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police beat COMPILED BY EMILY DAVENPORT AND ZACHARY GEWELB
110th Precinct
Corona, Elmhurst
Man kicks straphanger
on E train
Police are searching for the man who
allegedly kicked a subway commuter
in the face on Saturday while inside a
northbound E train stopped inside of the
Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue/74th
Street station.
Authorities say that the unidentifi ed
individual engaged in a physical dispute
with a 41-year-old straphanger at 9 a.m.
on Nov. 16 when the crook was allegedly
holding the train car doors open while
the train was stopped inside the station.
Th e suspect kicked the victim in the
face as he attempted to pick up his phone
from the platform, police said.
EMS arrived at the scene and transported
the victim, who sustained an eye injury,
to a nearby hospital in stable condition.
Police describe the suspect as a man
who is approximately 5 feet, 5 inches
tall and in his 20s with black hair and
brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a
black hooded jacket, blue jeans and black
sneakers.
114th Precinct
Astoria, Long Island City,
Woodside, Jackson Heights
Crooks rob Astoria drug
store of cosmetics
Police are looking for the crooks
who shoplift ed cosmetics from a Rite
Aid in Astoria on Wednesday night.
Authorities say that the suspects
entered the store on 31st Street
on Nov. 13 and attempted to steal
cosmetics. Police say an employee
attempted to stop the robbery,
but one of the suspects displayed
a boxcutter and threatened other
employees inside the store.
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
Man swipes phone and
runs through Flushing
Cops are looking for the crook who
stole a woman’s cellphone in Flushing
earlier this month.
According to police, a 48-yearold
woman was standing outside of a
T-Mobile store — located at 136-16
Roosevelt Ave. — at 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 1,
when an unknown man approached her
and swiped her cellphone from her bag.
Th e suspect then fl ed the scene southbound
on Main Street. Th e victim tried
to follow the suspect, but lost sight of
him on 40th Road.
Police released a photo of the suspect
on Nov. 18.
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.
112th Precinct
Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Rego
Park
Man slashes teen at Kew
Gardens subway station
Police are searching for the man who
slashed a 19-year-old who was walking
down the stairs at the Kew Gardens-
Union Turnpike subway station on
Th ursday.
Cops said that the teen was walking
down the stairs at approximately
7 a.m. on Nov. 14 when he bumped
into an unidentifi ed man. Th e two then
engaged in a verbal dispute and the
man slashed the teen with a knife on his
right hand and upper arm before fl eeing
in an unknown direction, according
to authorities.
Th e victim was transported to a nearby
hospital in stable condition.
Police released video of the suspects,
which is available on QNS.com.
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.
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