10 SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
POLICE BEAT
114TH PRECINCT
(ASTORIA, LONG ISLAND CITY, WOODSIDE, AND JACKSON
HEIGHTS)
Creep gropes woman on
Steinway Streetin Astoria
Police are searching for the creep who groped a woman as she was walking
in Astoria on Saturday, Sept. 5.
Authorities say a man approached the woman from behind as she was walking
on Steinway Street at approximately 7:05 p.m. and began to harass her. The
woman began recording the man, who police say is between 30 and 35 years, is
approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall, sports a high and tight hairstyle with a short
ponytail in the back.
The man responded by grabbing the woman’s breasts, causing her to scream, according
to authorities. The man then fl ed the scene in an unknown direction.
Police released video of the suspect on Sunday, Sept. 6.
The man was last seen wearing a beige button down shirt, dark trousers, black
sneakers and a brown leather satchel.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s
Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA
(74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers
website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All
calls are strictly confi dential.
106TH & 110TH PRECINCTS
OZONE PARK, SOUTH OZONE PARK, LINDENWOOD, HOWARD
BEACH, AND OLD HOWARD BEACH/CORONA AND ELMHURST
Cops investigating after two men
found dead in Queens
Police are investigating the deaths of two men who were found early Saturday
morning.
Offi cers from the 110th Precinct responded to a 911 call at approximately 6:30
a.m. on Sept. 5 regarding an unconscious man in front of 89-45 Elmhurst Avenue.
Upon arriving at the scene, the offi cers discovered an unconscious Hispanic man
— believed to be approximately 40 years old — laying on a basement staircase with
trauma to his head. EMS arrived and pronounced the man dead at the scene.
Police have yet to identify the man. A medical examiner is working to determine
the cause of death and the investigation is ongoing.
Approximately two hours later, at 8:10 a.m., offi cers from the 106th Precinct
responded to a 911 call regarding an unconscious man near 132-03 120th Ave. in
South Ozone Park. Upon arriving at the scene, offi cers found 50-year-old Rakha
Roopnarine laying on a mattress unconscious.
EMS arrived and pronounced Roppnarine — who is believed to be homeless
— dead at the scene. A medical examiner is working to determine the cause of
death and the investigation is ongoing.
104 PRECINCT BLOTTER
The 104th Precinct released
the following list of persons
arrested in recent police
actions.
The charges are accusations,
and all individuals listed in
this blotter are presumed
innocent until proven
guilty.
For questions about the
names listed in the blotter,
contact the 104th Precinct
at 718-386-3004.
Aug. 31: (Ridgewood) Danny
Duran, at Myrtle Avenue, for
possession of burglary tools,
by Det. Wright. (Maspeth)
Steven Pataky, at Maurice
Avenue, for petit larceny, by
PO Candelaria. (Glendale) Ottil
Sanchez, at Myrtle Avenue,
for criminal contempt, by PO
Simone. (Ridgewood) Dale
McKenzie, at Centre Street,
for misdemeanor assault, by
PO Chowdhury.
Sept. 1: (Glendale) Bienvenida
Dibono, at 67th Place,
for criminal contempt, by PO
Marinacci. (Glendale) Jorge A.
Colon, at Myrtle Avenue, for
petit larceny, by PO Denis.
(Ridgewood) Platania Christopher,
at Myrtle Avenue, for
petit larceny, by PO Khan.
(Ridgewood) Anthony Nozzi,
at 64th Place, for strangulation,
by PO Leblanc.
Sept. 2: (Ridgewood) Martiza
Cintron, at Metropolitan
Avenue, for petit larceny, by
Det. Wright. (Middle Village)
Jasin Muratoric, at 74th Street,
for criminal contempt, by PO
Baltusis. (Ridgewood) Tomasz
Piejko, at Myrtle Avenue, for
petit larceny, by PO Incantalupo.
(Ridgewood) Jose Arias,
at Decatur Street and Cypress
Avenue, for menacing, by PO
Iannuzzi. (Ridgewood) Ernesto
Jarrin, at Summerfield
Street, for driving while intoxicated,
by PO Bartichek.
Sept. 3: (Maspeth) Joseph
Ramacca, at Fresh Pond Road,
for grand larceny, by Det.
Rochford. (Maspeth) Daniel
Cheung, at 74th Street, for
misdemeanor assault, by Det.
Moon.
Sept. 4: (Middle Village) Ramona
Rosado, at 80th Street,
for misdemeanor assault, by
PO Bayizian.
Sept. 5: (Ridgewood) Freddy
Rivera, at 68 Road and Fresh
Pond Road, for aggravated
unlicensed operator, by PO
Arturo. (Middle Village) Fatmir
Palievic, at 71 Street, for
felony criminal mischief, by
PO Sheehan.
Sept. 6: (Ridgewood) Felix
Torres, at Dekalb Avenue, for
misdemeanor possession of
burglary tools, by PO Cedenopilier.
(Glendale) Elton Grozie,
at Cooper Avenue and 74th
Street, for misdemeanor public
lewdness, by PO Grullon.
(Ridgewood) Beata Durkalec,
at Cypress Avenue, for misdemeanor
petit larceny, by PO
Claybrooks.
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