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109th Precinct
Flushing, College Point,
Whitestone
Two thieves swipe
liquor bottles from
Whitestone yacht club
Cops are looking for two boozy buccaneers
who broke into a yacht club in a
well-to-do part of Whitestone and stole
liquor bottles from a ferry docked there.
Authorities say that at 10:18 p.m. on
Aug. 5, two unknown men hopped the
fence at the Malba Yacht Club, located at
143-01 Malba Dr. Once inside, the suspects
broke into a docked and unoccupied
ferry by forcing open a window.
Aft er boarding the boat, law enforcement
sources noted, the burglars picked
up 10 bottles of liquor, then disembarked
and fl ed the yacht club. Police said they
were last seen fl eeing on foot eastbound
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along Malba Drive.
Th e incident was reported to the 109th
Precinct.
Th e suspects, described as two men, one
with light skin and the other with dark
skin, are shown on video sneaking into
the club, available on QNS.com.
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 are strictly confi dential.
114th Precinct
Astoria, Long Island City,
Jackson Heights, Woodside
Man attacks and robs
sleeping man in Woodside
Cops are looking for a man who robbed
and attacked a sleeping man in Woodside
last month.
According to authorities, at 5 a.m. on
July 20 a 62-year-old man fell asleep on
a bench outside of 50-18 Broadway. He
awoke to an unknown man trying to take
his wallet.
A struggle ensued and the suspect
pulled out a fi rearm and struck the victim
on his left thigh. Th e suspect then fl ed
the scene with the victim’s cellphone and
$110 in cash.
EMS took the victim, who suff ered a
shattered femur as a result, to Elmhurst
Hospital Center in serious but stable condition.
Police released photos of the suspect
taken from surveillance footage at the
housing development.
Anyone with information in regards
to the identity of this male 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 are strictly confi -
dential.
106th Precinct
Ozone Park, Howard Beach,
South Ozone Park
Bike-riding thief breaks into
South Ozone Park home
Cops are looking for a bike-riding burglar
who broke into a South Ozone Park
home and took off with cash and personal
items.
According to police, at 10 p.m. on Aug.
7, an unknown man entered a residence
of a 50-year-old woman in the vicinity of
Sutter Avenue and 118th Street through
the back door. While there were no signs
of forced entry, according to the NYPD,
it is unknown if the door was locked
or not.
Once inside, the suspect took the victim’s
purse, which contained a watch,
$1,300, passport, $400 gift card, credit
cards and a cellphone, before fl eeing the
scene. Th e incident was later reported to
the 106th Precinct, who released photos
of the suspecton Twitter on Aug. 11.
Anyone with information about the
burglary can call the 106th Precinct at
718-845-2261.
112th Precinct
Forest Hills, Rego Park
Man robs senior citizen
in Forest Hills store
A crook yanked a purse out of a
68-year-old woman’s arms in a Forest
Hills 99-cent store on Saturday aft ernoon
during a robbery caught on camera,
police reported.
Th e NYPD released footage of the
incident which occurred at 9:40 a.m.
on Aug. 10 inside the Food 99 Cent
Discount shop at 118-27 Queens Blvd.
Law enforcement sources said the victim
was shopping in one of the aisles
when the perpetrator, who had walked
in seconds earlier, approached her.
Footage, shown on QNS.com, shows the
man grabbing the woman’s purse out of
her arms during a brief struggle, then
walking away.
Cops said the suspect fl ed the store
with the handbag, which contained a
debit card and $150 in cash.
Offi cers from the 112th Precinct
responded to the scene. Th e woman was
not injured.
As of press time, the perpetrator
remains at large. Cops described the
purse thief as a black man who wore a
white baseball cap, blue jeans, whiteand
black sneakers and a blue longsleeved
shirt while carrying a black
backpack.
Anyone with information regarding
his whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers
at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-
57-PISTA), visit the Crime Stoppers
website or send a direct message on
Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls and messages
are kept confi dential.
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