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12 The Courier SUN • SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 FOR Breaking news visit www.couriersun.com police beat Compiled by Alina Suriel, Robert Pozarycki and Angy Altamirano View More Neighborhood News $$Top Cash Paid$$ HIGH END ANTIQUES HIGH CASH PAID curly hair, a beard and carrying a blue duffel bag – walked up to the pharmacy counter and passed a demand note to an employee. He then displayed a silver handgun. The worker complied with the request and placed medication valued at $7,500 into the suspect’s duffel bag. The crook then fled the scene in an unknown direction. Officers from the 104th Precinct responded to the incident; there were no injuries. Police said the perpetrator was last seen wearing a dark-colored sweater vest, a blue dress shirt and a blue New York Yankees baseball cap. Anyone with information regarding the robbery or the suspect’s whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. 106th Precinct Ozone Park, South Ozone Park, Howard Beach Howard Beach man charged in drive-by purse robery: DA Using the application “Find My iPhone,” police were able to apprehend and later charge a Howard Beach man for robbing and injuring a woman last week while he was driving down a South Ozone Park street, according William Oliveri, 38, was arraigned Friday, Sept. 11, in Queens Criminal Court on charges of robbery, criminal possession of stolen property, resisting arrest and criminal possession of a controlled substance. According to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, on Sept. 10 at about 10:30 p.m. Oliveri pulled up alongside the 41-year-old victim – who was walking down the street – in a gray SUV at the intersection of 117th Street and 111th Avenue. He then grabbed her purse, which was handing on her shoulder, before fleeing at a high speed, dragging the woman next to the car while she held onto her purse. Oliveri then allegedly told the victim to let go and as she did she fell to the ground and the SUV then ran over the fingers of her left hand. The woman suffered multiple bruises, contusion, lacerations and abrasion to her fingers, arms and legs allegedly from being dragged. She was taken to a local hospital to be treated for her injuries. According to prosecutors, the victim told police that her purse contained her black iPhone, Blackberry, iPod, a pay stub containing her pedigree information and her wallet – which had 10 credit cards and her driver’s license. Police from the 106th Precinct then allegedly used her iPhone GPS application “Find My iPhone” to locate the phone at a commercial business at 157-05 Cross Bay Blvd. When the police entered the location at 11:06 p.m. that night, they allegedly saw an empty gray SUV in an adjacent parking lot. Minutes later they saw Oliveri Oil Paintings, Mid-Century Accessories 1950s/60s, Porcelain, Costume Jewelry, Sterling Silver, Gold, Furniture, Objects of Art, etc. 1 Pc. or entire estates Damaged Quality Pieces also wanted Premium prices paid for Tiffany, Meissen Porcelain, Bronzes, Marble, etc. CALL JOSEPH OR RUTH 718-598-3045 or 516-270-2128 Family Business for over 40 years AntiqueAssets.com Buying and Selling over 40 Years / Member New England Appraisers Association 101st Precinct Far Rockaway 15-year-old girl dead after Far Rockaway shooting A 15-year-old girl is dead after being shot in the head in a Far Rockaway apartment on Sept. 11, according to authorities. Police were called at 12:03 p.m. after Wilta Wordsworth was shot in the head in her apartment on Collier Avenue. EMS responding to the scene transported the teen to St. Johns Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries early morning on Sept. 12, police said. Two 15-year-old male suspects have been arrested in connection with the shooting, and have been charged with manslaughter, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and tampering with physical evidence. Police did not release the names of the two young men because they are underage, nor any details on the circumstances of the incident. The investigation is ongoing. 104th Precinct Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle Village and Maspeth Bandit steals prescription drugs in Ridgewood stickup A gun-toting crook walked away with thousands of dollars in prescription drugs after robbing a Ridgewood pharmacy on Sept. 10, police said. The NYPD released on Sept. 11 video of the suspect who held up the ARD Pharmacy located at 60-61 Myrtle Ave. at 2 p.m. Thursday. According to authorities, the bandit – described as a black male standing 5 foot 10 inches tall with dark, to authorities. WHEN ONLY THE BEST WILL DO. “Old World Craftsmanship” - With Over 40 Years of Reliable Service. Basement Waterproofing Brickwork Exposed “Aggregate Concrete” Pavers For More Information Contact: Arthur DiBiase Mason Contractor 718-767-0072 Licensed (# 808097) & Insured. enter the vehicle. According to authorities, when he was being arrested Oliveri twisted his body and kicked his legs in an attempt to avoid being handcuffed. Among things found in the SUV was the victim’s black iPhone, her pay stub, two glassine envelopes and a zip-close bag containing heroin, a metal container holding seven alprazolam pills, and one glass pipe containing cocaine. Oliveri, who faces up to 25 years in jail if convicted, was ordered held on $50,000 bail and is scheduled to return to court on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of NYPD Former Jamaica basketball coach sentenced for making child porn: DA A Jamaica man who coached and participated in basketball workouts with teenage boys is serving a jail sentence for producing child pornography, prosecutors announced on Sept. 11. Robert Walker, 43, of 164th Street was ordered to serve between 1 1/2 and 4 1/2 years behind bars after pleading guilty last month to first-degree disseminating indecent material to minors. According to Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, Walker allegedly engaged in a video chat with a 15-year-old boy on April 22, 2014, and instructed him to strip and pose naked. He then told the youth to send him nude pictures of himself. Based on an investigation, police arrested Walker in November 2014 and recovered from his home electronic devices that were found to contain the video and 27 additional images of children – some as young as 8 – engaging in sexual acts with men. Brown said that Walker later admitted to detectives that he held workouts with teenage boys, then later asked them to strip so he could take pictures and videos of them. Prosecutors said he also manipulated some of the boys into engaging in explicit acts through online video chats. “The defendant took advantage of his trusted position as a basketball coach and violated the teen boys he instructed in a disgusting manner to satisfy his own sexual needs,” Brown said in a statement. “The victims will undoubtedly be scarred for the rest of their lives as queenscourier.com


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