Say Man Torched Apt. After Dispute
Oz. Pk. Arson Fire Hit Three Alarms
by Robert Pozarycki
      An apparent domestic dispute with his female companion led an Ozone Park man to start a fire in his apartment that grew into a three-alarm blaze which spread throughout the building last Monday, Jan.
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Bushwick Trading Co. Owners Caught For Selling Counterfeits
Seize Toy Guns, Fake Products
by Robert Pozarycki
      The owners of a Bushwick warehouse were charged last week for allegedly importing millions of dollars worth of counterfeit and substandard products, including more than 2,000 authentic-looking toy guns. Kings County District Attorney Charles J.
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Middle Village M.D. Pleads To Insurance Fraud Charge
Billed For Tests He Never Ran
      A Middle Village physician charged with falsely billing insurance carriers for costly medical tests that he never provided has pleaded guilty, it was announced. Queens District Attorney Richard A.
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Nab Sex Offender For M.V. Burglary
Say He Swiped Heating Equipment
by Robert Pozarycki
      A registered sex offender was arrested by police last Thursday, Jan. 29 after allegedly being caught breaking into a Middle Village home to take heating supplies, it was reported. The suspect was identified by law enforcement sources as Keith Poladian, 42, of Porter Avenue in Bushwick and a former resident of Grove Street in Ridgewood.
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Say Maspeth Man Used Stolen Checks To Make Withdrawals
Off-Duty Cop Helps Collar Criminal
by Robert Pozarycki
      Depositing stolen checks to try and take cash from a Middle Village bank was a costly caper for an alleged crook who was collared by an off-duty police officer visiting the branch last Friday, Jan. 30, police reported. The suspect was identified by law enforcement sources as 51-yearold William Bossio (a.k.a. Steven Avato) of 60th Avenue in Maspeth.
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Wanted For Ridgewood Robbery
     The suspect pictured in this surveillance camera image is being sought by police in connection with an active pattern of bank robberies, including a recent heist in Ridgewood. Law enforcement sources said the crook is wanted in connection with seven holdups throughout Queens and Manhattan between June 27, 2008 and Jan. 16. Among the locations robbed, authorities noted, was the Chase bank located at 60-67 Myrtle Ave. in Ridgewood at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, in the confines of the 104th Precinct. Police described the suspect as a 40- year-old African-American male standing between 6'2" and 6'4" tall with a large build. Anyone with any information that could prove helpful is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS or send a text message to 274637, followed by the code TIP577. All calls and text messages will be kept confidential.
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Driver Nabbed After High-Speed Crash
     The motorist involved in a high-speed collision along Woodhaven Boulevard last Saturday, Jan. 31 that injured a passenger was arrested by police while allegedly trying to flee the scene, it was reported. According to Fire Department sources, the crash occurred at around 2:25 p.m. along the southbound lanes of the boulevard near 67th Avenue on the Rego Park/Middle Village border. Reportedly, the male suspect—whose identity was not disclosed—was behind the wheel of a sedan that was traveling at a high rate of speed and slammed into a nearby tree. Following the collision, FDNY sources noted, the driver managed to escape the damaged vehicle, leaving a passenger pinned. Members of Engine Company 319, Ladder Company 151, Rescue 4, Battalion 46, the 104th Precinct and EMS units. Officers from the precinct apprehended the suspect and took him into custody a short distance from the crime scene, it was noted. The passenger was freed from the wrecked vehicle and taken to Elmhurst Hospital Center with injuries that were not considered lifethreatening, an FDNY spokesperson said. (photo: Allen Epstein)
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104 BLOTTER
      Persons arrested in recent police actions as reported by the 104th Precinct included the following individuals: Jan. 26: (Beat 5) Bengino Rivera, at 65th Place, for criminal contempt, by Det. McGinn. (Beat 5) Mark Sciortiono, at 70th Street, for criminal contempt, by P.O. Eastman.
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