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Crime & Cases April 23, 2009  RSS feed
Corona Pastors Used Church To Steal Over $500,000: DA
      Two men who operate a storefront church in Corona were charged with defrauding at least 70 Queens immigrants of more than $500,000 by promising to help them expedite various immigration related matters, it was announced.
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Bandit Walks Out On Tax Day Bid To Rob A Bank On Border
Say Crook Turned Away By Teller
      Trying to withdraw cash from a bank on the Ridgewood/Bushwick border in Brooklyn last Wednesday, Apr. 15 was a futile effort for a would-be robber who left emptyhanded after being denied cash by a teller, it was reported.
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Cops Catch Third Man Involved In Stickup Of Ridgewood Store
Simulated Weapon To Help Steal Jeans
      The third suspect behind the recent holdup of a Ridgewood clothing store was tracked down by police last Tuesday, Apr. 14, following an investigation by the 104th Precinct Detective Squad, it was reported. Law enforcement sources identified the perpetrator as 31-year-old Pierre Narcisse of East 40th Street in 2the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.
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Deliveryman Dead In DWI Crash: Cops
Say Anti-Freeze Trail Led To Suspect
      Riding along Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven on his scooter turned into a deadly trip for a Chinese food deliveryman who was killed after his ride collided with a hit-and-run driver last Saturday night, Apr. 18, it was reported.
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104th Pct. Blotter
      Persons arrested in recent police actions as reported by the 104th Precinct included the following individuals: Apr. 13: (Beat 3) Shamel Hall, at Decatur Street, for criminal trespassing, by P.O. McCarren. (Beat 3) Layshonna Jones, at Decatur Street, for criminal trespassing, by P.O. Mc- Carren. (Beat 9) Jayson Plaza, at 53rd Avenue, for criminal mischief, by Det.
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Fresh Meadows Biz Faked Permits: DOB
Told Brooklyn Architect He Could Build
      The president of an expediting business was arrested on charges of faxing a phony document to her client, an architect, to make it appear that the City Department of Buildings (DOB) had approved the architect's construction job when it had not,
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