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THE FITNESS CONSULTANT Celebrating Our 24th Anniversary! 208-52 Cross Island Pkwy • Bayside 718.352.9075 2011 st www.tfc-gym.com FREE TRAINING SESSION CALL TODAY of the THE QUEENS QueensCourier.com Place 102ND PRECINCT Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill East, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven and the northern part of Ozone Park Cops: Video catches suspects stealing tools from Richmond Hill garage Police are looking for three suspects who burglarized a Richmond Hill garage last month, according to the NYPD. On January 22, at about 3 a.m., the burglars broke the lock of a garage door of a private home and once inside, took drills and electric saws, then fl ed, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. 103RD PRECINCT Downtown Jamaica Business District, Hollis Park Gardens, Hollis, Lakewood and Jamaica Cops seek suspect in armed Jamaica store robbery Police are looking for a man who robbed a Jamaica store at gunpoint last week. The suspect, wearing a ski mask, whipped out a gun and forced a Mario’s 99 Cent Store employee to the ground, before taking $500 from his wallet and $50 from the counter, police said. He entered the 108-10 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard store January 29 about 5:30 a.m., emerging from a darkcolored SUV, according to authorities. No other injuries were reported. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. 105TH PRECINCT Queens Village, Cambria Heights, Laurelton, Rosedale, Springfi eld Gardens, Bellerose, Glen Oaks, New Hyde Park and Floral Park Police: Three suspected armed robbers tied to two other Queens crimes The three suspects wanted for robbing a Queens Village hair salon at gunpoint last week have been tied to two other store robberies in the borough, police said. At about 7:25 p.m. last Saturday, the trio, each wielding a gun, forced clerks at a 22-06 Hempstead Avenue salon to the back of the store, authorities said. They stole money, cell phones and hair products before fl eeing. Police said the suspects are also responsible for robbing two St. Albans delis, located two blocks from each other. The fi rst incident took place last Wednesday at 113- 27 Farmers Boulevard, while the second occurred Sunday at 114-25 Farmers Boulevard. Both times, the suspects left with an undetermined amount of money, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. 106TH PRECINCT Howard Beach, Ozone Park and South Ozone Park Police seek pair who robbed livery cab driver in South Ozone Park A man and a woman robbed a livery cab driver in South Ozone Park on Sunday, February 2, taking off with the victim’s cash, police said. The 25-year-old driver picked up the pair about 4:10 a.m. at the intersection of Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Fulton Street, and took them to 133rd Street and Linden Boulevard, as requested, cops said. Once at their destination, the victim was making change for the suspects, when the male suspect reached into the victim’s pocket, stole his money and fl ed from the cab, police said. The fi rst suspect is described as light skinned black male, 20 to 25 years old. He was wearing a red hooded sweatshirt and a black jacket. The female suspect is described as black, 20 to 25 years old, with a thin build. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. Boyfriend arrested after allegedly blaming girlfriend’s shooting on home invasion The boyfriend of a Kew Gardens woman who was shot in their apartment has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly claiming she was injured during a home invasion. Steven Diaz, 30, is accused of shooting his girlfriend, Amanda Rivera, 22, once in the head inside their 127th Street home, according to District Attorney Richard A. Brown. Diaz then allegedly ditched the weapon by throwing it in a sewer. Afterwards, Diaz drove his wounded girlfriend to Jamaica Hospital, where he initially told offi cials that they were the victims of a home invasion by three masked robbers, one of whom allegedly shot her in the head, Brown said. Rivera is in critical condition and suffered severe damage to her brain, according to the district attorney. Diaz is currently awaiting arraignment on charges of second-degree attempted murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon, tampering with physical evidence and criminal possession of marijuana, prosecutors said. Police allegedly found more than 10 pounds of pot inside of Diaz’s apartment at the time of his arrest, according to Brown. If convicted, Diaz faces up to 25 years in prison. A Far Rockaway teen has been arrested for defacing the Cedarhurst Long Island Rail Road station with anti-Semitic graffi ti on eight occasions, the MTA said. Jonathan Schuster, 18, has been charged with felony criminal mischief in the third degree as a hate crime, criminal mischief in the fourth degree and making graffi ti, according to MTA police. A senior at Priority-1: Torah Academy of Lawrence Cedarhurst, Schuster allegedly committed the acts starting in December, 2012. He is accused of using a black marker to write anti-Semitic statements, which usually contained expletives, on platform advertising billboards, police said. His arrest comes after a year-long investigation that included uniformed patrols and surveillance by undercover detectives, according to the MTA. A wanted poster was also issued last month and a reward was offered for any information leading to the perpetrator’s arrest. Tips lead detectives to Schuster, who allegedly confessed to the crime, police said. Since December, 2012, there have been 11 incidents in which anti-Semitic graffi ti was scrawled on advertisements at three Long Island Rail Road stations in the Five Towns area of Nassau County, including the eight at Cedarhurst station, three at Lawrence station and one at Hewlett station, authorities said. MTA Police are continuing to investigate the other incidents.
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