October 23, 10:52 AM
On Oct 19, at approximately 7:15 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of a male shot in front of 92-07 173rd St. Upon arrival police discovered a 22-year-old black man shot once in the chest. The victim was taken to Jamaica Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
FATAL FIRE -- October 23, 10:51 AM
On Sunday, Oct. 18, at approximately 3:14 a.m. inside of 156-07 71st Ave., police responded to a call of a residential fire. Upon successfully extinguishing the fire, four people were found. Bianca Kuros, 44, was transported to Queens Hospital Center where she was pronounced dead. A 16-year-old girl was also transported to the same hospital where she was listed in critical but stable condition. A 52-year-old man was transported to NYU Medical Center and a 50-yaer-old woman was transported to Flushing Hospital. They were both listed in critical but stable condition. The cause of the fire will be determined by the fire marshal. The investigation was ongoing.
VICTIM DRIVES HIMSELF -- October 23, 10:51 AM
On Sunday, Oct. 18, at 11:27 p.m. hours at Mt. Sinai Hospital, police responded to a call of a man shot. Upon arrival, police determined that Michael Chatfield, 31, of 41-10 10th Street, was shot twice in the torso at 24th Street and 20th Avenue.
The victim was able to transport himself by private means to the hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. There were no suspects and no arrests, and the investigation is ongoing. MOTHER’S MANSLAUGHTER -- October 23, 10:50 AM
An Elmhurst mother pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges in the death of her eight-week-old son, who was declared brain dead and removed from life support at Elmhurst Hospital in April 2008.
The child, Pablo Fernandez, had been taken to the hospital three weeks earlier with severe brain injuries, as well as skeletal fractures – including broken ribs and a broken leg. Some of the injuries appeared weeks old. Kiana Paez, 24, of 57-17 Xenia St. in Elmhurst had been held without bail since her arrest in April 2008, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter last week before Queens Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Cooperman who indicated that he would sentence the defendant to a determinate term of 19 years in state prison plus five years’ post-release supervision. Paez admitted that she was home on April 3, 2008, with her infant son, Pablo, and that when he began to cry she picked him up and hit him on the left side of head with an open hand. She then strapped the baby into a car seat and left him alone. The baby subsequently had troubled breathing. When Paez tried to pick up the car seat from her bed, the car seat fell face down with the baby in it. The baby began to cry and then became silent. That night, Paez brought her son to Elmhurst Hospital. At the time the child was unconscious and having difficulty breathing. When doctors examined the baby, they found that he had a broken leg, multiple broken ribs, a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain. The child was placed on life-support and had minimal brain activity. On April 24, 2008, the child was removed from life support after being declared brain dead. RAMMER CONVICTED -- October 23, 10:50 AM
A Jamaica man has been sentenced to 34 years to life in state prison for assaulting three NYPD officers by ramming their vehicles with an unmarked MTA police vehicle that been reported stolen two days earlier.
Larry D. Barton, 49, of 116-30 Sutphin Blvd. in Jamaica, a construction worker, was convicted earlier this month of three counts of attempted aggravated murder, three counts of second-degree assault, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Queens Supreme Court Justice Barry Kron, who presided at the jury trial, imposed an indeterminate sentence of 34 years to life in prison. According to the trial testimony, Barton was observed by three plainclothes NYPD detectives at approximately 2:10 p.m. on Feb. 18, 2008, getting into the driver’s seat of a 2001 Dodge Durango parked at the intersection of 107th Avenue and 164th Street in Jamaica. The Durango was an unmarked MTA police vehicle that had been reported stolen on Feb. 16, 2008, from a car wash on Jamaica Avenue and 187th Place. The three detectives – who were sitting in an unmarked NYPD Ford Explorer and displaying their shields around their necks – drove up to the Durango in such a manner that both vehicles were faced nose to nose. At that point, two of the detectives – Detectives Michael Busso and Michael Pesale – exited their vehicle and, displaying their shields, approached Barton. The police repeatedly asked the defendant to step out of the vehicle, but Barton refused and instead started up the Durango and drove forward, pushing the NYPD Explorer – with Detective William Heiser still behind the wheel – backwards into the middle of the intersection. Barton then rammed the Durango into the Explorer, causing the air bag to deploy and causing Detective Heiser to suffer bruising and substantial pain to his chest, ribs, lungs and left hand, as well as shortness of breath. Barton then drove toward Detectives Busso and Pesale at a high rate of speed and attempted to hit them head on, mounting the sidewalk in the process. BABY DIES -- October 15, 11:56 AM
On Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 11:08 p.m. inside of 106-16 159th St., police responded to a call of an unconscious baby. Upon arrival, police observed a 4-month-old baby boy unconscious and unresponsive. EMS responded and transported the infant to Jamaica Hospital where he was pronounced dead. There were no visible signs of trauma. The Medical Examiner was to determine the cause of death. The investigation was ongoing.
