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Kids found living in unsanitary conditions among abused dogs Two South Richmond Hill parents have been arrested after police found their children living in unsanitary conditions among numerous abused dogs. When police, responding to a 9-1-1 call of a female bitten by a pit bull around 8 a.m. on Sunday, October 13, entered the parents’ 125th Street residence, they discovered a domestic dispute occurring between the adults, said cops Upon further investigation, they found four children, ranging in age from seven to 11, living in the house in “severe unsanitary conditions” among fi ve full-grown pit bulls and 10 puppies, said police. The children were taken to Jamaica Hospital for observation. The dogs, some of which displayed extensive signs of abuse through their bodies said police, were secured by Animal Care and Control. Cops said one dog had been stabbed, kicked and strangled. The father, Jasean Holmes, 29, has been charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, torture to animals, endangering the welfare of a child and misdemeanor assault, said police. The mother, Madelina Ramirez, 28, has been charged with torture to animals and endangering the welfare of a child. 106TH PRECINCT Howard Beach, Ozone Park and South Ozone Park Missing 13-year-old found at train station A 13-year-old initially thought to have possibly been kidnapped was found just trying to go to the beach. Griffi n Dreger, who was thought to be missing Friday morning, October 11, was found at the Jamaica LIRR station the same day around 3 p.m., unharmed. Police said he was trying to buy a train ticket to Montauk Point. That morning at about 6:40 a.m., Dreger went to take out the trash, just as he does every morning outside his Howard Beach coop. After a few minutes, Dreger’s stepfather, Juan Palacios, went outside to fi nd him, only to realize he wasn’t there. “I just started screaming his name,” Palacios said. “I thought he got kidnapped.” Palacios and his wife called police, and a search ensued. His wife spent a portion of the day with detectives while family and friends placed “missing” fl yers around their Lindenwood neighborhood. After the initial missing report, over a dozen cops, at least a dozen detectives, three police dogs and helicopters were sent out to fi nd the missing boy, according to a police source. As the facts came in, police started to look at the case “more as a runaway” and not as an “abduction,” the source said. BY MAGGIE HAYES [email protected] Offi cer Victor Sadarangani was awarded the 106th Precinct’s Cop of the Month for October by Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, the new commanding offi cer. “We reviewed 360 arrests, and two stood out,” Schiff said. Sadarangani made both of these arrests in September. He busted a stolen iPhone case on September 2, and on September 24 boldly apprehended two men in the midst of a home robbery. The fi rst perpetrator entered the 86th Street home via an awning that led to the second fl oor, then opened the front door for a second robber. An alarm sounded, but they ripped out the sensors and continued to ransack the house for jewelry, gold, computers and more, Schiff said. A neighbor called to report the alarm going off and Sadarangani and fellow members of the anti-crime unit, just a few blocks away at the time, responded. Sadarangani entered the home through a back door while other offi cers surrounded the property. Sadarangani found the perps masked and wearing gloves and hats. He was alone, and started to wrestle with both of them. He was able to handcuff one, and the other was caught as he tried to escape through the back door. All stolen property was recovered. “You don’t know what they have. You don’t know if they’re armed, you don’t know how many there are,” Schiff said. “But this is our job, to risk our lives.” BY CRISTABELLE TUMOLA [email protected] A Queens man and his accomplice have been charged with conspiring to solicit aid to support terrorist organizations fi ghting American troops in Afghanistan, offi cials announced on Thursday, October 10. The two men were allegedly engaging in a plan to supply terrorist organizations, which included the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, with warm winter clothing and electronics, according to District Attorney Richard A. Brown. The supplies, said Brown, could have allowed the terrorists to “endure the harsh Afghan winters and extend the fi ghting season.” Humayoun Ghoulan Nabi, 27, a Pakistani national who lives in Elmhurst, and Ismail Alsarabbi, 32, a Brooklyn resident who is a naturalized U.S. citizen from Kuwait, were arraigned on October 8 on charges of seconddegree soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism and fi fth-degree conspiracy. They were both ordered held on $500,000 bond or cash. If convicted, they face up to seven years in prison. Offi cer Victor Sadarangani was awarded cop of the month for the 106th Precinct. THE COURIER/Photo by Maggie Hayes
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