Fleeing Bandit Dives To Death
Takes Plunge After Bungled Heist
by Robert Pozarycki
      Seeing no way to avoid capture by police, the bandit who allegedly held up a bank in Ozone Park on Monday, June 8, reportedly jumped off of the elevated A train tracks above Liberty Avenue to his death after leading officers on a pursuit.
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Crook Mugged Woman In Elevator
     The man seen here in these images captured from security camera footage is wanted for allegedly robbing an 81-year-old woman inside the elevator in her Bushwick apartment building, police said. Reportedly, the crook confronted the woman at a location within the confines of the 83rd Precinct at 10:19 a.m. on the morning of Monday, May 25. After a brief struggle with the elderly female, law enforcement sources said, the bandit removed her property and fled from the scene. Police described the suspect as an African-American male who was last seen wearing a multi-colored polo shirt, blue jeans and a dark baseball cap. Persons with information regarding the robbery or the bandit's whereabouts that could prove helpful are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577- TIPS or send their tips by text message to 274637 (followed by the code TIP577) or online at www.nypdcrimestoppers. com. All calls and messages will be kept confidential.
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SUVs Smashed At Ridgewood Intersection
     A collision between two sports utility vehicles at the intersection of Himrod Street and Fairview Avenue in Ridgewood last Tuesday afternoon, June 2, left one woman injured, Fire Department sources said. Members of Engine Co. 291, Ladder Co. 135, Battalion 28, the 104th Precinct and EMS units responded to the scene of the crash at around 4:40 p.m. Firefighters reportedly used the Hurst tool, also known as the "jaws of life" to open a jammed door of one of the vehicles and free the woman. The victim was taken to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center for treatment, it was reported. (photo: Allen Epstein)
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Demand Note Nets Crook Cash From Bank In Long Island City
Thief In Glasses, Baseball Cap Sought
by Robert Pozarycki
      Armed with a threatening note, a bespectacled bandit grabbed cash from a Long Island City bank last Thursday afternoon, June 4, police reported. Authorities said the crook held up the Bank of America branch located at 24-10 Jackson Ave. at around 3:55 p.m. last Thursday.
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DSNY Busts Illegal Dumpers In Glendale, Bklyn.
Task Force Takes Rides, Issues Fines
      Two men received heavy fines and had their vehicles seized by the Sanitation Department's Illegal Dumping Task Force for unlawfully depositing trash onto streets in Glendale and Greenpoint last month, it was announced.
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Crook Behind Ozone Park Bank Job Is Linked To Glendale Heist
Suspect Had Note To Swipe Cash
by Robert Pozarycki
      The note-carrying bandit who swiped cash from an Ozone Park bank last Friday morning, June 5, is believed to be the same crook who held up a Glendale branch three days earlier, according to police. Law enforcement sources said the suspect robbed the Chase branch located at 96-19 101st Ave.
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Forest Hills Teen Imprisoned For Role In Deadly Car Crash
Killed Couple While Driving Stolen Ride
by Robert Pozarycki
      A Forest Hills teenager will be spending the next several years behind bars for his role in a deadly accident at a neighborhood intersection last summer, it was announced.
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Dead Man Found In Ticketed Minivan
Located Before Agents Were To Tow Vehicle
by Robert Pozarycki
      The decaying body of a 59-year-old Long Island man was discovered last Wednesday morning, June 3, by New York City marshals inside a ticketed minivan they were attempting to tow away from under a Woodside underpass, according to police.
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COMET EYES DANGEROUS MASPETH ST.
Local Bars, Nightclubs Also On Agenda
story and photo by Sam Goldman
      A dangerous Maspeth thoroughfare, rowdy Elmhurst nightclubs and a persistently troublesome Maspeth bar were tackled at the Communities of Maspeth and Elmhurst (COMET)'s June 1 meeting at Bethzatha Church God in Elmhurst.
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Wanted For Robbery
     The man shown in this security camera image is wanted by police in connection with the recent earlymorning robbery of a woman at the Halsey Street L train station in Ridgewood. Law enforcement sources said the crook trapped a 36-year-old woman inside a high-wheel turnstile at 1:05 a.m. on May 24 and displayed a screwdriver. Reportedly, the suspect removed the victim's belongings and fled from the scene on foot. The incident was later reported to the 104th Precinct and the NYPD Transit Bureau. Authorities describe the bandit as an African-American male between 40 and 45-years-old standing at 6'-tall. Anyone with information regarding the holdup or the suspect's whereabouts that could prove helpful is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. Information may also be sent to Crime Stoppers by text message to 274637 (followed by the code TIP577) or online at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com. All calls and messages will be kept confidential.
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104th Pct. Blotter
      Persons arrested in recent police actions as reported by the 104th Precinct included the following individuals: June 1: (Beat 5) Jennifer Smith, at Myrtle Avenue, for assault, by Det. Lundy. (Beat 5) Ralph Rodriguez, at 78th and Cypress avenues, for unlicensed operator, by P.O. Szpak. (Beat 14) Arthur Vogelgesang, at 63rd Street, for criminal mischief, by Det. Houlihan.
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Jamaica Man Shot, Killed Driver: Jury
Cops Got Assist From America's Most Wanted
      A Queens man whose case was profiled on the television show America's Most Wanted has been convicted for a second time of murder in a 2002 road rage incident that resulted in the death of a 27-year-old man, it was announced.
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