10 SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
POLICE BEAT
Maspeth bank robber linked
to three other Queens heists
BY ALEJANDRA O’CONNELLDOMENECH
ADOMENECH@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
@AODNEWZ
The note-passing thief who
robbed cash from a bank in Maspeth
back in August has robbed
three more locations in northwest
Queens this month, authorities said.
Police said that the most recent
robbery occurred at 11:11 a.m. on
Monday morning, Sept. 24, inside the
Chase bank located at 37-15 82nd St. in
Jackson Heights.
According to law enforcement
sources, a man wearing a blue baseball
cap walked into the bank, approached
a teller and passed a piece of paper demanding
money. The teller complied
and handed over an undetermined
amount of money and the thief quickly
fl ed the scene on foot. Nobody was
injured.
The suspect, who police identifi ed
as 39-year-old Justin Gass, also robbed
a Chase Bank located on 47-11 Queens
Blvd. in Sunnyside on Sept. 14 at 2:10
p.m. During the caper, authorities said,
he passed a piece of paper demanding
money to a teller, but this time motioned
to his waistband to indicate
that he had a handgun. Gass fl ed with
an undetermined amount of money
by foot.
The NYPD also tied Gass to a similar
robbery at 10:40 a.m. on Sept. 8 at the
Alma Bank located at 41-02 Broadway
in Astoria.
Police described Gass as a white man
standing 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with a
thin build and tattoos on his arm and
neck. He is known to frequent areas
within the 104th Precinct’s confi nes,
which includes Ridgewood, Glendale,
Maspeth and Middle Village.
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,
dial 888-57-PISTA (74782). The public
can also submit their tips by logging
onto the Crime Stoppers website,
nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting
their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then
enter TIP577.
All calls and messages are kept
confi dential.
The 104th Precinct released the
following list of persons arrested
in recent police accusations. 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.
Sept. 17: (Beat 4) Mary Nasheed, at
64-02 Catalpa Ave., for grand larceny,
by Det. Glowa.
Sept. 18: (Beat 15) Emilio Salazar, at
Metropolitan Avenue, for forcible
touching, by P.O. Fuchs. (Beat 4)
Christopher Thomas, at 67th Avenue,
for assault, by Det. Moon. (Beat 2) John
O’Sullivan, at Woodbine Street, for
criminal mischief, by Det. Rogers.
Sept. 19: (Beat 4) Omar Cardona, at
64-02 Catalpa Ave., for assault, by Det.
Feldman. (Beat 6) Kirk Davis and Alvin
Simancas, at Woodhaven Boulevard
and 62nd Drive, for unauthorized use
of a vehicle, by P.O. Gonzalez.
Sept. 20: (Beat 4) David Velasquez, at
64-02 Catalpa Ave., for strangulation,
by P.O. Campbell. (Beat 14) Charles
Asitimbay, at 69th Street, for operating
a motor vehicle while under the infl uence
of alcohol, by P.O. Llanas. (Beat 4)
Hemchand Persaud, at 64-02 Catalpa
Ave., for criminal contempt, by P.O.
Anderson. (Beat 5) Juan Vasquez, at Cypress
Hills Street and Myrtle Avenue,
for assault, by P.O. Kennedy-Brown.
(Beat 4) Sergio Perez, at 64-02 Catalpa
Ave., for menacing, by Det. Bazilio.
Sept. 21: (Beat 2) Reginald Wright,
at Gates Avenue, for assault, by
P.O. Casella. (Beat 6) Joel Deluna, at
Woodhaven Boulevard, for assault,
by P.O. Claybrooks. (Beat 4) Donald
Robles, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for
menacing, by Det. Bazilio. (Beat 4) Tyler
Chancellor, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave.,
for robbery, by Det. Bublin. (Beat 5)
Raymond Bardroff , at 74th Avenue and
62nd Street, for assault, by P.O. Alfred.
(Beat 2) Anaush Ali, at Gates Avenue,
for criminal mischief, by P.O. Troia.
Sept. 22: (Beat 2) Kieran Robinson, at
Myrtle and St. Nicholas Avenues, for
aggravated unlicensed operator, by
P.O. LeBlanc. (Beat 3) Kevin Adkins, at
Myrtle Avenue, for petit larceny, by
P.O. May. (Beat 4) Segundo Yucailla,
at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for robbery, by
Det. Fogus. (Beat 13) Herbert Nelsen,
at Metropolitan and Arnold Avenues,
for aggravated unlicensed operator, by
P.O. Nessler.
Sept. 23: (Beat 4) Antonio DiGiovanna,
at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for criminal
obstruction of breathing, by P.O.
Vazquez. (Beat 9) Fatima Cubi-Tacuri,
at Grand Avenue, for aggravated
harassment, by P.O. Paulsaint. (Beat
15) Roberto Molina, at Grandview
Avenue and Menahan Street, for
aggravated unlicensed operator, by
P.O. Arshad.
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