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103rd Precinct
Jamaica Business District,
Hollis Park Gardens, Hollis,
Lakewood and Jamaica
NYPD looking for mugger who
allegedly bludgeoned a man
walking to work in Jamaica
Police from the 103rd Precinct in
Jamaica are on the lookout for a suspect
who assaulted a 65-year-old man who was
walking to work during the morning of
Th ursday, Nov. 11.
Th e assailant approached the victim
around 6:30 a.m. in front of 106-11
142nd St., just down the road from
Norelli-Hargreaves Playground, and
began swinging what appeared to be a
metal pipe at the pedestrian. Th e assailant
demanded the victim’s wallet while
he continued to menace him with the
pipe, police said.
When the victim refused to comply, the
suspect struck him in the head with the
pipe, knocking the man to the ground.
While the victim was on the ground, the
suspect then forcibly removed his cellphone
and fl ed the location on foot to parts
unknown, police said.
Th e victim sustained an injury to his
head and was taken to Jamaica Hospital
Medical Center where he was treated and
released.
Th e NYPD released surveillance images
of the attack that show the assailant swinging
the pipe. He is described as a 5’8” man
with a light complexion, weighing around
150 pounds, with a medium build, last seen
wearing a black winter hat, a dark blue
hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and
black sneakers.
Anyone with information in regard to
the identity of the suspects 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 CrimeStoppers website or on Twitter
@NYPDTips.
102nd Precinct
Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill
East, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven
and Ozone Park
Duo steals car, thousands
in cash and other loot in
Richmond Hill: NYPD
Police from the 102nd Precinct in
Richmond Hill are looking for two
suspects who allegedly pulled off a
gunpoint robbery at a Jamaica Avenue
business earlier this month.
At just aft er 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3,
one of the men kicked in the door to a
tax offi ce located at 107-11 Jamaica Ave.
and the two entered.
Once inside, the fi rst suspect pulled
out a handgun and demanded property
from the victim, a 47-year-old man.
Th e victim complied and the two suspects
fl ed with a huge haul including
$8,000 in cash, a MacBook Pro valued
at $1,500, a necklace valued at $3,000,
a medallion valued at $10,000, a bracelet
valued at $10,000, a Louis Vuitton
backpack valued at $3,500 and the victim’s
vehicle, a white Mercedes-AMG
4-door sedan.
Th e two men took off in the vehicle,
which was subsequently recovered on
Wednesday, Dec. 8, within the confi nes
of the 77th Precinct in Brooklyn.
Th e NYPD released surveillance
images of the suspects. One suspect was
wearing a red hoodie and a black surgical
mask with black sweatpants and
white sneakers. Th e other was wearing
a black hoodie and mask and camoufl
age pants.
No arrests have been made. Th e investigation
is ongoing.
Anyone with information in regard
to the identity of the suspects 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 CrimeStoppers website at
nypdcrimestoppers.com, or on Twitter
@NYPDTips.
110th Precinct
Corona and Elmhurst
Cops in Elmhurst looking for
turnstile-jumping groper
Police from the 110th Precinct in
Elmhurst are on the lookout for a creep
who groped a woman near the Moore
Homestead Playground late last month.
Th e 33-year-old victim was in front
of 82-02 45th Ave. on the evening of
Tuesday, Nov. 23, when a man approached
her and forcibly grabbed her rear end
before taking off on foot, police said, adding
that there were no injuries reported as
a result of the incident.
Th e NYPD released surveillance video
of the suspect as he jumped a turnstile at
a nearby subway station. Th e assailant was
wearing a black Brooklyn Nets baseball cap
with black headphones, a black hoodie over
a white T-shirt, blue jeans and dark shoes.
No arrests have been made. Th e investigation
is ongoing.
Anyone with information in regard to
the identity of the suspects 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 CrimeStoppers website or on Twitter
@NYPDTips.
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