12 The Courier SUN • AUGUST 25, 2016 FOR Breaking news visit www.qns.com police beat Compiled by Angela Matua and Robert Pozarycki 106th Precinct South Queens 4-month-old baby found dead in South Ozone Park home An infant was found dead in a South Ozone Park home early in the morning of Aug. 18, police said. On Aug. 18 at 2 a.m., police responded to a 911 call for an unconscious infant at 135-39 115th St. They found a 4-month-old male baby unconscious and unresponsive inside the home. Quinn Chirichigno was transported to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The investigation is ongoing and the medical examiner will determine the cause of death. Wet Basement? Call artie Basement Water Proofing Specialist Serving Queens for 35 Years For more information contact Artie DiBiase Mason Contractor 718.767.0072 Licensed #08097 and Insured Bandits shock victims in Flushing robberies Two robbers shocked their victims with volts of electricity while stealing their property in a series of Flushing street robberies dating back to mid-July, police reported. The most recent incident occurred at 1:40 a.m. on the morning of Aug. 11, when the two suspects approached a 35-year-old man at the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 147th Street. According to authorities, the crooks used a stun gun to send a pulse of electricity into the victim’s back, then removed his wallet and fled the scene eastbound on Roosevelt Avenue. Law enforcement sources said the suspects were also connected to the July 14 robbery of an 18-year-old man in the vicinity of 41st Avenue and Parsons Boulevard. At about 3:50 a.m. that morning, police said, the bandits approached the victim from behind, covered his eyes and pressed a hard object against his back. They then removed his cellphone and wallet before fleeing on foot westbound on 41st Avenue. The third caper took place at 4:10 a.m. on the morning of July 19, when the duo attempted to rob a 30-year-old man in the area of Colden Street and Elder Avenue. Police said the suspects approached the victim from behind and zapped him with a stun gun, then tried to remove a pocketbook that the victim had been holding for his girlfriend. The suspects were unable to grab the bag and fled the scene on foot northbound on Colden Street. All three incidents were reported to the 109th Precinct; none of the three victims were seriously injured. One of the suspects was described as a black male between 20 and 25 years of age, standing between 5 foot 7 inches and 5 foot 8 inches tall and wearing a black tank top, black sweatpants and white sneakers. The NYPD released a video of the suspect on Wednesday, Aug. 17. His partner was described by police as a black male between 20 and 25 years of age, standing 6 feet tall and wearing black sweatpants. Anyone with information regarding the robbery pattern that could prove helpful is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS, visit their website or send a text message to 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confidential. Woman takes fatal leap, snarls morning commute A woman committed suicide by jumping on the train tracks at the Elmhurst Avenue station in Elmhurst on Aug. 19, police said. The woman, who has not been identified, jumped just before 9 a.m., according to officials. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the woman, who is 30 to 40 years old, jumped from a Manhattanbound M train platform. According to the MTA, there were extensive delays on the E, F, M and R trains because of the incident. The event is under investigation, an NYPD spokesperson said. Queens cops mourn late 110th Precinct Council president Evelyn DeCoursey, the president of the 110th Precinct Community Council for almost 10 years, passed away on Aug. 20, the NYPD said. DeCoursey, a Corona resident, presided over Community Council meetings and helped to establish a strong relationship between cops and Corona and Elmhurst residents. She was 82. “Evelyn was a pillar in the community,” said Janine Rivera, community affairs officer for the 110th Precinct. “Her significant contributions to the entire Corona/ Elmhurst community and her police family at the 110th Precinct and throughout Patrol Borough Queens North will never be forgotten.” Deputy Inspector Ronald Leyson, who used to be commanding officer of the 110th Precinct, spoke highly of DeCoursey and said she helped to “bridge the gap” between communities and the NYPD. DeCoursey raised money for National Night Out, a yearly event aimed at creating stronger ties between the NYPD and residents, and held a Christmas party every December where Santa would hand out presents to children living in Elmhurst and Corona. After the assassinations of Police Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos in December 2014, De- Coursey and the community council held a candlelight vigil at the precinct, he said. She also attended every Remembrance Ceremony held at the 110th Precinct to commemorate the victims of 9/11. Leyson also asked De- Coursey to establish a Cop of the Month award ceremony every month along with a Cop of the Year, Supervisor of the Year and Civilian of the Year for the 110th Precinct. “Any help I ever asked of her, she never hesitated,” Leyson said. “She was a blessing to the community and the NYPD. The loss of Evelyn is a void in the community that will be difficult, or impossible, to fill but the good she has done will live on through her selfless acts and volunteerism.” A viewing was held on Aug. 23 at the Leo F. Kearns Funeral Home, located at 61-40 Woodhaven Blvd. in Rego Park. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Aug. 24 at Resurrection Ascension Church located at 85-25 61st Rd. in Rego Park, followed by interment at Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens.
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