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POLICE BEAT
114TH PRECINCT
(ASTORIA, LONG ISLAND CITY, WOODSIDE, AND JACKSON
HEIGHTS)
Motorcyclist dies after fatal collision
in Astoria
A motorcyclist died aft er colliding with a minivan in Astoria on Wednesday,
Sept. 23.
Offi cers from the 114th Precinct responded to a call regarding the collision
at the intersection of 33rd Street and 24th Avenue at approximately 9:15 p.m.
Wednesday night and found 27-year-old Mariano Canales, of 58th Street, laying
in the road with trauma to his body.
EMS arrived at the scene and transported Canales to Mount Sinai Hospital,
where he was pronounced dead.
An investigation by the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation
Squad determined that Canales was traveling eastbound on 24th Avenue while
operating a 2020 Yamaha Chappy Scooter. He was approaching the intersection
at 33rd Street — with no traffi c signal — when he struck a white 2005 Chrysler
Town & Country, police said.
The minivan, operated by a 73-year-old man, was traveling southbound on
33rd Street before stopping at a stop sign and entering the intersection when
Canales struck the passenger side front door of the vehicle, according to the
investigation.
The driver of the minivan remained on the scene and was not injured, police
said.
There have been no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.
109TH PRECINCT
(FLUSHING, EAST FLUSHING, QUEENSBORO HILL, COLLEGE
POINT, MALBA, WHITESTONE, BEECHHURST, AND BAY
TERRACE)
Driver fatally strikes pedestrian
in Flushing: NYPD
A motorist fatally struck a pedestrian who was attempting to cross the
street outside of any marked crosswalks in Flushing on Sept. 19, according to
authorities.
Police responded to a 911 call regarding the collision in the vicinity of College
Point Boulevard and Avery Avenue just aft er 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19.
Upon arriving at the scene, offi cers from the 109th Precinct found 56-year-old
Lujan Quintero, of Parsons Boulevard, on the ground with severe trauma to
his body.
EMS arrived and transported Quintero to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Hospital, where he died two days later on Sept. 21.
An investigation by the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad
found that the driver of a 2014 BMW sedan was traveling northbound on College
Point Boulevard when he struck Quintero, who was crossing the boulevard
from west to east in the middle of the block, outside of any marked crosswalks,
police said.
There have been no arrests and the investigation remains 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 unt il proven
guilty.
For questions about the names
listed in the blotter, contact the
104th Precinct at 718-386-3004.
Sept. 21: (Ridgewood) Edward
Earl, at Putnam Avenue and
Seneca Avenue, for aggravated
unlicensed operator, by PO
Marinacci. (Maspeth) Catherine
Gold, at 57th Drive, for assault,
by PO Archange. (Maspeth)
Jonathan Pagan, at Palmetto
Street, for robbery, by Det. Bublin.
(Maspeth) Krystian Mieczkowski,
at 72nd Street and 53rd
Road, for criminal possession of
stolen property, by PO Geraldo.
(Ridgewood) Daniel Monteverde,
at Grandview Avenue, for petty
larceny, by PO Bogle. (Glendale)
David Garcia, at 66th Street, for
assault, by PO Giordani.
Sept. 22: (Ridgewood) Paul
Wilson, at Himrod Street, for assault,
by PO Martinez. (Maspeth)
Christopher Jones, at 53rd Drive,
for burglary, by PO Jimenez.
(Ridgewood) Nicole Rodriguez,
Woodbine Street, for criminal
contempt, by Det. Scrimenti.
(Maspeth) Ruben Stang, at 59th
Street, for assault, by PO Foppiano.
(Maspeth) Eric Orlowski,
at Flushing Avenue, for driving
while under the influence, by PO
Simone.
Sept. 23: (Ridgewood) Jose
Mejia-Suazo, at Wyckoff Avenue
and Myrtle Avenue, for criminal
possession of stolen property,
by Det. Wright. (Middle Village)
Kevin Collins, at 74th Street, for
aggravated harassment, by Det.
Rogers.
Sept. 24: (Glendale) Terrell
Williams, at Cooper Avenue, for
criminal obstruction of breathing,
by PO Khela. (Ridgewood)
Sandra Cardiello, at Myrtle
Avenue, for petty larceny, by
Det. Wright. (Maspeth) Sophia
Beckford, at Grand Avenue, for
petty larceny, by PO Rodriguez.
Sept. 25: (Ridgewood) Marcos
Vasquez, at Summerfield Street,
for criminal contempt, by PO Alban.
(Ridgewood) Edward Montalvo,
at Catalpa Avenue, for menacing,
by PO Torres. (Ridgewood)
Felix Torres, at Linden Street, for
possession of burglary tools, by
PO Valdemar. (Ridgewood) Juan
Torres, at Catalpa Avenue, for
fugitive of justice, by PO Oliva.
Sept. 26: (Ridgewood) Agustin
Perez, at Seneca Avenue, for assault,
by PO Duran. (Maspeth)
Damaris Cordoba, at 54th
Street, for driving while under
the influence, by PO Clemente.
(Ridgewood) Manuel Guerrero,
at 60th Street, for strangulation,
by PO Dimatteo. (Glendale) Sean
Trainor, at Myrtle Avenue, for
burglary, by PO Moise. (Glendale)
Eric Leon, at Woodhaven Boulevard,
for criminal contempt, by
PO Incantalupo. (Ridgewood) Michael
Brown, at Myrtle Avenue,
for aggravated harassment, by
PO Rochford. (Ridgewood) Jose
Castillo at Woodward Avenue,
for strangulation, by PO Torres.
(Ridgewood) Magdalena Roman,
at Woodward Avenue, for assault,
by PO Torres.
Sept. 27: (Ridgewood) David
Valle and Marcelo Cardenas,
at Norman Street, for assault,
by PO Gomez. (Maspeth) Ionel
Tudorache, at 53rd Avenue, for
robbery, by PO Sheehan.
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