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In the mood for trouble, a gun-toting crook came calling at a bank branch in Maspeth on Valentine's Day morning, Feb. 14, reportedly threatening a bank employee before getting away with a sum of money. Police said the heist occurred at the Valley National Bank branch located at 64-13 Grand Ave. More ... Donning ski masks, a quartet of armed intruders forced their way inside a Howard Beach home and confronted a family last Friday morning, Feb. 13, removing cash and leaving a female tied up, police reported. According to law enforcement sources, the trouble began at around 6:40 a.m. at a residence located in the vicinity of 158th Avenue and 87th Street. More ... One of four suspects wanted in connection with the recent break-in of a Rego Park apartment and two others in Queens was arrested by police in Brooklyn last Thursday, Feb. 12, it was announced. He was identified by law enforcement sources as 37-year-old Lestor Velez of 55th Street in Sunset Park. More ... Police are seeking the public's assistance in tracking down the man suspected in the recent holdup of an Elmhurst bank. More ... A former Long Island resident has pleaded guilty under New York State's Hate Crime Law to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a 93-year-old Queens man suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Reportedly, she fraudulently refinanced a property that he owned in Bayside to steal its equity and used a "straw buyer" to steal his primary residence in Jamaica. More ... A Corona man formerly employed as a porter at a Flushing nursing home has been convicted of sexually molesting a 64- year-old female patient at the facility, it was announced on Friday, Feb. 13. The patient suffers from endstage Alzheimer's disease. More ... Persons arrested in recent police actions as reported by the 104th Precinct included the following individuals: Feb. 9: (Beat 3) Ralph Diaz, at Putnam Avenue, for criminal mischief, by P.O. Pellot. (Beat 3) Davidson Cordero, at St. Felix and Cypress avenues, for unlicensed operator, by P.O. Delgado. (Beat 3) Maria Fiedrowicz, at Myrtle Avenue, for petit larceny, by P.O. More ... |
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