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VOL. 109, NO. 1 AUGUST 3 — 9, 2017
BLUE NIGHT
Middle Village park hosts a ‘Night Out’ with local cops
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Three sought for
Ridgewood slashing
BY ANTHONY GIUDICE
AGIUDICE@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
@A_GIUDICEREPORT
Detectives continue to look for
three individuals responsible
for slashing a pair of men
during an argument outside of a
Ridgewood home last month.
According to police, the three
men in question drove up to the
21-year-old and 19-year-old victims
near the intersection of Wyckoff
Avenue and Schaefer Street at
approximately 9:37 p.m. on July 15
when a verbal dispute broke out.
The fi ght turned violent when
the trio began punching the victims
about the face and body, cops said.
In addition to the beating, the individuals
also cut their victims with
sharp objects during the brawl.
Law enforcement agents reported
that the victims suff ered lacerations
to their faces and heads. When
offi cers from the 104th Precinct and
EMS arrived on scene, the victims
were transported to Jamaica Hospital
in serious but stable condition.
The individuals fl ed the scene heading
eastbound on Norman Street inside
of a dark-colored four-door sedan.
Police described the three suspects
as Hispanic males. One wore a
white shirt and dark-colored pants;
the second wore red pants; and the
third was last seen wearing a white
shirt, a dark-colored baseball cap,
and dark-colored pants.
Anyone with information in regards
to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s
Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS
(8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA
(74782). All calls are kept confidential.
MTA: Maspeth
doesn’t need
an express bus
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Radioactive
Ridgewood
cleanup plan
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