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105th Precinct
Southeast Queens
Home invasion caught
on camera
Cops are looking for a thief who beat
up a man and stole his wallet during a
home invasion near the Queens/Nassau
border.
According to police, at 2:50 a.m. on
April 21, an unknown individual followed
a 65-year-old man into his home,
located in the vicinity of 263rd Street and
East Williston Avenue in Bellerose.
Law enforcement sources said the suspect
pushed the door open, displayed a
handgun and hurled the victim to the
ground; he then punched him numerous
times in the face. Th e dramatic encounter
can be seen in the security video
police provided on April 25.
Th e crook then took the victim’s wallet,
which had two credit cards inside, police
said. Th e bandit fl ed the location southbound
on 263rd Street in a gray minivan.
Police describe the suspect as a black
man between the ages of 25 and 30 years
old with a mustache and goatee. He was
last seen wearing a dark-colored hooded
sweater, sweatpants and dark-colored
sneakers.
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 the Crime Stoppers
website or by texting their tips to 274637
(CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls
and messages are kept confi dential.
106th Precinct
Howard Beach, Ozone Park and
Richmond Hill
Driver opens fi re during
road rage beef
Police are still looking for the driver
who shot at someone during a road rage
incident in Howard Beach on the morning
of Monday, April 30.
According to police, at 10:50 a.m. on
April 30, a 36-year-old man was driving
his white SUV in the vicinity of Leff erts
Boulevard and North Conduit Avenue
when he engaged in an argument with the
driver of a black Pathfi nder.
At some point during the argument,
which police described as road rage, the
driver of the Pathfi nder fi red two or
three shots with an unknown fi rearm at
the victim’s car, striking the SUV’s driver
side door.
Offi cers from the 106th Precinct
responded a short time later to the intersection
of Cross Bay Boulevard and 156th
Avenue, where the victim’s SUV was
located. It’s not clear at this point whether
the shooting happened at that specific
spot, or somewhere between the intersection
and the location where the argument
began.
Th e victim was not hit by any bullets
and refused medical attention at the
scene.
Th e New York Post reported that the
police detained the victim following the
incident because he had an outstanding
warrant for a previous summons.
Th e investigation is ongoing.
Photo by Robert Stridiron
109th Precinct
College Point, Flushing,
Whitestone
Man gets 24 years for
stabbing wife 300 times
A Flushing man who admitted to stabbing
his ex-wife over 300 times was sentenced
to serve more than two decades
in prison, prosecutors announced on
Monday, April 30.
Naser Alzein, 55, pleaded guilty in
March to fi rst-degree manslaughter
before Queens Supreme Court. He was
sentenced to 24 years in prison on April
27.
According to charges, Josefina
Mendoza, 68, was stabbed more than
300 times between 7 and 11:45 p.m. on
Nov. 8, 2014. Mendoza had more than
200 wounds to her face alone.
Alzein reportedly called 911 stating
that he found Mendoza in the apartment
already dead. However, the charges say
that Alzein had a cut on his hand and
was seen on video surveillance pacing
outside the apartment building before
going back inside to call the police.
“Th is was one of the most violent
murder scenes one could imagine. Th e
victim had a knife plunged into her
body more than 300 times — many of
the wounds to the woman’s face,” said
District Attorney Richard A. Brown.
“Th e defendant called 911 and claimed
he found the victim dead in the apartment,
but evidence showed he brutally
killed her and then tried to cover it
up. To punish him for this criminal act
an to protect society, the defendant will
likely spend the rest of his life incarcerated.”
114th Precinct
Astoria & Long Island City
Cellphone store bandits
rough up worker
Police need help in fi nding two suspects
tied to a recent robbery of an Astoria cellphone
store.
Th e NYPD released video on April
29 of the two men allegedly responsible
for the April 18 robbery of the Verizon
Wireless store located at 22-39 31st St.
At about 12:50 p.m. that day, police
said, the suspects walked into the shop
and began talking to employees and looking
at phones. Th en, one of the suspects
held open the door of the store, while the
other forcibly removed a cellphone from
the display, valued at $1,000.
Law enforcement sources said that a
25-year-old male store employee was
punched in the face while attempting to
stop the duo from leaving. Th e suspects
managed to fl ee the shop and were last
seen going southbound on 31st Street
toward 23rd Avenue.
Offi cers from the 114th Precinct
responded to the scene. Th e employee
suff ered bruising and swelling from the
impact, but he refused medical attention.
Th e pair was caught on surveillance
video walking on 31st Street in Astoria
following the incident.
Cops described both suspects as black
men in their early 20s. Th e fi rst suspect
stands 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighing
about 150 pounds, and was last seen
wearing a green jacket and blue jeans.
Th e second perpetrator stands 5 feet, 9
inches tall, weighing about 155 pounds
and was last seen wearing a dark jacket
and dark jeans.
Anyone with information regarding the
robbery should 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
by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES)
then enter TIP577. All calls will be kept
confi dential.
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