12 The Courier SUN • june 19, 2014 FOR Breaking news visit www.couriersun.com 102nd PRECINCT Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill East, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven and Ozone Park Cops seek pair in armed Ozone Park iPhone robbery SCREENSHOT COURTESY NYPD Two teen suspects punched a 27-year-old woman in the face when she would not give up her iPhone in Ozone Park, police said. The victim was approached by the pair around 5:30 p.m. on June 14 on 81st Street near Liberty Avenue when they displayed a gun and demanded her phone, cops said. Police describe the two suspects as black, about 16 years old and 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 6 inches tall. The first suspect wore a white and blue shirt and the second a red shirt. Authorities have also released a video of the suspects. To see the surveillance footage, visit www.queenscourier. com. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). 106th PRECINCT South central Queens Shots fired in South Ozone Park Shots were fired on June 16 in South Ozone Park‘s Police Officer Edward Byrne Park, according to police. No one was hurt in the 8 p.m. shooting, and according to witnesses, the shooter was a man who fired into the air, cops said. Officers recovered a bullet shell from the park and they were able to verify that nobody had been admitted to the hospital with the bullet. Police noted that the shots fired come as a surprise to them because the area doesn’t have many shootings. As of press time, no arrests had been made. 108th PRECINCT Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside Suspect wanted in Woodside attempted rape of 61-year-old A man punched and tried to rape a 61-year-old woman in Woodside, police said. The victim was walking near 71st Street and 41st Avenue at about 10:45 p.m. on June 11 when she was attacked, cops said. After the suspect approached the woman, he punched her in the face, pushed her to the ground and attempted to rape her, according to police. The victim fought back, and the suspect fled northbound on 71st Street. The woman suffered minor injuries, cops said. Police describe Photo courtesy of NYPD the suspect as Hispanic, about 17 years old, 5 feet 5 inches tall and 165 pounds, with brown eyes and short black hair. He was last seen wearing a blue soccer jersey with a red stripe, dark jeans and sneakers. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). 112th PRECINCT Forest Hills and Rego Park Suspect robs Forest Hills video game store: NYPD An armed suspect took $250 from a Forest Hills video game store on June 6, police said. The robbery took place at about 10:20 a.m. at a GameStop located on 71st Avenue near Queens Boulevard, according to officials. Photo courtesy of NYPD After entering the business, the suspect displayed a gun, then took the cash from an opened safe underneath the counter before fleeing, cops said. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). 113TH PRECINCT St. Albans, Hollis, Springfield Gardens, South Ozone Park, South Jamaica, Addisleigh Park and Locust Manor Police arrest St. Albans teen for firing gun in Jamaica Photo courtesy of NYPD Cops arrested a fleeing 19-year-old shooter who fired two rounds at a group of people in Jamaica. Michael Jones of St. Albans got into a verbal dispute with the group around 11:20 p.m. on June 14 near Merrick Boulevard and 119th Avenue, police said. Jones pulled out a gun from his waist and started to shoot the people, cops said. No one was injured, according to officials. Officers who were driving nearby jumped out of an unmarked car and chased Jones, who threw away his gun before he fled, authorities said. Jones was caught and arrested around Merrick and Baisley boulevards. He was charged with weapon possession, reckless endangerment and resisting arrest, according to police. Man shot and killed inside Edge Bar and Lounge in Jamaica: cops A 35-year-old man was shot dead in Jamaica, according to police. The victim, Timothy Tripp, was shot at about 2:40 a.m. on June 14 inside Edge Bar and Lounge on Merrick Boulevard, cops said. EMS pronounced Tripp, who had a gunshot wound to his head and torso, dead at the scene, officials said. As of press time, there were no arrests and the investigation was ongoing. s police beat COMPILED BY CRISTABELLE TUMOLA, LIAM LA GUERRE, ERIC JANKIEWICZ AND PAULINA TAM Wet Basement? CALL ARTIE Basement Water Proofing Specialist Serving Queens for 35 Years For more information contact Artie DiBiase Mason Contractor 718.767.0072 Licensed #08097 and Insured KENNETH MOXEY REALTY INC KENNETH G. MOXEY, JR. Lic. Real Estate Broker Commercial, Residential, Sales & Rentals Offi ce: 718-949-3600 • 718-341-9500 200-12 Linden Blvd • Saint Albans, NY 11412 moxeyg@verizon.net • www.kennethmoxey.com
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