12 The Courier SUN • NOVEMber 13, 2014 FOR Breaking news visit www.couriersun.com s police beat Compiled by Cristabelle Tumola Man followed 88-year-old home from Resorts World, stole casino winnings: DA Cement & Brick Work Old World Craftsmanship Cement & Brick Work CALL ARTIE Basement Water Proofing Specialist Serving Queens for 35 Years Serving Queens for 35 Years For more information contact Artie DiBiase Mason Contractor 718.767.0072 Licensed #808097 and Insured Licensed #808097 and Insured Old World Craftsmanship CALL ARTIE Basement Water Proofing Specialist Pavers and Exposed Aggregate Concrete For more information contact Artie DiBiase Mason Contractor 718.767.0072 103rd Precinct Jamaica, Hollis Park Gardens, Hollis and Lakewood Burglar shot after attacking officer: NYPD A 19-year-old man was shot during a Jamaica home invasion after he attacked a police officer, authorities said. When cops arrived at the scene of the burglary on 142nd Street near 109th Avenue about 1:10 p.m. on Nov. 10, they heard a woman screaming for help from the home’s second floor, police said. Inside, they confronted the burglar, Leighton Friday, in the living room. Friday then struck one of the officers in the head with a metal object, possibly a crowbar or a hammer, according to published reports. The injured officer and a second officer fired their guns at him, striking Friday in the wrist and thigh. The officer was transported to Jamaica Hospital in stable condition. Friday was also taken to Jamaica Hospital in stable condition, authorities said. He has been charged with two counts of burglary, assault on a police officer, resisting arrest and criminal mischief. 105th Precinct Queens Village, Cambria Heights, Laurelton, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens, Bellerose, Glen Oaks, New Hyde Park and Floral Park Van fatally strikes 79-year-old in Glen Oaks A 79-year-old man was killed while trying to cross a Glen Oaks street this week, cops said. The victim, Edmund Chou, was struck by a Ford Econoline van about 5:15 p.m. on Nov. 8 on Hillside Avenue near 257th Street, about 10 blocks from his home, according to authorities. He was attempting to walk from the north to south side of Hillside Avenue outside of the crosswalk when the vehicle hit him, cops said. Chou was taken to Long Island Jewish Hospital where he was pronounced dead. NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF SAVING LIVES! North Shore Animal League America has over 300 Loving Puppies, Kittens, Dogs & Cats. PET ADOPTION CENTER OPEN EVERY DAY • 365 DAYS! 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They then zip-tied the employees and asked for the location of the safe. The suspects took an undetermined amount of money from the safe and the employee’s cell phones before fleeing, authorities said. No one was injured in the robbery. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). With additional reporting by Salvatore Licata 110th Precinct Corona and Elmhurst Police need help identifying murder victim found near Elmhurst train tracks Seven months after body parts were discovered near railroad tracks in Elmhurst, police are trying to figure out the identity of the murder victim. The remains were found on the afternoon of April 12 by CSX tracks near 43rd Avenue and 74th Street, cops said. A man was collecting cans when he uncovered a torn bag that had a skull in it, according to authorities. A police search of the area turned up more body parts in bags. The death was later classified as a homicide. Police have released several sketches of the victim, who is described as a 30-year-old white man. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). Photo courtesy of NYPD Sketches courtesy of NYPD An 88-year-old East Elmhurst man who had just won $1,000 at Resorts World Casino was followed home, assaulted and robbed of his winnings, District Attorney Richard Brown said. Video footage and eyewitness accounts show Gregory Hillman, 57, of the Bronx, trailing the elderly man for more than an hour and a half and 10 miles before taking the cash, the district attorney said. Hillman spotted the victim at the South Ozone Park casino on the afternoon of Oct. 31 as he was counting the $1,000 he had just won, according to Brown. He then followed the victim through the casino, onto a shuttle bus, through the subway system, into a supermarket, onto a Q47 bus and finally to his apartment building. He allegedly came up behind the victim outside of the building to take his money. The two struggled and Hillman pushed the victim to the ground, causing him to hit his head on the pavement and eventually black out, the district attorney said. Hillman then grabbed his wallet, which contained the casino winnings, an additional $10 in cash and a credit card. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for contusions and welts, a bump on his forehead and face, and scratches on his hands. On Nov. 8, Hillman was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on robbery, assault and grand larceny charges, according to prosecutors. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison. File photo
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