12 The Courier SUN • JULY 16, 2015 FOR Breaking news visit www.couriersun.com police beat 104th Precinct Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle Village and Maspeth Cops seek suspect in Ridgewood bus stop robbery A man is wanted in connection with a recent robbery at a Ridgewood bus stop. According to authorities, the incident occurred at 3:20 a.m. on June 17 at the bus stop located on Metropolitan Avenue near Woodward Avenue. Reportedly, a 59-year-old man was standing at the location when he was approached by the suspect, a black male, and two white male cohorts. Police said the black male demanded the victim’s property, and the two white males grabbed the man from behind and threw him to the ground. Authorities said the three perpetrators searched the victim and removed cash along with his wallet, which contained credit cards, then fled from the scene. Officers from the 104th Precinct responded to the incident; the victim refused medical attention. Through their investigation, detectives learned that the black male later used the victim’s credit cards at locations in Brooklyn and the Bronx. Video footage shows him making one of the illegal purchases. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800- 577-TIPS. 106th Precinct South central Queens Thief steals $2K from Resorts World slot player: NYPD A casino customer playing the slots at Resorts World lost a load of cash, but not from gambling, according to police. A 54-year-old man was at a slot machine inside the South Ozone Park casino at 110-00 Rockaway Blvd. about 11:30 p.m. on July 2 when he was approached by the suspect, authorities said. The suspect — described as a light-skinned male, 20 to 25 years old with a thin build — then took about $2,000 in cash from the man’s hand as he was playing the machine. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800- 577-TIPS. Compiled by Cristabelle Tumola and Robert Pozarycki St. Albans dad, two children killed in fiery accident on Long Island WHEN ONLY THE BEST WILL DO! Old world craftsmanship for 41 years of reliable service. • Basement Waterproofing • Brickwork • Exposed “Aggregate Concrete” • Pavers For more information contact Artie DiBiase Mason Contractor 718.767.0072 Licensed #08097 and Insured Screenshot via NYPD YOUR TAG & ESTATE SALES CLEAN OUT SPECIALISTS!! JUNK REMOVAL • WE DO IT ALL! • Free Set-Up Fee For Your Sale • Donation Services • Hauling • Moving Services • Garage Sale Services FIX THEN SELL 516-521-8816 www.fi xthensell.net FREE CONSULTATIONS Thirteen alleged members of a Far Rockawaybased street gang found themselves in handcuffs on July 8 for an indictment charging them with various violent crimes including conspiring to murder and assault rival groups, prosecutors announced. Authorities said the suspects, reputed members of the “70Gs/G-Boyz” gang, operated in an 11 block area of Arverne between Beach 62nd and Beach 73rd streets. According to police, the gang members — some of whom were as young as 16 — obtained weapons and ordered beatings and shootings of rival gang members in an effort to expand their territory and control. The arrests and indictments were the culmination of a lengthy investigation by the NYPD’s Queens South Violence Reduction Task Force and the Queens District Attorney’s Narcotics Investigations Bureau. Detectives monitored phone conversations and social media accounts of the suspects — in which the reputed gang members openly planned and bragged about their criminal activities — to build their case. In one instance, alleged gang member Joshua Simon, 21, took to social media to apologize to an individual whom he accidentally hit with gunfire while shooting at rival gang members on April 13, 2014. Detectives also learned from Simon, through phone conversations he made from Rikers Island, that he was involved in other shootings with fellow gang members Michael Motta, 23, and Matthew Robinson, 19. Motta was charged in a separate indictment for firing shots at rival gang members outside P.S. 42, then pointing a gun at an officer before eventually dropping it, on March 13 of this year. “These indictments are another example of police and prosecutors working together to eliminate gang violence that too often plagues our neighborhoods and strikes at the heart of a unified and criminally active group of young people who threaten the lives and safety of innocent bystanders,” District Attorney Richard A. Brown said. “The defendants are variously accused of turning the streets of Rockaway into the Wild West by acting in concert with one or more of their co-defendants to shoot and wound five individuals and firing weapons at no less than four others,” Police Commissioner Bill Bratton added. “Their alleged criminal and violent acts have no place in a civilized society.” According to the 86-count indictment, the gang members allegedly obtained firearms and carried out violent acts against rival gang members at neighboring housing developments. In many instances, prosecutors said, the adult gang members recruited juveniles as young as 14 years of age to carry out deeds ranging from weapons smuggling to shootings and beatings. Police also determined that the gang members used coded language in communicating with one another to avoid detection from investigators. The other suspects named in the 86-count indictment were identified as Taedwon Lyons, 17; Dwayne Lyons, 16; Kane Motta, 16; Ashanti Brown, 18; Isaiah Boyd, 21; Brandon Fuentes, 22; Diequan Underwood, 20; Jordane Maurice Gayle, 16; and Tamar Horton, 16. Each of the 13 reputed gang members could face up to 25 years behind bars if convicted. Photo courtesy of NYPD A St. Albans family was shattered after a father and two children were killed in a two-car crash involving an alleged drunk driver on a Long Island roadway, authorities reported. The New York State Police said that Ancio Ostane along with his two children, Andy and Sephora Ostane, died in the fiery accident on the Southern State Parkway in Bay Shore on July 12. Wife and mother Lucnie Bouaz-Ostane managed to escape from the wreckage with minor injuries. According to the New York State Police, the accident occurred on the westbound lanes of the parkway near Exit 41 (Bay Shore Road) at about 1:30 a.m. Reportedly, the Ostane family was riding in a 2005 Toyota heading home from a family party in Central Islip. A short distance after the exit, police said, a 2008 BMW operated by O’Neil Sharpe of Rockville Centre slammed into the rear of the Toyota, causing the Toyota to burst into flames. Bouaz-Ostane, who was riding in the front passenger seat, was able to get out, but Ancio Ostane and their children were reportedly trapped in their seats. Sharpe allegedly did not stop and fled from the location following the crash, police said. State police and paramedics rushed to the scene. Ancio Ostane along with Andy and Sephora, ages 8 and 4, respectively, were pronounced dead. Bouaz-Ostane was treated and released at South Side Hospital. Detectives picked up Sharpe at his Rockville Centre residence later on July 12 and charged him with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident. Reportedly, a second individual — identified as Demetri Stewart, 23, of Cambria Heights — was also arrested for allegedly assisting Sharpe in fleeing after the accident. As of press time, the investigation was ongoing Reputed Rockaway street gang members cuffed for murder, assault plots Photo courtesy of NYPD
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