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police beat COMPILED BY EMILY DAVENPORT, ANGELA MATUA, SUZANNE MONTEVERDI AND ROBERT POZARYCKI
102nd Precinct
Kew Gardens, Ozone Park,
Richmond Hill, Woodhaven
Fake cop in R.H. tried to
solicit sex from teen
Police arrested a man who allegedly
impersonated a police offi cer in
Richmond Hill and tried to solicit money
and sexual favors from a teenage girl.
According to police, at 9:53 a.m. on
March 27, a 17-year-old girl was walking
in the vicinity of 123rd Street and 89th
Avenue when she was approached by
Devenish Seecharan, 25, who identifi ed
himself as a police offi cer. He told the girl
that she was truant and to get into his car.
Once she was in the car, which police
say was a volunteer ambulatory vehicle,
Seecharan allegedly told the victim, “If I
do you a favor, you have do me a favor,”
and that in order to make this go away,
she’d have to give him $200-$300.
Th e victim did not have the money,
and Seecharan then suggested sexual
favors as an alternative. PIX 11 reported
that the victim, who realized that something
wasn’t right, then secretly called her
brother and spoke in a way that indicated
that she was in trouble.
Seecharan eventually told the victim to
get out of the car and drove away. Th e
incident, which lasted until 10:21 a.m.,
was then reported to the 102nd Precinct.
PIX 11 originally reported that police
were able to track Seecharan’s car back
to an auto body shop where Seecharan
works through surveillance video.
Seecharan was arrested on the aft ernoon
of March 27 and was charged with
impersonating a police offi cer, grand larceny,
harassment and unlawful imprisonment.
106th Precinct
Howard Beach, Ozone Park,
Richmond Hill
Party at bowling alley
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Park bowling alley early in the morning
of Sunday, March 25.
Police sources said the 22-year-old man
was having a good time at the Bowl 360
located at 98-18 Rockaway Blvd. at about
12:28 a.m. on March 25 when he heard
gunfi re ring out.
Seconds later, according to authorities,
the victim felt pain in his right hip and
discovered that he had been shot there.
Offi cers from the 106th Precinct and
EMS units responded to the scene.
Paramedics brought the man to Jamaica
Hospital for treatment of injuries that
were not considered life-threatening.
Police canvassed the surrounding area
for suspects, but no immediate arrests
were made, sources said.
Th e investigation is ongoing.
110th Precinct
Corona, Elmhurst, Jackson
Heights
Bank robber gets cold
feet in Elmhurst
A branch manager’s courtesy led a
would-be bank robber in Elmhurst to
abandon his heist attempt, cops said.
Law enforcement sources said the male
crook walked into the Bank of America at
89-01 Queens Blvd. at 11 a.m. on March
22 ready to score some cash. He wore a
surgical mask on his face as well as a tan
baseball cap, a blue hooded sweatshirt, a
jacket and black boots.
According to authorities, the bandit
made his way to a teller’s window and was
ready to present a demand note when the
branch manager approached. Police said
the manager asked the crook if he needed
assistance, and the suspect replied that he
needed to see a teller.
A wanted fl ier posted on the 110th
Precinct‘s Twitter page noted that the
manager noticed the demand note, which
stated “give money,” before the perpetrator
folded it up.
Seconds later, police said, the bandit got
cold feet and fl ed the bank empty-handed,
heading westbound along Queens
Boulevard. He was last seen entering a
white Honda CRV that had been reported
stolen in Queens earlier in the day.
No arrests have been made; cops
described the suspect as a white man
standing 6 foot 3 inches tall and weighing
180 pounds.
Anyone with information regarding the
suspect’s whereabouts can call the NYPD
Major Case Squad at 646-610-6910; all
calls are kept confi dential.
114th Precinct
Astoria & Long Island City
Crafty crook cops checks
from contractor’s offi ce
Cops are searching for a craft y crook
who entered a Long Island City contractor’s
offi ce and got away with a Rolex,
cash and company checkbooks.
At about 7:48 a.m. on March 4,
police said, the suspect entered Penta
Restoration at 24-11 41st Ave. through
an open stairwell door. He then entered a
third fl oor offi ce and stole a Rolex, $3,000
in cash and company checkbooks.
Police described the suspect as a black
man who was last seen wearing a black
track suit.
Anyone with information in regards to this
incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime
Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or
for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782).
107th Precinct
Briarwood, Flushing, Fresh
Meadows, Jamaica
Burglars steals jackhammers
in Briarwood
Police are looking for two individuals
who were caught on camera stealing a
pair of jackhammers in Briarwood earlier
this week.
On March 25 at around 3:30 a.m.,
two unidentifi ed individuals gained
entry to a residence in the vicinity of
85th Avenue through a basement door,
according to law enforcement sources.
Police said the duo then proceeded to
remove two jackhammers from the location
and fl ed in an unknown direction.
Th e incident was reported to the 107th
Precinct, which released photos of the
suspects on its Twitter account.
Anyone with information in regards
to this incident is asked to call the
NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-
577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-
57-PISTA (74782). Th e public can also
submit their tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.
com or by texting their
tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter
TIP577. All calls and messages are kept
confi dential.
Tips can also be directed to the 107th
Precinct Detective Squad at 718-969-
6844.