TIMES, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 • 24 Note-Carrying Bandits Swipe Cash In Maspeth & Ridgewood Heists Shown at left is the suspect behind last Saturday’s heist at a Chase branch in Maspeth, who is connected to nine other robbery attempts dating back to 2012. At right, a police officer stands guard outside the Chase bank on Myrtle Avenue in Ridgewood on Tuesday morning, Oct. 7, after a note-carrying suspect stole $600 in cash. Neither robbery appears to be connected, according to police. (right photo: Julio Rivera) police said the perpetrator entered the Chase bank at about 2:40 p.m. last Saturday. He was described as a Hispanic male in his 30s, standing 6’-tall, weighing 220 lbs. and having a goatee. Reportedly, he was last observed wearing eyeglasses, a multicolored baseball cap, a green sweater and gray sneakers. Law enforcement sources stated on Tuesday the suspect is connected to nine other bank Man Pays For 1997 B’wick Murder Cuenca began to argue over the fare. Hill then took a .380 caliber firearm he had concealed and pointed it at back of the drivers head. Reportedly, Cuenca who spoke broken English, pled for his life and pointed to a photograph of his two young sons he kept on the dashboard. Even so, Hill shot the driver in the head, and both he and the other individual fled the scene. Cuenca’s brother-in-law, also a cab driver, discovered the victim bleeding and took him to a hospital, where he later died. Although investigators had identified the suspects, there was not enough evidence to charge them with the murder in 1997, authorities noted. Several years later a federal investigator that had been assigned to the case gathered additional evidence and Hill was indicted by a federal grand jury in March 2012. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch, and Assistant Director-in-Charge of the FBI New York Field Office George Venizelos announced the sentence. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States District Attorneys Daniel Silver and Seth DuChame. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 1- robbery attempts dating back to 2012, including a failed heist at a Chase bank in Middle Village on Aug. 10, 2012 and the successful robbery bid at a Chase bank in Sunnyside on July 25 of this year. According to authorities, the suspect walked into the branch, approached a teller and handed over a note demanding cash. Police said he then lifted his shirt and displayed the handle of a firearm. The employee reportedly complied with the request and handed over more than $5,000 in cash. After taking the money, law enforcement sources said, the bandit exited on foot and was last seen heading northbound on 69th Place. Tuesday’s robbery occurred at about 9:45 a.m., when the perpetrator entered the Chase bank in Ridgewood and passed a demand note to the teller, law enforcement sources said. Police described the suspect as a man in his 50s with gray hair wearing a blue shirt under a black jacket. Reportedly, a bank employee provided the suspect with $600 in cash. Authorities said the bandit fled the scene in an unknown direction. Members of the 104th Precinct responded to both robberies. There were no reported injuries. Police initiated land-and-air searchs for the suspects and the stolen cash, but despite their efforts, no immediate arrests were made. Both cases were presented to the NYPD Major Case Squad for further investigation, authorities said.A nyone with information regarding the heists or the suspects’ whereabouts that could prove helpful is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577- TIPS. Information may also be sent to Crime Stoppers via text message to 274637 (enter information, then the code TIP577) or online at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com. All calls and messages will be kept confidential. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 1- Woman Loses Fortune In Ridgewood Lottery Scam -CONTINUED FROM PG. 1- was unable to cash it on her own. She offered to split her purported winnings with the victim if she agreed to cash the ticket on her behalf. But the con artist insisted that the victim, in good faith, provide some of her personal valuables as collateral, authorities noted. Reportedly, the victim agreed, and the female suspect along with a male companion—described by police as Hispanic and wearing a black jacket, navy blue pants and sunglasses—drove the woman back to her residence. Police said the woman retrieved more than $8,000 worth of her own jewelry and provided it to the suspects. Shortly thereafter, the con artists fled in an unknown direction. The incident was later reported to the 83rd Precinct. Anyone with information regarding the suspect’s whereabouts that could prove helpful is asked to call the 83rd Precinct Detective Squad at 1- 718-574-1796 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. Information may also be sent to Crime Stoppers via text message to 274637 (enter information, then the code TIP577) or online at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com. All calls and messages will be kept confidential. The suspects who swindled a woman out of $8,000 in jewelry during a lottery scam perpetrated on a Ridgewood, Brooklyn street last Friday, Oct. 3. They Kept Sex Slaves In Maspeth Apt. online and were flown to the U.S. on promises of legitimate work. But when they arrived, the Herald report noted, they were forced into prostitution and taking part in sex acts shown through live webcams. The incidents reportedly occurred inside a one-bedroom apartment in Maspeth, where up to eight men lived and worked. As noted in the Herald report, the suspects allegedly seized the victims’ money and personal identification and made verbal threats if they attempted to escape. “These individuals may have come from a differnet country to exploit the vulnerable, but they used the same basic trafficker tools of fear and intimidation to make their profits,” Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle was quoted in the Herald report. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 6- RREEPPOORRTT CCRRIIMMEESS IINN PPRROOGGRREESSSS TTOO 991111 IIMMMMEEDDIIAATTEELLYY!!
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