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109th Precinct
Flushing, College Point,
Whitestone
One person injured in
Whitestone “explosion”
Th e Fire Department is investigating
a reported blast in Whitestone that left
one person injured on Monday morning.
At 9:11 a.m. on July 1, the FDNY
responded to a 911 call regarding a
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reported explosion at 17-11 Francis
Lewis Blvd. EMS rushed the victim, who
had suff ered from burn-related injuries,
to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi.
A report from the Citizen App said
that the victim was injured aft er the
fuel tank that they were cleaning had
exploded. Th e FDNY confi rmed that
the incident was initially reported as an
explosion, however they could not confi
rm this detail at this time.
Th e Fire Marshall will determine the
cause of the fi re. Th e investigation is
ongoing.
110th Precinct
Corona, Elmhurst
Pair sought for Jackson
Heights stabbing
Detectives are looking for two men
wanted in connection with an early morning
double-stabbing on the streets of
Jackson Heights this week.
Police said the violence occurred at 5
a.m. on June 26 in front of the Santander
Bank at 83-20 Roosevelt Ave.
According to law enforcement sources,
a 49-year-old man and a 21-year-old man
were walking through the area when they
got into a physical altercation with the
two suspects, whom police described as
Hispanic males.
Th e argument turned bloody, police
said, when the perpetrators stabbed the
49-year-old man in the abdomen and
the 21-year-old man in the buttocks.
Th e assailants then fl ed on foot eastbound
along Roosevelt Avenue, authorities
noted.
Offi cers from the 110th Precinct and
paramedics responded to the scene.
Paramedics brought both victims to
Elmhurst Hospital, where they were listed
in stable condition.
On June 28, the 110th Precinct tweeted
out an image of the suspects wanted
for the attack.
Anyone with information regarding the
stabbing or the perpetrators’ whereabouts
can call the 110th Precinct Detective
Squad at 718-476-9317; all calls are kept
confi dential.
114th Precinct
Astoria, Long Island City,
Jackson Heights, Woodside
One wanted for brawl at
Astoria’s Bel Aire Diner
Cops are looking for a woman who may
know something about an early morning
brawl that left an Astoria diner employee
injured earlier this month.
According to police, at 2:30 a.m. on
June 15, an unknown woman got into an
argument with another woman inside Bel
Aire Diner, located at 31-91 21st St. Th e
fi ght turned physical, with one woman
throwing a glass container at the other.
Law enforcement sources said a 34-yearold
employee was struck in the face by the
container, causing a laceration, pain and
bleeding.
Authorities said the two women fl ed
the scene in an unknown direction. Th e
victim took herself to a nearby clinic and
received three stitches to the right side of
his face.
Police described the person of interest
as a black woman standing 5 feet, 4 inches
tall and weighing 120 pounds. She was
last seen wearing a blue jean jacket and
dark pants.
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 on Twitter @NYPDTips. All
calls and messages are kept confi dential.
103rd Precinct
Hollis, Lakewood, Jamaica
20-year-old woman found
dead in Hollis garage
Detectives detained a person of interest
on Saturday shortly aft er fi nding a
20-year-old woman dead on the fl oor of
a Hollis garage.
Law enforcement sources said that
police were called to a home on Farmers
Boulevard near 103rd Avenue at about
10:58 a.m. on June 29.
Upon arriving at the scene, offi cers
from the 103rd Precinct were directed
to the home’s garage, where they located
the 20-year-old female victim lying on
the fl oor, unconscious and unresponsive.
Police did not have immediate information
about the extent of her injuries.
Responding EMS units pronounced
the woman dead at the scene. Police have
withheld her identity, pending family
notifi cation.
Her body was transported to the
Medical Examiner’s offi ce for an autopsy
to determine the cause of death, law
enforcement sources said.
Following a preliminary investigation,
police detained a person of interest for
further questioning. No charges against
that person have been fi led at this time.
Th e investigation is ongoing.
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