12 The Courier SUN • DECEMber 18, 2014 FOR Breaking news visit www.couriersun.com police beat Compiled by Cristabelle Tumola Call Now & End Your Tax Nightmare! • Owe the IRS more than $10,000? • Being Audited? • Unfi led Tax Returns? • Wage & Bank Levies? 104th Precinct Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle Village and Maspeth Two Queens Chase banks robbed within six hours: cops A pair of Chase Bank branches in neighboring Ridgewood and Middle Village were robbed on the same day, police said. The first Chase branch, at 70-01 Forest Ave. in Ridgewood, was hit at about 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 9, cops said. After entering the bank, the suspect passed a note demanding money, and he took $2,617 in cash before fleeing. Another Chase location, at 74-07 Eliot Ave. in Middle Village, was robbed just before 5 p.m. the same day, according to police. The suspect, armed with a gun, entered the bank and passed a note demanding cash from the teller. The teller then handed $8,825 in cash over to the suspect. Authorities describe the suspect in the Ridgewood robbery as a black man, 25 to 30 years old, 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a medium complexion and medium build. He was wearing a black bubble coat and a gray hoodie. The suspect in the Middle Village robbery is described as a black man, 25 to 30 years old, 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet tall, with a medium complexion and medium build. He was wearing a gray ski cap, dark sunglasses, a gray coat and a multicolored scarf. Police are still investigating whether the two robberies are connected. Anyone with information in regards to this grand larceny is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477). Cement & Brick Work Photo courtesy of FBI Old World Craftsmanship Cement & Co-Author of the best selling book “Breaking the Tax Code” Salvatore P. 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In this case, it is alleged that he threw away a promising career in law enforcement by knowingly cashing two checks that had been stolen and retaining the proceeds,” District Attorney Richard Brown said. “The defendant will now be held accountable for his alleged actions.” Gerardo Laera, of Queens, is accused of stealing the money while he was working part time for a Flushing paint store while he was also employed as an NYPD officer. The business, Clearview Paint Supply, located in the basement of a commercial building on Francis Lewis Boulevard, shared space in the basement and a common hallway with a real estate agency, Douglaston Development Corporation, at the time of the theft, according to the district attorney. In the fall of this year, on two separate occasions, Laera stole checks from the agency that were made out to “cash,” Brown said. One was in the amount of $2,000 and the second was for $5,000. He was allegedly caught on video surveillance using an ATM to deposit the first check into his account. He also presented his NYPD shield and New York State driver’s license at a check cashing business before leaving with $4,900 from the second check. The check cashing manager, who made a copy of the documents during the transaction, tried to deposit the check, but it was returned to his bank unpaid. Laera was arraigned on Dec. 12 in Queens Criminal Court on charges of third- and fourth-degree grand larceny and second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, according to court records. A member of the NYPD since January 2013, Laera was assigned to the 81st Precinct in Brooklyn. He submitted his resignation on Friday. Jamaica man indicted for selling weapons, drugs, stolen vehicles through Craigslist A Jamaica man has been indicted for selling $500,000 in stolen vehicles and auto parts as well as weapons and drugs through Craigslist, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. The accused, Conrad Hall, 43, “allegedly used the Craigslist website to initially sell stolen auto parts before his criminal activity brazenly escalated and he began to sell luxury automobiles and motorcycles that had been stolen, as well as weapons — including a 9mm Glock and a .357 Magnum — and approximately five pounds of marijuana,” Brown said. Authorities believe that Hall also scammed insurance companies with the help of the owners of the stolen vehicles. Hall was allegedly working with three others — Denise Mboumi from Brooklyn, Shane Carter, of Queens, and Eboni Davis, a Bronx resident — who reported their cars as being stolen to their insurance companies and received cash payouts when they had actually sold their cars through Hall. All three were charged with thirddegree insurance fraud and first-degree falsifying business records. Hall was indicted along with Jermaine Edwards of Queens for selling a stolen 2010 Honda CRV, and with Roger Haye, of Long Island, and Queens resident Carlton Young for selling marijuana. Hall was arraigned on Dec. 10 on a total of seven indictments charging him with criminal possession of stolen property, insurance fraud, criminal sale of a firearm, criminal possession of marijuana, criminal sale of marijuana and other charges, according to prosecutors. If convicted of all charges, he could be sentenced to more than 200 years in prison. Photos courtesy of NYPD The suspect on the top is wanted in a Middle Village bank robbery at a Chase location on Dec. 9, and the suspect on the bottom is sought in a Chase bank robbery on the same day in Ridgewood. 111th Precinct Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck, Auburndale, Hollis Hills and Fresh Meadows Authorities searching for suspects in Little Neck bank heist Authorities are looking for two robbers who held up a Little Neck bank and rifled through its safe before taking off with a large amount of cash. Two men, wearing dark clothing with cloth masks across their face, entered the bank, a Chase branch at 56-21 Marathon Parkway, at about 9:40 a.m. on Dec. 4, according to authorities. One of the suspects was carrying a handgun and a black bag. The second suspect ordered the banker and customer who were in the banking area to move to the lobby, the FBI said. They complied, and the armed robber lowered himself to the ground nearby. The second suspect then told the manager to remove money from a teller drawer, followed by the vault. Once inside the vault, the robber took an undisclosed, but significant amount of cash and placed the money in the black bag, the FBI said. Both suspects then fled the bank, heading southbound on Marathon Parkway. Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 212-384-1000. Tipsters may remain anonymous.
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