12 The Courier SUN • FEBRUARY 19, 2015 FOR Breaking news visit www.couriersun.com police beat 113th Precinct St. Albans, Hollis, Springfield Gardens, South Ozone Park, Jamaica, Addisleigh Park and Locust Manor Man flashes ‘Islam’ tattoo at store clerk during Jamaica robbery A robber with an “Islam” tattoo on his chest allegedly used his religion to try to convince a Jamaica store clerk to not call the cops, according to published reports. “We are both Muslim. We are supposed to support each other,” the suspect said to the clerk during the Dec. 4 holdup at 111 Wireless and More at 111-02 Merrick Blvd., reports said. The suspect entered the store about 6:35 p.m., took Photo courtesy of NYPD out a gun and demanded money from the worker, police said. The clerk then handed over $780, but the suspect reportedly wanted more cash and phones. When the clerk said he didn’t have the goods, the suspect said as Muslims they were “supposed to support each other,” reports said. Surveillance photos released by police show the suspect displaying his “Islam” tattoo to show the employee he is a Muslim. “Please don’t call the police and report me,” he then said before shaking hands with the clerk. Police describe the suspect as 35 years old, 6 feet tall and 220 lbs. He has dark braids and was wearing a black beret, green jacket, camouflage pants and black sneakers. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). Three hurt in St. Albans house blaze Firefighters and a neighbor rushed to help the residents of a St. Albans home after a fire broke out in the two-story house, published reports said. A space heater ignited the blaze in the basement of the residence on 119th Road near 178th Street about 5:40 a.m. on Feb. 14, according to the FDNY. There were no working smoke detectors in the home. Next-door neighbor Lawrence Leone saw the smoke streaming out of the house and, along with his brother, grabbed a ladder to try and rescue the people still inside, reports said. The smoke had consumed the first floor and the only way the residents could escape was through the second story, Leone told CBS New York. “I grabbed the ladder so I could put it by the roof so they could be able to climb down,” he said. One person jumped to safety, another was able to get down on his own, and a third was too scared to use the ladder and had to be rescued by firefighters, according to published reports. The residents were taken to Nassau University Medical Center in stable condition. 114th Precinct Astoria, Long Island City, Woodside and Jackson Heights Burglar steals inspection stickers from Woodside car dealership: NYPD It’s a case of grand theft auto sticker. A man stole nearly 50 inspection stickers from the service shop office of a Woodside car dealership, police said. The burglary took place at Koeppel Volkswagen, located at 57-01 Northern Blvd., about 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 15. After entering the office, the suspect took 48 New York State Emissions/Safety Inspection stickers, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). 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Candela, EA, ATA, ABA Enrolled Agent - Tax Advisor (T) 877-TAX-1040 (F) 718-894-4476 [email protected] www.thetaxadvocategroup.com Photo courtesy of NYPD Authorities have nabbed a man in the deadly August stabbing of an Elmhurst resident and have also charged him with stabbing another man and punching a third person in the following days, officials said. “The defendant is alleged to have gone on a wild attack spree — stabbing two men and punching a third — over a three-day period last August,” District Attorney Richard Brown said. Jefferson Pachon-Pineda’s streak of violence began on Aug. 22 outside an Elmhurst apartment building at 83-45 Broadway, officials said. He is accused of stabbing one of the building residents, Mukesh Patel, 50, that afternoon. The following day Pachon-Pineda came up to a 20-year-old man on an R subway train as the doors of the train car opened and punched the man in the face before fleeing, the district attorney’s office said. His crime spree continued the next day when he approached a 54-year-old man on Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst and stabbed him in the chest with a knife, according to Brown. Pachon-Pineda left part of the blade embedded in the victim’s liver, but the man managed to survive his injuries. Officers from the 110th Precinct located and arrested Pachon-Pineda at a Corona barber shop hours after the Aug. 24 attack; he was incarcerated without bail. Pachon-Pineda, a Middle Village resident, was arraigned on Jan. 21 on charges of seconddegree murder, fourth-degree attempted murder, first- and third-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Pachon- Pineda, who faces up to 50 years to life in prison if convicted, was held without bail. -With additional reporting by Robert Pozarycki A fake cop robbed livery cab drivers seven times this month after they picked him up at John F. Kennedy Airport, police said. The phony officer tells the driver he is a Queens policeman while waving a gun and demanding property, authorities said. He then flees the vehicle just north of the airport, around the Jamaica or Springfield Garden areas. During the incidents, which occurred between Feb. 2 and Feb. 9, the suspect stole credit cards, cellphones, a GPS device and a total of $960 in cash. Police describe the suspect as black and about 5 feet 10 inches tall and 160 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477)
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