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110th Precinct
Corona and Elmhurst
Police seek man who
touched teenage girl’s rear
in Jackson Heights: NYPD
Th e NYPD is looking for a man who
touched the buttocks of a teenage girl in
Jackson Heights in February.
On Friday, Feb. 14, around 5 p.m., an
unidentifi ed man approached a 16-yearold
girl and grabbed her rear end as she
was walking on the sidewalk in front of
89-22 Roosevelt Ave., according to police.
Th e man then fl ed in an unknown
direction on foot.
Police recovered a cellphone photo of
the suspect as part of their investigation.
Th e investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information in regard
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 the
CrimeStoppers website at WWW.
NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on
Twitter @NYPDTips.
114th Precinct
Astoria, Long Island City,
Woodside and Jackson Heights
Crooks sought for series of
early-morning e-bike robberies
in Manhattan and Queens
Cops are looking for suspects who are
said to be involved in a months-long
e-bike robbery spree in Manhattan and
Queens.
Th e robberies started on Jan. 22. At
4 a.m. that day, a 47-year-old man was
riding his e-bike eastbound lower level
bike path on the Koch Bridge (Queens
Plaza and Queensboro Bridge) when two
unknown individuals approached him
from behind, pulled out a knife and a gun
and demanded his bike. Th e victim complied
and individuals then fl ed with the
e-bike. Th ere were no injuries reported as
a result of this incident.
Th e next incident took place weeks
later on Feb. 11. At 4:15 a.m. that day, a
32-year-old man was riding his e-bike on
First Avenue and East 60th Street, when
two unknown individuals approached
him from behind and punched him in the
face. Th e suspects then fl ed the scene with
the victim’s bike.
Th e suspects struck again just two days
later. At 2:45 a.m. on Feb. 13, a 29-yearold
man was riding his e-bike on the
Queensboro Bridge when three unidentifi
ed individuals approached him from
behind punched him in the face with
the bike lock. Th e suspects then took
off with the victim’s e-bike and two cellphones.
Police say that at 1:45 a.m. on Feb. 15,
a 48-year-old man was riding his e-bike
Second Avenue and 59th Street when
three unidentifi ed individuals approached
him from behind and punched him. Th e
suspects then took his bike and fl ed.
It was reported that at 3:40 a.m. on
March 3, a 40-year-old man was riding his
e-bike on the Queensboro Bridge when
two unidentifi ed individuals approached
him from behind and demanded his bike.
Th e individuals punched the victim in the
face and removed his bike and cellphone
before fl eeing the scene.
Finally, at 2 a.m. March 20, a 19-yearold
male victim was riding his e-bike on
East 59th Street and Second Avenue when
three unidentifi ed individuals approached
him from behind and punched him in the
face. Th e crooks then removed his bike
and bookbag and fl ed the scene.
Th e suspects are described as being
between the ages of 18 and 20 years old,
standing between 5 feet, 6 inches and 5
feet, 8 inches tall and weighing between
150 and 170 pounds. One was seen wearing
a dark green jacket and black pants
and the other was wearing a dark jacket
with a red and white stripe.
Anyone with information in regard 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 the Crime Stoppers
website or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All
calls are strictly confi dential.
114th Precinct
Astoria, Long Island City,
Woodside and Jackson Heights
Cops seek man who tried
to burgle an Astoria
restaurant twice in less
than a week: NYPD
Th e NYPD is looking for a man who
allegedly attempted to burgle an Astoria
restaurant and club twice within a week
last month. On Saturday, March 21, around
11:35 p.m., a man broke the front door of
Don Coqui Restaurant, located at 28-18 31st
St., according to the NYPD. Once inside, the
man stole around $8,055 worth of liquor,
portable radios and cash before fl eeing in an
unknown direction, police say.
Less than a week later, on Friday,
March 27, around 1:45 a.m., the man
again attempted to break into Don
Coqui, according to the authorities. Th is
time, he attempted to enter the eatery by
cutting a chain off of the front door with
a power saw but was ultimately unsuccessful,
police say.
Th e NYPD recovered video from the
second burglary attempt as part of their
investigation.
Anyone with information in regard
to this burglary pattern 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
the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.
NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on
Twitter @NYPDTips.
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