det. Lodato. (Beat 15)
Oscar Carpio, at Greene Avenue, for
criminal mischief, by Det. Glowa. (Beat
2) Wilfredo Valentin, at Myrtle and
Seneca avenues, for petit larceny, by
Det. Scrimenti. (Beat 5) Handy Tanuwidjaja,
at Central Avenue and 69th
Place, for criminal mischief, by Det.
Bublin. (Beat 2) J.C.S. Mahler, at Myrtle
Avenue, for aggravated harassment, by
P.O. Campbell.
July 6: (Beat 5) Matthew S. Perez, at
Central Avenue, for criminal mischief,
by Det. Scrimenti. (Beat 5) Katarzyna
Polya, at 61st Street, for robbery, by
Det. Gerardi.
July 7: (Beat 3) Geovanni Rodriguez,
at Seneca Avenue and George Street,
for criminal possession of a weapon,
by P.O. Dick. (Beat 10) Joseph Deangelis,
at 59th Street and 56th Avenue, for
harassment, by P.O. Gutierrez. (Beat
3) Edward Ortiz, at Jeff erson Avenue,
for criminal contempt, by Det. Bublin.
(Beat 3) Michael Mendez, at Norman
Street, for criminal obstruction of
breathing, by P.O. O’Connor. (Beat 4)
Selene Ramlal, at 68th Avenue and
65th Place, for criminal contempt, by
Det. Moon. (Beat 4) Nicholas Sandoval,
at 64th Place and 68th Avenue, for assault,
by Det. Friedrich.
July 8: (Beat 14) Israel Vaca, at 65th
Lane, for assault, by P.O. Brown. (Beat
2) Maritza Cintron, at Palmetto Street
and Seneca Avenue, for criminal possession
of stolen property and petit
larceny, by P.O. Marinacci and Det.
Demarco. (Beat 4) Hector Esteban, at
Seneca Avenue, for assault, by Det.
Friedrich. (Beat 14) Brooke Stedman,
at Metropolitan Avenue, for petit larceny,
by P.O. Bush.
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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