12 The Courier SUN • OCTOBER 10, 2013 FOR Breaking news visit www.couriersun.com s police beat COMPILED BY TONia N. CIMINO & cristabel tulmoa Cement & Brick Work 107th/110th/111th/112th Precincts Suspect sought in Queens cell phone store burglaries Cops are looking for a man wanted in a string of cell phone store robberies that took place in Queens over the summer. During each of the incidents, the suspect either breaks the front door glass or the window of the store and removes property, said police. The burglaries, which took place between May 22 and August 23, occurred within the 107th, 110th, 111th, and 112th Precincts. Police have released photos from a burglary that occurred on Monday, June 10 around 2:25 a.m. at a T-Mobile store at 57-05 Junction Boulevard. 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AddAbbo, Jr. New York state senator district 15 district offices: 159-53 102nd street howard beach, NY 11414 (718) 738-1111 fAX: (718) 322-5670 66-85 73rd place Middle Village, NY 11379 (718) 497-1630 fAX: (718) 497-1761 104th Precinct Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale and Ridgewood Norman Rockwell painting stolen Police are asking for your help in finding a stolen Norman Rockwell painting. On September 13, the Norman Rockwell painting entitled “SPORT” was discovered missing from Grand Avenue’s Welpak Art Moving and Storage. The painting is approximately 22X28 inches and is oil paint on canvass. It was housed in a wooden frame which is gold in color. It depicts a man in a row boat wearing a yellow rain jacket, holding a fishing pole. It was painted in 1939 and is signed Norman Rockwell on the lower right and was used as the Saturday Evening Post cover. Anyone with information in regard to its whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. 106th Precinct Howard Beach, Ozone Park and South Ozone Park Seek bank robbery suspect Police are asking for your help in identifying and locating the suspect wanted in connection with a bank robbery. On Saturday, September 14, the suspect entered the Valley National Bank located at 107-01 Liberty Avenue and passed a note demanding money. The suspect then fled on foot westbound along Liberty Avenue with an undetermined amount of cash. No weapon was displayed and no injuries were reported. The suspect is described as a dark-skinned male black, approximately 6’2”, 190 pounds, with short hair. He was wearing a dark blue Yankees baseball cap, a blue T-shirt, blue jeans and black sneakers. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. 109th Precinct Downtown Flushing, East Flushing, Queensboro Hill, College Point, Malba, Whitestone, Beechhurst and Bay Terrace Three-year-old girl hit and killed by SUV A toddler was killed on Sunday, October 6 after an SUV struck her in Flushing. Allison Liao, 3, and her grandmother were crossing the intersection of Cherry Avenue and Main Street around 5:30 p.m. when the car hit the child, said police. She was taken to New York Hospital Queens where she was pronounced dead. The driver remained on scene and the investigation is ongoing. PHOTO BY ROBERT STRIDIRON 113th Precinct St. Albans, Hollis, Springfield Gardens, South Ozone Park, South Jamaica, Addisleigh Park and Locust Manor Fatal shooting On Saturday, October 5, police responded to a 9-1-1 call of a male shot in front of 184-09 140th Avenue. Upon arrival, police observed the victim, 29, with five gunshot wounds to the body. EMS responded and took the victim to Jamaica Hospital where he was pronounced dead. There are no arrest(s) at this time. The investigation is ongoing. 114th Precinct Astoria, Long Island City, Woodside and Jackson Heights Man killed outside of Woodside strip club A man was fatally shot in front of a Woodside strip club early Saturday morning, October 5. The shooting occurred outside of Perfections, located on 30th Avenue near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, around 4:00 a.m., said police. Allah Howell, 25, of Jamaica, was taken to Elmhurst Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds to the body. He was pronounced dead on arrival. Dwayne Johnson, 26, a Queens Village resident, been charged with second-degree murder The investigation of an illegal cigarette trafficking operation led to the arrest of a Flushing family that was allegedly running an illegal hotel out of the home next door. During the investigation of allegations of illegal cigarettes being sold out of a Saull Street residence, detectives noticed unusual activity going on at the two-family house next door, according to District Attorney Richard A. Brown. Multiple people were observed leaving the home with suitcases, and after further investigation, officials discovered that the residence was being advertised as a hotel on Chinese language websites. Following a year-long investigation, a search warrant was executed on the home last week and Qiumin He, 55, his wife, Chun Y Tu, 56, and their son, Xiaoshan He, 34, were arrested. They are currently awaiting arraignment and have been charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, according to Brown. Xiaoshan has also been charged with second degree obstructing governmental administration for allegedly interfering with the arrests. They face up to one year in jail if convicted. During a search of the alleged illegal hotel, Department of Buildings inspectors were present as well as inspectors assigned to the New York City Fire Department, who found “numerous egregious violations, including insufficient egress and lack of required sprinkler systems and fire alarms and no exit signs,” said Brown. The family’s neighbor, Qinghai Wei, 50, is also awaiting arraignment on charges alleging that he possessed more than 1,000 cartons of untaxed American and illegal Asian cigarettes. He faces up to four years in prison if convicted. PHOTO COURTESY NYPD
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