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115th Precinct
Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst
and North Corona
Police searching for two
men who broke into an
electronic store near
LaGuardia last month
Police from the 115th Precinct are
searching for two men who broke into
an East Elmhurst storefront and made
off with sound equipment last month.
Th e suspects approached Astoria
Sounds, located at 80-13 Astoria Blvd.
near the southwest corner of LaGuardia
Airport, around 3:15 a.m. on June 22,
and used a tool to break open a security
gate. Once it was opened, the two
men entered through the front door, and
removed multiple audio speakers and
electronics from the inside of the store.
Th e duo was caught on video surveillance
from inside the shop. One is a
light-skinned man wearing black hoodie
and dark-colored boots and the other
is a dark-skinned man in a white hooded
sweatshirt.
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.
102nd Precinct
Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill
East, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven
and the northern part of Ozone
Park
Man sought in Woodhaven
home invasion robbery: NYPD
Authorities say that the suspect pried
open a rear window to gain access to
a private residence at Jamaica Avenue
and 88th Street at about 9:40 a.m. on
Th ursday, July 8. Once inside, the suspect
— who police describe as a man who is
about 50 years old with a medium build
and a shaved head — snatched $2,500
from a bedroom.
At that point, the victim — a 33-yearold
man — approached the thief, who
punched and kicked him, according to
authorities. Th e suspect then fl ed the scene.
EMS arrived and transported the victim
to a nearby hospital, where he was
treated for bruises and lacerations to his
face, police said.
Police, on July 9, released surveillance
video of the suspect, who was last seen
wearing a black shirt and black pants.
Anyone with information in regard
to this incident is asked to call the
NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at
1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,
1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Th e public
can also submit their tips by logging
onto the CrimeStoppers website at www.
nypdcrimestoppers.com, on Twitter
@NYPDTips.
110th Precinct
Corona and Elmhurst
Woman sought in Fourth
of July assault at Jackson
Heights transit hub: NYPD
Police from the 110th Precinct in
Corona and Transit District 20 are searching
for a woman in connection with an
assault at the Jackson Heights subway
station at 74th Street and Broadway on
July 4.
Th e woman approached a 66-year-old
woman on the northbound E train platform
just before midnight and proceeded
to push the victim into the safety
chains between cars on a subway that
was stopped inside the station, police
said. EMS responded and transported the
woman to Queens General Hospital for an
abrasion to her knee and swelling to her
ankle, according to the NYPD.
NYPD released surveillance video of
the suspect on July 7.
Th e woman was caught on video surveillance
wearing a gray hooded Adidas
sweatshirt and blue jeans. She was wearing
a dark backpack and fl ip fl ops over
white socks. Police described the woman
as Hispanic around 25 years old and
approximately 5’3”.
Anyone with information is asked to
call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline
at 1-800-57-TIPS.
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