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12 The Courier SUN • JUNE 23, 2016 FOR Breaking news visit www.qns.com police beat Compiled by Brianna Ellis, Angela Matua and Robert Pozarycki Basement Waterproofing Brickwork Exposed “Aggregate Concrete” Pavers • Masonry 102nd Precinct Kew Gardens, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven Burglars hit Ozone Park strip club Police are still looking for three individuals who pilfered a large sum of cash and bottles of booze from a gentlemen’s club in Ozone Park earlier this month. The NYPD released security camera video and photos of the suspects wanted for the June 6 burglary of the Traphouse Gentlemen’s Club located at 78-16 Atlantic Ave. on the Woodhaven/ Ozone Park border. According to authorities, the three individuals — described as unknown males wearing masks, hooded sweatshirts and gloves to conceal their identities — made their way inside the club through a rear door at approximately 6 a.m. on June 6. Once inside, law enforcement sources stated, the burglars allegedly stole $9,200 in cash, a floor safe and assorted bottles of liquor. Later, they were observed by security cameras fleeing inside a gray van. The burglary was later reported to the 102nd Precinct. Anyone with info regarding the burglary is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. 105th Precinct Southeast Queens Motorcyclist killed in Rosedale crash A motorcyclist was pronounced dead on June 20 after colliding into a Toyota minivan in Rosedale, police reported. At 9:18 p.m. on June 20, officers from the 105th Precinct responded to an emergency call of a motor vehicle accident on Rockaway Boulevard at Brookville Boulevard. There, they found a 57-year-old male motorcyclist lying on the roadway unconscious and unresponsive. EMS transported the man to St. John’s Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. His identity was withheld pending family notification. According to police, a 2009 Toyota Sienna minivan was traveling westbound on Rockaway Boulevard in the left turning lane when it attempted to make a left turn heading southbound onto Brookville Boulevard. After getting the green light, police said, the van began to make its turn into the path of a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle that was traveling eastbound on Rockaway Boulevard, and also had the green light. The motorcycle struck the minivan’s passenger side rear door. No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing. 106th Precinct Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill Armed crooks rob two men in South Ozone Park Police are searching for a pair of armed bandits who swiped cash from one man on a South Ozone Park street, then grabbed a necklace off another man while fleeing the scene, last week. The trouble began at 7 p.m. on June 16 in front of a home on 127th Street near 103rd Road. According to authorities, the two suspects — both described as black males wearing hooded sweatshirts — approached a 32-year-old man, displayed a gun and demanded cash. They proceeded to remove from the victim $700 in cash and a necklace, then ran across the street. As they fled the scene, police said, one of the suspects grabbed a necklace from a 60-year-old man. A bandit then pointed the gun at the second victim as the pair fled the scene inside a 2003 Ford Escape, which was last seen traveling westbound on Liberty Avenue. The robberies were reported to the 106th Precinct; there were no reported injuries. One of the suspects wore a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt with gray sleeves, while the other wore a gray hooded sweatshirt. Anyone with information regarding the suspects’ whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. RICHMOND HILL MAN BLASTED MUSIC WITH TRICKED OUT VAN A Richmond Hill man who has been using a van outfitted with approximately 80 speakers to blare loud music and host impromptu parties near Willets Point was arrested on June 18. According to the 110th Precinct Community Affairs Unit, the precinct has been getting several 311 noise complaints and the loud noise has been an “ongoing issue.” On June 18 at approximately 10:40 p.m., officers received several calls from surrounding precincts and staff at Citi Field about the music. Officers responded to the scene at the intersection of 35th Avenue and 127th Street and found a crowd of about 40 people gathered outside of a white van with dozens of speakers installed in the back, according to a criminal complaint. An officer who approached the vehicle said the doors and windows of his police vehicle were vibrating from the noise and that his “ears began ringing,” the complaint read. The owner of the van, 47-year-old Nelson Hidalgo was seated in the passenger seat of the vehicle, adjusting the sound controls. The commercial speakers ranged from 8 inches to 14 inches and the van also included “several output amplifiers and sound meter devices … causing unreasonable noise, public inconvenience and annoyance,” according to the complaint. The speakers were also blocking the view to the rear window. Hidalgo told the officer that he spent thousands of dollars on outfitting his van with the speakers. “The vehicle is mine. I spent over $20,000 on this equipment,” Hidalgo said. “I know it’s illegal but it’s the weekend. How come I don’t get a ticket this time? I usually get a ticket or it gets thrown out or I pay a little fee.” Hidalgo was charged with second-degree criminal nuisance, general noise prohibition, disorderly conduct and equipment of motor vehicles obstructing driver’s view. He was arraigned on June 19 and is expected to be back in court on Aug. 1. Deputy Inspector Christopher Manson, the 110th Precinct’s commanding officer, tweeted a picture of the van with the caption, “This is the truck that has been playing the LOUD music in the junk yards at night. The owner is now in our cell.” More than a dozen people, including residents from Whitestone and College Point, thanked the inspector for making the arrest.


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