12 THE COURIER SUN • APRIL 18, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com 103RD/105TH PRECINCTS Arrest in robbery spree Police have made an arrest in connection with four armed robberies that occurred in the confines of the 103rd and 105th Precincts. The incidents date back to March 9, with the most recent on April 2. Corey King, 23, is charged with four counts of robbery in the first degree in connection with the spree, according to cops. 105TH PRECINCT Queens Village, Cambria Heights, Laurelton, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens, Bellerose, Glen Oaks, New Hyde Park and Floral Park Driver charged with murder after fatally striking man A man is dead after he was hit at a Queens Village intersection, and a driver is in custody, charged with murder. Kaman Drummond, 23, was struck at 208th Street near 109th Avenue around 11:52 p.m., on Monday, April 15, said police. He was taken to Queens General Hospital and pronounced dead. The woman driving the vehicle involved in the accident, 21-year-old Dunasha Payne, was taken into custody at the scene and later charged with second degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon, according to police. 106TH PRECINCT Howard Beach, Ozone Park and South Ozone Park Man found dead On Tuesday, April 9, police responded to a 9-1-1 call of an unconscious person inside of a location on Liberty Avenue. Upon arrival, officers observed Walter Corcoran, 63, lying on the floor, unconscious and unresponsive. EMS also responded to the location and declared the homeless man dead at the scene. There were no signs of trauma observed and the cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner’s office. The investigation is ongoing. Rim Theft Update Police Officer Michael Ludeman was honored as the 106th Precinct Community Council Cop of the Month for his March 30 arrest of three suspects in connection with rim thefts. Ludeman and his partner, officer Elizabeth Leudesdorff, arrested the three men, ages 17, 20 and 46, around 4:30 a.m. after an on-foot chase. Deputy Inspector Thomas Pascale said rim thieves have normally targeted Infinities, Hondas, Nissans and Toyotas and strike on rainy, quiet nights. 107TH PRECINCT Fresh Meadows, Cunningham Heights, Hilltop Village, Electchester, Pomonok Seek man who threatened to kill Police are looking for a suspect who threatened to kill a man as he left a Flushing mosque. On Friday, April 12, around 8 p.m., the victim was leaving the 72-55 Kissena Boulevard mosque in his car when he noticed an unknown male driving a dark colored SUV following him, said police. The vehicle followed the victim for several blocks. When he stopped at a traffic light at Union Turnpike and 199th Street, the suspect pulled over next to the victim, displayed a gun, threatened to kill him, then fled in an unknown direction. During the incident the suspect also made anti-Muslim statements, according to police. The suspect is described as a white male, 55 to 60 years old with dark hair and a mustache. He was last seen wearing a dark suit jacket with an emblem patch on the left pocket, and was possibly driving a Toyota SUV with an unknown New York license plate. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. 112TH PRECINCT Forest Hills and Rego Park Seek burglary suspect Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man wanted in connection with three burglaries that have occurred in the 112th Precinct. The suspect enters the residential buildings, picks locks on apartment doors, and removes money and jewelry. The suspect is described as a white or Hispanic male, 45-50, 5’8”, 250 pounds, balding, and walks with a limp. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. s police beat COMPILED BY TONIA N. CIMINO & CRISTABELLE TUMOLA Cement & Brick Work Officer from Queens precinct kills child, boyfriend in apparent murder-suicide BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO An off-duty police officer who was recently assigned to a Queens precinct shot her boyfriend and their one-year-old son before killing herself at their home in Brooklyn, according to published reports. The officer, identified as Rosette M. Samuel, 43, had reportedly become part of the police force in September 2000 and was currently working at the 108th Precinct, which covers Long Island City, Sunnyside and Hunters Point. 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