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Crime & Cases March 19, 2009  RSS feed
Sentence Him For Beating Up Priest
Arsonist Tried To Burn Church Down
      A convicted arsonist was sent back to prison last Thursday, Mar. 12 for assaulting a priest near the South Ozone Park church which he previously tried to burn down.
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Hate Symbols Found Scrawled On Doors Of Ozone Pk. School
Police Launch Bias Crime Probe
      Graffiti found on the doors to an Ozone Park public school last Thursday morning, Mar. 12 may have been the work of a vandal motivated by hate, according to police. Authorities stated that a swastika and the letters "KKK" were discovered scrawled on the rear entrance to M.S. 202, located at 138-30 Lafayette St., at around 9:30 a.m. last Thursday morning.
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Wanted For Robbery
      Police are seeking the public's help in capturing a suspect wanted for robbing a 47-year-old woman at a Rego Park intersection recently.
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Cops Stop Alleged Gang Meet At Park
Nab 28 For Related Charges
      Officers from the 106th Precinct reportedly squashed an alleged meeting of gang members in South Ozone Park last Saturday night, Mar. 14, arresting nearly 30 people in the process. According to law enforcement sources, the meeting took place at around 6 p.m. in Southern Fields Park located on North Conduit Avenue near 114th Street.
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Cop Feted For Busting Tire Bandits
      For his efforts to track down a pair of suspects in connection with an ongoing pattern of tire thefts in the 106th Precinct area, P.O. Paul Laurino (third from right) was honored as Cop of the Month during the 106th Precinct Community Council's Mar.
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Robber Grabs Green At Glendale Bank During St. Pat's Bank Heist
Cops Search For Bandit Wearing Blue
      Instead of wearing the green, an armed bandit took it from a Glendale bank during a heist on St. Patrick's Day afternoon Tuesday, fleeing with a sum of cash after threatening employees, police reported.
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D.A.: Teacher Sent Sex Movie To Girl
And Sent Lewd Messages To Others
      A former English teacher at a middle school in South Ozone Park has admitted to sending sexual videos and electronic messages to three of his 12-year-old female students, it was announced. Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown identified the defendant as Umesh Ramjattan, 24, of 115th Street in Richmond Hill. Ramjattan appeared last Monday, Mar.
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104 BLOTTER
      Persons arrested in recent police actions as reported by the 104th Precinct included the following individuals: Mar. 9: (Beat 14) Joseph Pittelli, at 60th Avenue, for aggravated harassment, by Det. Diaquoi. (Beat 4) Jason Osorio, at 60th Lane, for aggravated harassment, by Det. Geis. (Beat 14) Lisa Bianco, at 58th Road, for identity theft, by Det. Houlihan.
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