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Like us on Home of the Mutt-i-gree® 516.883.7575 facebook.com/TheAnimalLeague 102ND PRECINCT Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill East, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven and the northern part of Ozone Park Help find missing man Police are asking for your help in finding a man reported missing on Saturday, May 4. George Inczenko, 54, was last seen at his Hillside Avenue home. He is approximately 6’ tall with brown hair and hazel eyes. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 800- 577-TIPS. 104TH PRECINCT Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale and Ridgewood Bank robber sought Cops are looking for a bank robber. On Saturday, May 4, the suspect entered the Amalgamated Bank at 69-73 Grand Avenue and approached a teller. He verbally demanded and received an unknown amount of money, put it in a black plastic bag, then fled on foot northbound on 69th Lane. The suspect is described as a Hispanic man, 40-50 years old, with light skin, approximately 5’6”, 250 pounds, with scruffy facial hair. He was wearing sunglasses, a black jacket, black pants, a baseball hat and latex gloves. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. 106TH PRECINCT Howard Beach, Ozone Park and South Ozone Park Police seek person of interest in fatal stabbing Police are asking for the public’s assistance in finding a “person of interest” in the stabbing death of a man in South Richmond Hill. On May 12, officers were approached by a man holding his stomach near the intersection of Liberty Avenue and 123rd Street, claiming he had been stabbed, said police. The victim, later identified as 21-year-old Stephen James, was taken to Jamaica Hospital. Police were informed around 7:45 p.m. Monday that James had died from his injuries. The NYPD has released a video of the person of interest. Anyone with information 113TH PRECINCT St. Albans, Hollis, Springfield Gardens, South Ozone Park, South Jamaica, Addisleigh Park and Locust Manor Fatal motorcycle accident On Tuesday, May 7, police responded to a 9-1-1 call of a motor vehicle accident on the southbound lanes of the Van Wyck Expressway near the Nassau Expressway. Upon arrival, police determined that the victim, a 32-year-old man driving a 2003 Honda CBR motorcycle, was traveling southbound on the Van Wyck when he lost control and struck a guardrail. EMS responded and took the victim, identified as Rudolf Wellington of Brooklyn, to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. 103RD/113TH PRECINCTS BY MAGGIE HAYES [email protected] Jamaica has seen a drastic decrease in shootings this year. Gun violence went down by more than half compared to last year’s crime statistics, according to the NYPD. Councilmember Leroy Comrie attributed the trend to increased awareness about gun violence and active police work. “Everybody is trying to keep the level of awareness constant,” he said. “There are folks that are just going to keep a focus on making sure there is attention to reducing gun violence.” According to the NYPD’s most recent crime statistics, the 113th Precinct has seen nine shooting victims and eight shooting incidents this year, compared to 20 victims and 18 incidents last year. Similarly, the 103rd Precinct has seen six shooting victims and five shooting incidents, compared to 15 victims and 12 incidents in 2012. Comrie said the City Council has been working closely with the police department and local groups to implement “Intervention 101” in the streets. “Both precincts have worked to reduce the level of shootings in the area,” he said. “Both precincts have had youth town halls. There has been an increase in foot patrol. Community groups have had meetings to talk about gun violence. There has been a lot more outreach to the community.” BY TERENCE M. CULLEN [email protected] Police Officer Frank Calafiore was honored as the 106th Precinct Community Council’s May Cop of the Month. Calafiore, part of the anti-crime unit, was cited for the April 11 arrest of a suspect and for recovering narcotics and a loaded firearm. The suspect, 18, followed a woman to her South Ozone Park home and pointed a gun at her, according to Deputy Inspector Thomas Pascale. Calafiore and other officers from the unit then followed the suspect into a nearby home. Inside, police found five people, Pascale said, and detained them while cops searched the house. A loaded 9-mm. gun and marijuana were recovered. Calafiore then obtained a search warrant and recovered 200 Xanax pills. 106TH PRECINCT THE COURIER/Photo by Terence M. Cullen
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