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109th Precinct
Flushing, College Point,
Whitestone
Man dies after being hit
by car in Flushing
A senior man died of his injuries this
week aft er he was struck by a car in
Flushing on Wednesday morning.
According to police, at 8:35 a.m. on
Dec. 18 the NYPD responded to a 911
call regarding at pedestrian struck on
Sanford Avenue near Main Street. Upon
their arrival, offi cers found 67-year-old
Zhisheng Lin lying on the roadway with
head trauma.
An investigation found that Lin was
walking on the sidewalk westbound on
Sanford Avenue when the 69-year-old
driver of a 2008 Volkswagen Jetta, who
was also traveling westbound on Sanford
Avenue, made a right turn to enter a parking
garage on Sanford Avenue. As he
was turning, the driver hit Lin, who was
knocked into the roadway.
EMS rushed Lin to NewYork-
Presbyterian Hospital/Queens, where he
ultimately died of his injuries on Dec. 19.
No arrests have been made at this time.
Th e investigation is ongoing.
110th Precinct
Jackson Heights, Corona, East
Elmhurst
Creep touches himself on
Jackson Heights train
Cops are looking for a man who was
touching himself on a train that was headed
to Jackson Heights.
A 22-year-old woman was riding a
southbound F train at 5 p.m. on Dec.
6. As the train approached the Jackson
Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street
station, the woman saw an unknown man
on the train placing his hands outside of
his pants and touching himself while staring
at the woman, according to authorities.
Police say there were no injuries reported,
nor words exchanged, as a result of
this incident.
Th e NYPD released photos of the suspect
on Dec. 19. He is described as a man
in his 60s, standing 6 feet tall and weighing
160 pounds. He was last seen wearing
a grey ski cap, grey and white sneakers, a
black outer vest, a grey hooded sweatshirt
and grey pants.
Anyone with information in regard to
this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s
Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-
TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-
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.
Man punches victim on
Jackson Heights train
Th e NYPD is looking for a man who
punched someone during an argument at
a Jackson Heights train station.
Police say that at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 8,
the 33-year-old male victim was riding
a northbound E train when he got into
an argument with an unknown man. A
spokesperson from the NYPD stated that
there was a group of dancers on the train,
and the unknown man asked the victim
to move. When the victim wouldn’t move,
the argument ensued.
When the victim got off the train at the
Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th
Street subway station, the suspect got off
the train and punched the victim twice in
the face before jumping back on the train
to fl ee the scene.
Th e victim was not seriously injured
and refused medical attention at the scene.
On Dec. 19, the NYPD released a photo
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
1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,
1-888-57-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.
108th Precinct
Long Island City, Sunnyside,
Woodside
Two wanted for
Woodside robberies
Cops are looking for a duo who are
said to be behind three recent robberies
in Woodside.
According to authorities, at 7:50 p.m.
on Dec. 14, a 33-year-old man was walking
down 64th Street near 37th Avenue
when he was grabbed from behind by
two unknown men. Th e men proceeded
to punch the victim in the abdomen
and grabbed his wallet, which had $70
inside, before fl eeing the scene.
Police say that at 9:20 p.m. that same
day, the suspects approached a 32-yearold
man from behind on 38th Avenue
near 65th Street. Th e suspects grabbed
the victim from behind, threw him on
the ground and grabbed his wallet and
cellphone before fl eeing in an unknown
direction.
Finally, at 8:20 p.m. on Dec. 17, a
35-year-old man was walking in the
vicinity of 61st Street and Woodside
Avenue when the crooks choked him
from behind with an umbrella. Aft er
taking the victim’s cellphone and his
wallet, which contained $20, the suspects
fl ed northbound on 61st Street.
Th e victims were not injured as a result
of these incidents.
On Dec. 19, the NYPD released a
photo of the suspects taken from the fi rst
incident, as well as video taken from the
third incident.
Anyone with information in regard to
the identities of the males is asked to call
the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at
1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,
1-888-57-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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