10 DECEMBER 27, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
POLICE BEAT Compiled by Emily Davenport and Robert Pozarycki
Thief uses fake debit cards
to steal thousands
Police are looking for a
suspect who duplicated
multiple bank cards
and withdrew money from
fi ve banks, three of which
were in Queens.
According to police, between
Aug. 16 and Aug. 31, an
unknown man used duplicated
debit cards of multiple
victims to withdraw money at
fi ve diff erent banks. In total,
the suspect made various
withdrawals adding up to
$8,500.
The suspect used the bank
cards to withdraw money
from the following banks
during that time period:
• TD Bank located at 84 Bergen
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.
Dec. 17: (Ridgewood) Klever Quinapanta,
at Seneca Avenue, for grand
larceny, by P.O. Giordani. (Ridgewood)
Jose Padron, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for
criminal obstruction of breathing, by
P.O. Mancini. (Ridgewood) Alejandro
Negron, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for
grand larceny, by Det. Demarco.
(Ridgewood) Eddie Acevedo-Mercado,
at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for criminal
mischief, by Det. Moon. (Glendale)
Wilma George, at 71st Avenue, for
criminal obstruction of breathing, by
P.O. Gutierrez.
Dec. 18: (Glendale) Robert Morrissey,
at 69th Place, for criminal mischief
and making graffi ti, by P.O. Orlando.
(Ridgewood) Lukasz Dobrzyn, at Putnam
Avenue, for assault, by P.O. Ciancio.
(Middle Village) Peter Gallagher, at
Eliot Avenue and 80th Street, for DWI,
by P.O. Hopson. (Ridgewood) Donnell
Hickmann, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for
grand larceny auto, by P.O. Teemsma.
Dec. 19: (Middle Village) Jose Urena,
at 62nd Drive, for assault, by P.O.
Llanos. (Ridgewood) Maurice White,
at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for robbery, by
P.O. Palminteri. (Ridgewood) James
Ditta, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for public
lewdness, by Det. Lodato. (Ridgewood)
Gary Flanagan, at 64-02 Catalpa
Ave., for criminal contempt, by Det.
Demarco. (Maspeth) Jin Lin and Mei
Lin, at Calamus Avenue, for assault, by
P.O. Candelaria. (Ridgewood) Gilbert
Mercedes, at 64-02 Catalpa Ave., for
grand larceny, by Det. Glowa. (Maspeth)
Kwok Chau, at Grand Avenue,
for criminal mischief, by P.O. Williams.
(Ridgewood) Ervin King, at Gates Avenue,
for criminal possession of stolen
property, by P.O. Incantalupo.
Dec. 20: (Maspeth) Shanaiya Oselmo,
at Grand Avenue, for grand larceny,
by Det. Glowa. (Glendale) Carmine
Ricciardi, at 73rd Street, for assault,
by Det. Bazilio.
Dec. 21: (Ridgewood) Salvador Cristancho,
at Linden Street, for aggravated
unlicensed operator, by P.O. Bartichek.
(Glendale) Agron Prewiqi, at Cooper Avenue,
for petit larceny, by P.O. Hendrick.
Dec. 22: (Ridgewood) Alan Pulicari, at
Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue,
for driving while ability impaired,
by P.O. Gomez. (Ridgewood) Salvatore G.
Bonello, at Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan
Avenue, for DWI, by P.O. Gomez.
(Maspeth) Fredy Gonzalez, at 65th Place,
for DWI, by P.O. Archange.
Dec. 23: (Ridgewood) Ashley Rabinowitz,
at Hart Street, for assault, by P.O.
Moise. (Ridgewood) Chuck Thompson, at
Woodward Avenue and Palmetto Street,
for assault, by P.O. Oswald. (Ridgewood)
Anthony Nunez, at St. Nicholas Avenue,
for strangulation, by P.O. Bayizian. (Middle
Village) Taher Elhadad, at 84th Street,
for assault, by P.O. Daddario.
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St. in Brooklyn
• TD Bank located at 252
Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn
• TD Bank located at 58-01
Myrtle Ave. in Ridgewood
• TD Bank located at 38-19
Main St. in Flushing
• Chase Bank located at 36-63
Main St. in Flushing
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). All calls are kept
confi dential.
FATHER & SON
BUSTED FOR
ARMORED CAR
HEIST
A federal grand jury indicted
a father and son from
Richmond Hill for their roles
in an armored car theft on
Long Island last month in
which they stole more than
a half-million dollars in cash.
Federal prosecutors said
that Raymond Soto Sr. and
Raymond Soto Jr., along with
Alexis Laguerra, worked together
to carry out the Nov.
2 heist in Valley Stream. The
FBI took Soto Sr. into custody
on Dec. 21; his son, however,
remains at large. Laguerra
was previously picked up
on a criminal complaint and
released on bail.
According to U.S. Attorney
Richard Donoghue, the
entire caper was an inside
job; Laguerra worked as a
armored car driver at GardaWorld,
and facilitated the
truck’s theft on Nov. 2 while
he was on duty.
At 2:22 a.m. on Nov. 2, law
enforcement sources said,
Laguerra and an unidentifi
ed GardaWorld employee
were working a regular shift
to empty ATM machines at
bank branches and refill
them with fresh money in
amounts ranging between
$99,800 to $275,000.
Federal prosecutors said
that Laguerra pulled into a
bank on Sunrise Highway
in Valley Stream and, along
with the unidentified employee,
exited the armored
car and entered the branch.
That’s when the Sotos allegedly
entered the armored
car and drove away.
The Nassau County
Police Department later
located the unoccupied armored
car under an overpass
a few blocks away;
detectives determined that
$510,000 in cash had been
stolen.
Through an investigation,
detectives learned
that Laguerra and the Sotos
were all members of the Unknown
Bikers Motorcycle
Club, based in Brooklyn.
Moreover, they found out
that Laguerra and the junior
Soto allegedly exchanged
text messages setting up the
theft , and later destroyed
them to cover their tracks.
Law enforcement agents
raided the Sotos’ residence
on Dec. 21, fi nding $131,000
in cash, bundled in the same
manner that GardaWorld
packages its cash. Authorities
also recovered from the
home a gun, ammunition
and quantities of marijuana
and cocaine.
All three defendants were
indicted for bank larceny;
Laguerra and Soto Jr. were
additional indicted on conspiracy
to obstruct justice.
If convicted, all three
defendants face up to 10
years in federal prison;
Laguerra and Soto Jr. could
face another 20 years for
the conspiracy to obstruct
justice charge.
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