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Bayside burglars steal thousands
in valuables from apartments
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@qns.com
@jenna_bagcal
Police are asking for the public’s assistance
identifying a man and woman wanted
in connection with a two-incident burglary
pattern in Bayside.
According to authorities, the pair allegedly
stole thousands of dollars in cash and
merchandise from an apartment building in
broad daylight.
On Friday, Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. police from
the 111th Precinct reported that an unidentifi
ed man gained entry into a multi-unit
dwelling in the vicinity of 200th Street and
32nd Avenue. Once inside, the man allegedly
forced his way into an apartment door
and took an orange Dior purse with $800 in
cash, according to authorities. Th e thief then
fl ed the scene.
Twenty minutes later, the same man
gained entry into a multi-dwelling unit in
the same area and forced his way into
another apartment, police said. He allegedly
got away with an Xbox One, a blue Adidas
backpack, a black duffl e bag and a $1,680
ring, according to authorities. Th e man then
fl ed the location and drove away in a black
BMW four-door sedan.
Surveillance photos from a commercial
location in the vicinity show the unidentifi
ed man, the black BMW and an unidentifi
ed woman who was seen exiting and entering
the car during the time of the incident.
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).
Th e public can also submit their tips by
logging onto the Crime Stoppers website,
nypdcrimestoppers.com, on Twitter @
NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637
(CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls and
messages are kept confi dential.
Photo via Google Maps
After cop shot,
business off ers
free uniform
cleaning svce.
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@qns.com
@jenna_bagcal
In the wake of Detective
Brian Simonsen’s death, a family
owned dry cleaning service in
College Point did its part for offi -
cers of the New York City Police
Department planning to attend
his funeral.
Th e owners of Whitepoint
Cleaners at 132-07 14th Ave.
off ered free uniform cleanings for
all police attending Simonsen’s
funeral next week.
“In honor of Detective Brian
Simonsen, Whitepoint Cleaners
will clean all uniforms of anyone
attending funeral free of charge!!!
God bless the NYPD, FDNY &
all fi rst responders,” wrote the
owners on the business’ Facebook
page last week.
Whitepoint Cleaners has
been opened since 1965 in the
Whitepoint Shopping Center and
has off ered similar services to fi rst
responders in the past.
Simonsen died as a result of
friendly fi re when he and Sergeant
Matthew Gorman responded to a
robbery at a T-Mobile store in
Richmond Hill. Th e detective sustained
a gunshot wound and he
later succumbed to his injuries.
Gorman is currently recovering
from a gunshot wound to his leg
at Jamaica Hospital.
Th e detective was a 19-year
veteran of the NYPD’s 102nd
Precinct and is survived by his
wife and mother. Hundreds of
NYPD and state police offi cers
gathered on 135th Street behind
Jamaica Hospital on Tuesday
night to salute Simonsen for
his lifetime of dedication to the
102nd Precinct.
Simonson’s wake and funeral
Mass were held at Saint Rosalie
Roman Catholic Church in
Hampton Bays.
Spectrum cable opening new shop at Bay Terrace center
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@qns.com
@jenna_bagcal
Th e latest business is setting up shop
in the Bay Terrace Shopping Center in
Bayside.
Spectrum, the national TV, internet
and voice company, will join several new
businesses recently established in the
open-air shopping mall over the past few
years.
On Feb. 15, a member of the Bayside
Facebook group photographed the
newly posted Spectrum cable signs in a
storefront previously occupied by Th e
Children’s Place. Back in October, a representative
from the Cord Meyer development
company confi rmed that the children’s
clothing and apparel store would
be replaced by a Spectrum cable store.
QNS reached out to Cord Meyer and
Spectrum’s parent company Charter
Communications to fi nd out when the
store would be opened for business and is
awaiting responses from both companies.
Th e Spectrum is located next to the
Panera Bread and Chico’s clothing
store. Other newly established businesses
in the Bay Terrace include Old Navy
and Starbucks which opened back in
December 2018.
Spectrum and Charter Communications
fell into hot water in March of 2017 when
Photo by Sherry Cohen Indycki
1800 employees went to strike over an
expired agreement. Local 3 union cable
technicians formerly employed by Time
Warner Cable said that Charter proposed
“drastic health care cuts” and sought
to eliminate retirement benefi ts and job
security.
A Spectrum cable store is set to open in Bayside
Photo via Google Maps/Inset courtesy of NYPD
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