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Crime & Cases May 13, 2010  RSS feed
Stores Scorched In Corona Blaze
     A pair of stores along Roosevelt Avenue were heavily damaged by flames during a one-alarm blaze last Thursday night, May 6, it was reported.
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CAPT. HAS EYES ON 102ND PCT.
Crime Falls Under DeLeon’s Command
      Over 17 years on any job may be enough to squeeze the enthusiasm out of anybody, but that’s never been the case with Capt. Armando DeLeon, who continues to instill the spirit of community service in his officers at the 102nd Precinct.
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Seniors Warned At ONCA Meet To Be On Guard Against Crime
Residents Offered Safety Tips
      As the number of senior crime victims continue to rise, attendees at last Tuesday’s Our Neighbors Civic Association meeting in Ozone Park were given a checklist of commonsense tips to protect themselves from criminals looking to prey
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Life Sentence For Murdering Woman
Silenced Her Before His Rape Trial
      A Bushwick man will be spending the rest of his life behind bars for the March 2007 murder of the woman he allegedly raped who was prepared to testify against him at trial.
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104th Pct. Blotter
      Persons arrested in recent police actions as reported by the 104th Precinct included the following individuals:
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Elderly Woman Struck, Killed By Turning Bus In S. Oz. Park
Fatal End To Walk Across Boulevard
      An 81-year-old woman was fatally struck by a bus as she attempted to cross a busy South Ozone Park intersection last Friday morning, May 7, police reported.
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Willets Pt. United Visits COMET
Also: Felony Assaults Up In 104, 110
      The spokesman for a group of Willets Point businesses stopped by the Communities of Maspeth of Elmhurst Together’s (COMET) May 3 meeting at Bethzatha Church of God in Elmhurst.
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Woman Found Bludgeoned On Park Bench In Ozone Pk.
Look For Clues Behind Mysterious Death
      Police are continuing to investigate the death of an unidentified woman whose body was found lying in a park close to the 106th Precinct stationhouse in Ozone Park last Monday morning, May 3. The victim’s body was discovered at around 9:25 a.m. last Monday morning by a visitor to P.O. Nicholas Demuttis Park, located in the vicinity of Liberty Avenue and 102nd Precinct.
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One Guilty Of Manslaughter In Death Of Bushwick Immigrant
Mistrial Declared For Other Perpetrator
      One of two suspects in the fatal beating of an Ecuadorian immigrant at a Bushwick street corner in December 2008 was convicted by a jury last Thursday, May 6, of manslaughter but acquitted on charges that his actions were motivated by hate, it was reported.
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Political Aide Busted Displaying Fake Placards
D.A.: He Ignored, Berated Officer
      The former chief-of-staff to ousted State Sen. Hiram Monserrate was busted last Sunday, May 2, for allegedly venting his road rage at a New York City police officer and flashing a photocopied Police Department placard, it was reported.
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Ex-Drug Counselor Forged Records For Financial Gain
St. Albans Man To Serve 2 To 6 Yrs.
      A drug counselor formerly employed by a chemical dependency and family services program, has pleaded guilty to forgery for filing false treatment reports for defendants who were supposed to be enrolled in court-ordered drug treatment programs.
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Crash In On Dealer’s Craigslist Operation
Sold Cocaine As ‘Ski Equipment’
      A 29-year-old Corona man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling cocaine to an undercover police detective, on school grounds, after arranging a series of sales through the Craigslist website. The amount of cocaine sold by the defendant through the course of the investigation exceeded one-half pound.
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102 Pct. Anti-Theft Programs
VIN Etching, Bike Registration
      Residents of the 102nd Precinct can help protect their vehicle by having it registered in one of the command’s free VIN etching program. As described, the program can also help reduce insurance premiums with some insurance companies.
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