12 THE QUEENS COURIER • MAY 25, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM police beat COMPILED BY ROBERT POZARYCKI, EMILY DAVENPORT AND SUZANNE MONTEVERDI 105th Precinct Southeast Queens Queens public school superintendent is charged for sexually abusing a school staff er Th e leader of a Queens public school district was arrested Tuesday, May 23, on charges that he repeatedly sexually abused a female employee at one of the district’s schools. Community Superintendent Lenon Murray, 56, of School District 29, was charged with forcible touching and sexual abuse. Th e district, which has offi ces in Queens Village, covers public schools in various southeast Queens neighborhoods including Bellerose, Briarwood, Brookville, Cambria Heights, Holliswood, Laurelton, Queens Village, Rosedale, Springfi eld Gardens and St. Albans. Reports say that the 34-year-old female employee works at P.S. 35, located at 90th Avenue in Hollis. Th e victim told police that the abuse began in December 2013 and continued to as recently as May 2, of this year. Th e victim reported the abuse to the police on May 15. According to published reports, Murray has been terminated from his position aft er being charged. Th e NYPD Queens Special Victims Squad, based in Forest Hills, conducted the investigation. WHEN ONLY THE BEST WILL DO. “Old World Craftsmanship”- With Over 40 Years of Reliable Service. Basement Waterproofing Brickwork Exposed "Aggregate Concrete” Pavers • Masonry For More Information Contact: Arthur DiBiase�� ��������������Mason Contractor 718-767-0072�� Licensed (# 808097) & Insured. ������������������������ 107th Precinct Flushing, Fresh Meadows, Jamaica Armed robber talks up a Fresh Meadows cellphone store clerk, then robs him Cops are looking for a talkative bandit and his sidekick who robbed an employee at a cellphone dealership in Fresh Meadows on Sunday aft ernoon. Around 5:15 p.m. on May 21, authorities said, one of the suspects entered the Metro PCS store located at 75-25 Parsons Blvd. and engaged the 65-year-old male employee in conversation. He then pulled out a handgun and demanded money. Law enforcement sources said the employee complied and gave the individual $100 in cash from both the register and his pockets. Th e bandit — along with the second man, who stood outside the store during the robbery acting as a look out — fl ed the scene southbound on Parsons Boulevard. Th e incident was reported to the 107th Precinct. Police described the fi rst suspect is described as a light-skinned male last seen wearing sunglasses, dark-colored pants and a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt with the word “KING” written across the chest. Th e second suspect is described as a white male wearing shorts. 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. 109th Precinct College Point, Flushing, Whitestone Groper busted at Flushing mall A Brooklyn man has been charged with allegedly groping and pressing himself against four females, ranging in age from 8 to 35 years old, at a Flushing shopping center last weekend, prosecutors announced on May 22. Harold Henson, 60, of Saint Marks Place in Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with fi rst- and third-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. If convicted, Henson faces up to seven years in prison. According to criminal charges, at around 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, Henson was standing outside of the Children’s Place store at the SkyView Shopping Center when he allegedly went up to a 35-year-old woman and rubbed his genitalia through his clothing against her buttocks. About 15 minutes later, prosecutors said, Henson was said to be inside the Children’s Place store when he grabbed an 8-year-old girl by her waist, pulled her toward him and put his hands on her buttocks. Around three hours later, Henson went to the nearby Chuck E. Cheese arcade when he allegedly approached an 8-yearold girl who was playing a video game. Henson allegedly grabbed her from behind and attempted to turn her around and said, “Does that feel good?” Th e girl ran away from Henson following the incident. Moments later, Henson allegedly approached an 11-year-old girl from behind and rubbed his genitalia against her back and buttocks and asked her, “Do you like it?” A security guard at the Chuck E. Cheese detained Henson until the police arrived and arrested him. Brown asked that any individuals who feel that they too may have been victimized by the defendant should call his Special Victims Bureau at 718-286-6505. Three Queens residents locked up for breaking into a number of local homes A trio of Queens residents remain behind bars for seven burglary attempts across western Queens neighborhoods dating back to January, according to Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown. Carlos Castro-Diaz, 41, of Elmhurst, Michelle D. Valencia Jaramillo, 21, of Jackson Heights and Jorge E. Vela- Sanclemente, 52, were picked up on the aft ernoon of May 12 by the NYPD Burglary Larceny Apprehension Suppression Team (BLAST) and the 110th Precinct and 115th Precinct Detective Squads, law enforcement sources said. Brown said the threesome were busted shortly aft er they broke into two homes on National Street and 111th Street, respectively, in Corona. Upon further investigation, police determined that Castro-Diaz and/or Jaramillo were involved in fi ve other burglary attempts in Corona, Forest Hills, Jackson Heights and Woodside as early as Jan. 25 of this year. Police later executed search warrants at Castro-Diaz’s home and the 2008 BMW 328i sedans in which they were observed seated and found items stolen from the Corona homes, including an Adidas satchel, a jar containing cash and loose U.S. and Th ai currency that had been contained in a Coach wallet left in a nightstand. Other items stolen during the burglary series were recovered, along with various tools typically used in burglaries including pry bars and screwdrivers. Th e other burglaries connected to the pattern include the following: the Jan. 25 break-in at a home on 52nd Avenue in Corona, in which two Louis Vuitton purses valued in excess of $1,000 were stolen; the March 23 burglary of a home on 41st Drive in Woodside, in which a Bulova watch was among the items taken; the April 7 break-in of a home on Juno Street in Forest Hills, in which $21,000 in cash, jewelry and sunglasses were stolen; the April 15 burglary of a home on 87th Street in Jackson Heights, in which $10,000 in cash, assorted jewelry, credit cards and personal documents were taken; and the May 5 attempted burglary of a home on 99th Street in Corona, in which Castro-Diaz and Jaramillo were observed by a resident banging on the front door and attempting to pry it open with an umbrella. Castro-Diaz, Jaramillo and Vela- Sanclemente face various charges including second-degree burglary, third- and fourth-degree grand larceny, second-degree attempted burglary, possession of burglar’s tools, criminal mischief and petit larceny. Brown said that Castro- Diaz and Jaramillo were ordered held without bail, while Vela-Sanclemente’s bail was set at $100,000. Photo via Google Maps Photo via Google Maps/Inset courtesy of NYPD Photo courtesy of The Shops at SkyView Center
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