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police beat COMPILED BY EMILY DAVENPORT AND ZACHARY GEWELB
107th Precinct
Fresh Meadows, Jamaica
Creep grabs 14-year-old
girl’s butt in Jamaica
Cops are looking for a creep who tried
to grope a teenager in a Jamaica train station.
A 14-year-old girl was exiting the F
train at the Parsons Boulevard subway
station at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 4, and as she
was climbing the stairs, an unknown man
grabbed her by her waist and attempted
to touch her buttocks, according to
authorities.
Th e suspect was ultimately unsuccessful
and fl ed the scene in an unknown direction.
Th e victim was not injured in the
incident.
On Oct. 16, the NYPD released a sketch
of the suspect.
Anyone with information in regard 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.
109th Precinct
Flushing, College Point,
Whitestone
Three men sought for College
Point grand larcenies
Cops are searching for suspects who
have allegedly broken into vehicles to
steal cash and credit cards on fi ve diff erent
occasions before using the cards at
local stores.
In all fi ve incidents between Aug. 23 and
Oct. 14, the crooks gained entry into vehicles
parked in a lot in the vicinity of 15-06
132nd St., according to authorities. Once
inside the vehicles, the suspects removed
personal property, cash and credit cards.
Th e credit cards were then used at local
stores shortly aft er, police said.
Authorities on Sunday, Oct. 20 released
details of the fi ft h incident.
Police said a 60-year-old man parked
his vehicle in a lot at 135-05 20th Ave.
and left it at approximately 1 p.m. on
Oct. 14. Upon returning to his vehicle,
the man discovered that his credit cards
were removed from the center console
and used at a nearby Target store, police
said. Th e crooks allegedly made approximately
$2,300 of unauthorized purchases
using the victim’s American Express
and Discover credit cards, according to
authorities.
Police released photos and video of the
suspects in connection with this incident
on Sunday, Oct. 20, available on QNS.
com.
105th Precinct
Queens Village, Springfi eld
Gardens, Laurelton
Man dies in Springfi eld
Gardens crash
A man died of his injuries on the
morning of Wednesday, Oct. 16, aft er
an apparent medical issue caused him
to lose control of his car in Springfi eld
Gardens.
According to authorities, at 12:28 a.m.
on Oct. 16, police responded to a 911
call regarding a single motor vehicle
collision on the JFK Expressway near
Rockaway Boulevard. Upon their arrival,
offi cers from the 105th Precinct found a
36-year-old man, unconscious and unresponsive,
inside a 2003 Infi niti FX35.
An investigation found that the victim
had suff ered an apparent medical episode
while driving eastbound on the JFK
Expressway, causing the vehicle to veer
right and hit a guardrail located along the
south shoulder. Th e vehicle then veered
back to the left , coming to a fi nal rest in the
left lane of the eastbound JFK Expressway.
EMS rushed the victim, whose identity
is being withheld pending family notifi
cation, to Long Island Jewish Valley
Stream Hospital, where he was pronounced
dead.
Th ere were no other reported injuries
or other vehicles involved. 113th Precinct
Jamaica, Springfi eld Gardens,
St. Albans
Burglar breaks into St. Albans
home and takes nothing
Cops are searching for the man who
allegedly kicked in the door of a St.
Albans home on Oct. 15 in an attempted
burglary.
Police say the suspect followed a
50-year-old woman who was walking
home near 115th Drive and 196th Street
around 2:45 p.m. on Oct. 15. Th e man
then forcibly kicked and pushed the
door open aft er the victim had locked it,
according to authorities.
Th e victim hid in a room within the
residence and the individual fl ed on foot
in an unknown direction without taking
any property, police said.
No injuries were reported as a result
of the incident, according to authorities.
Police describe the suspect as a black
male between the ages of 18 and 24 who
is approximately 5 feet, 8 inches tall and
150 pounds. Th e man has dark hair and
was last seen wearing a light blue sweatshirt,
dark pants and white sneakers.
Police released surveillance video of
the individual that was taken from a
nearby location during the incident,
available on QNS.com.
Anyone with information in regard
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 con-
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