Ridgewood Times Counties’ www.timesnewsweekly.com On Twitter @timesnewsweekly THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2014 50 CENTS STASH IN A CRASH Cops Find Drugs After Maspeth Accident morning, as Soto drove the Nissan Maxima at a high rate of speed westbound along Borden Avenue. Taveras rode in the front passenger seat, while Colon sat in the rear, authorities stated. Upon reaching Hamilton Place, it was reported, Soto allegedly ignored a solid red light and smashed into a 2009 blackMercedes-Benz driven by a 35-year-old man traveling along Hamilton Place. Members of the 104th Precinct responded to the scene along with the NYPD Highway Patrol Unit 3, NYPD Emergency Services Unit 10, investigation said there was no relationship between the suspect and the victim. Seconds after entering, authorities said, Burchici allegedly held a knife against the woman’s neck and threatened to cut her if she screamed. He reportedly placed his forearm on her neck and his hand over he mouth, then applied pressure. Authorities said the woman managed to break free, ran out of the apartment house and contacted police. VOL. 106, NO. 2 by Robert Pozarycki Three Brooklyn men injured in a two-car crash at a Maspeth intersection on Sunday morning, Aug. 10, were later booked by police on drug possession charges after officers found quantities of heroin and marijuana in their vehicle, it was reported. Police said Julian Soto, 23, of South Second Street inWilliamsburg; Josie Taveras, 23, of Driggs Avenue inWilliamsburg; andAnthony Colon, 27, of Milford Street in East New York suffered injuries in the accident at the corner of Hamilton Place and westbound Borden Avenue. While Soto and Colon suffered minor injuries, law enforcement sources stated, Taveras was hospitalized in critical condition after suffering severe head trauma. Each of them, however, were placed in police custody after officers discovered unspecified quantities of heroin and marijuana in the 2004 red Nissan Maxima they rode in. According to police, the accident occurred at about 9:47 a.m. Sunday -SEE CRASH ON PG. 24- SCHOOL BUS ABLAZE ON THE BOULEVARD Time To Find Seats For Shelter Children Noah Zuss More than 300 residents packed the P.S./I.S. 128 auditorium in Middle Village last Wednesday, Aug. 6, to quiz elected officials and Community Education Council District 24 (CEC 24) members on the potential impact the proposed Glendale homeless shelter will have on local public schools. Assailant Knocked On Her Door Say Ridgewood Man Attacked Neighbor In Apt. by Robert Pozarycki A knife-wielding Ridgewood man reportedly broke into a next door neighbor’s apartment and assaulted her late last Nighttime Ride To Saturday night, Aug. 9. Police said Velizar Burchici, 34, Fight Alzheimer’s ofWoodbine Street was picked up by the 104th Precinct Detective Squad several hours after the incident and booked on burglary and assault charges. See Story On Pg. 19 According to information TO USPS: MAILING LABEL GOES HERE TN/RT 081414 provided by the Queens District Attorney’s office, the trouble began at around 11:30 p.m. last Saturday inside an apartment house on Woodbine Street near 60th Place. Law enforcement sources said the 29-year-old female victim heard a knock on the front door to her unit and went to answer. Upon opening the door a crack, Burchici reportedly pushed his way inside the apartment and confronted the woman. Sources familiar with the The meeting was held to specifically address resident’s concerns over the possibility of 125 families moving into the proposed shelter at 78-16 CooperAve., District 24 President Nick Comaianni said. To express their opposition based on overburdened schools, District 24 members wrote a letter that was sent to Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña. The proposed site of the shelter, a defunct factory next to Independent Chemical Company and adjacent to the recently shuttered Hansel-Nby -SEE CEC 24 ON PG. 24- -SEE ASSAULT ON PG. 24- CEC 24 Braces For Glendale Plan Largest Classified Section Serving Queens And Brooklyn Times Newsweekly Established In 1908 Police arrested three men injured in aMaspeth car crash on Sunday morning,Aug. 10, after finding illegal drugs in their vehicle. (photo:Allen Epstein) Firefighters worked quickly to douse a school bus that caught fire in Elmhurst last Thursday afternoon, Aug. 7. No passengers were on board the 10-seat vehicle when the blaze ignited at about 4:15 p.m. as it traveled southbound on Woodhaven Boulevard near Eliot Avenue. Sources said the driver pulled the bus over and called 911. Members of Engine Co. 324 and Ladder Co. 138, along with the 112th Precinct, responded to the scene. There were no reported injuries. (photo: Fred Bacchi)
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