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110th Precinct
Corona and Elmhurst
Police arrest, charge man who
allegedly assaulted 75-yearold
Chinese woman in Corona
Police have arrested and charged the
man who allegedly attacked a 75-yearold
Chinese woman in Corona in May.
Christian Batista, a 24-year-old
who lives in Corona, was arrested and
charged on the morning of Monday, June
7, according to authorities.
Batista is charged with assault in the second
and third degree, according to authorities.
According to a police report, a 75-yearold
woman was walking in the vicinity of
97th Place and 57th Avenue at about 2:30
p.m. on Wednesday, May 26. Th en, suddenly,
Batista allegedly punched her in
the face in an unprovoked attack.
She fell to the ground and suff ered
a fractured nose and right orbital
bone, and was transported to Elmhurst
Hospital in stable condition, according
to authorities.
In a surveillance video released by
police, Batista was allegedly seen walking
on foot eastbound on 57th Avenue.
Th e NYPD investigated the incident
as a hate crime, a police spokesperson
told QNS.
Th e woman’s grandson, Alex Yem,
previously told QNS his grandmother,
a longtime resident of Corona, was
“OK” and physically recovering from
the attack.
He wants to make sure those actions
“don’t go unpunished.”
Yem said he’s encouraged that the man
who allegedly assaulted another Asian
woman in Flushing several months ago
was indicted on hate crime charges, but
hopes more is done to address the root
causes of the attacks.
“I don’t think much of the problems
can really be fi xed in one day. If anything,
it’s more of just teaching the younger
generation that that type of thing is just
not OK,” Yem said.
To fi nd resources on how to report hate
crimes and incidents, safety resources or
how to help, go to StopAAPIHate.org or
the Asian American Federation’s website
at aafederation.org.
Th e investigation is ongoing.
103th Precinct
Hollis Park Gardens, Hollis,
Lakewood and Jamaica
Police searching for suspect
in Jamaica stabbing
Police from the 103rd Precinct in
Jamaica are looking for a man in connection
to an assault on Archer
Avenue last month.
A 31-year-old man
engaged in an argument with
an unidentifi ed man in a
commercial area just north
of the Long Island Rail Road
on Tuesday, May 11, just aft er
9 p.m., in front of 146-15
Archer Ave.
Police say during the argument,
the suspect pulled a
knife and stabbed the victim
in the chest before fl eeing on
foot in an unknown direction.
Th e victim was transported
to Jamaica Hospital
Medical Center by private
means, where he was in stable
condition, according to
police.
Th e suspect is described as
a dark-skinned man with a
medium build and black hair
who was last seen wearing a light-colored
hooded sweatshirt with a black zipper on
the front left side, ripped jeans and a black
face mask, police said.
Police released surveillance video with
the alleged suspect.
Anyone with information in regard to the
identity of the suspects 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 nypdcrimestoppers.com, or on Twitter
@NYPDTips.
114th Precinct
Long Island City, Astoria,
Woodside and Jackson Heights
NYPD release sketch of man
found fl oating off Long
Island City waterfront
Th e NYPD has released an artist’s
sketch of a man that was found fl oating
in the East River along the shoreline
of Hunters Point South Park last month.
Police hope the likeness could help them
identify the victim.
On Wednesday, May 26, police responded
to a 911 call of a body of a man found
in the East River near Center Boulevard
and 56th Avenue.
Th e NYPD Harbor Unit recovered and
brought ashore an unidentifi ed man who
was pronounced dead by EMS.
Police described the victim as a white
man wearing a long-sleeved brown shirt,
camoufl age pants and black sneakers.
Investigators said he has a small scar
near his right ankle and no tattoos, but he
had two 50-cent coins as well as a sobriety
coin which says “Freedom” and “Growth”
on one side and has a butterfl y design on
the other side.
Anyone with information in regard to
the identity of the suspects 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 nypdcrimestoppers.
com, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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