STAIR DEATH -- October 15, 11:55 AM
On Saturday, Oct. 10, at approximately 10:55 a.m. inside of 116-26 128th St., police responded to call of an unconscious man. Upon arrival, police discovered Robin Harbhajan, 37, a resident of the building, at the bottom of the basement stairs unconscious and unresponsive, bleeding from a head wound. EMS responded and pronounced Harbhajan dead on the scene. The Medical Examiner will investigate to determine the cause of death. The investigation was ongoing.
CABBIE STABBED -- October 15, 11:55 AM
Police are asking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect wanted for an assault. On Tuesday, Oct. 7, at approximately 2:08 a.m., a black man in his 20s was picked up by a livery cab at the corner of Parsons Boulevard and the Grand Central Parkway and requested to go to 87-10 169th St. When the cab arrived the suspect exited the vehicle and then stabbed the driver, a 42-year-old Hispanic man, numerous times about the torso. The victim was taken to Jamaica Hospital where he was treated and released.
Anyone with information in regards to this assault is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at nypdcrimestoppers.com or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then entering TIP577. TIRE THIEVES -- October 15, 11:54 AM
Heartless tire bandits broke a young girl's heart Tuesday when she discovered the theft of all four tires from her new Honda. Working silently just yards from her building on 52nd Street near Skillman, the thieves did their dirty work without detection and fled, leaving garbage bags to cushion the chassis.
Tire theft and other forms of auto burglary in Woodside and Sunnyside are just one of the latest signs of hard times hitting our normally crime-free neighborhoods while we sleep, according to J. Millus, who submitted this item. 1 HURT, 1 KILLED -- October 15, 11:54 AM
On Thursday, Oct. 8, at approximately 7:40 p.m. at the intersection of 17th Road and Francis Lewis Boulevard, police responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck. Upon arrival, responding officers discovered two pedestrians, 15-year-old Angela Ambrose of 166-32 17th Rd., and an 18-year-old white man unconscious and unresponsive.
EMS responded and transported both pedestrians to NYHQ in critical condition where at approximately 10:35 p.m. Ambrose was pronounced dead from her injuries. A preliminary investigation determined that a white 2000 Isuzu Rodeo operated by a 65-year-old white man was traveling northbound on Francis Lewis Boulevard when it struck the pedestrians who were crossing Francis Lewis Boulevard. There was no criminality suspected, and the investigation was ongoing. DEAD ON ARRIVAL -- October 15, 11:54 AM
At 12:58 p.m. on Oct. 8, at 79-00 Queens Blvd., police responded to an unconscious 56-year-old black woman. EMS pronounced her dead at the scene. The Medical Examiner was to determine the cause of death. An investigation was ongoing.
THROAT CUT -- October 15, 11:53 AM
On Friday, Oct. 9, at approximately 4 a.m. inside of 34-46 73rd St., police responded to a call of an unconscious male. Upon arrival, police discovered a male with a laceration to his neck lying under his mattress. EMS responded and pronounced the man dead on the scene. There have been no arrests. The investigation was ongoing.
MANHUNT -- October 8, 1:27 PM
On Sept. 14, at 7:59 p.m. a 20-year-old black man standing in front of 13-15 Augustina Ave. was approached by a man who pulled out a gun and shot him several times before fleeing the scene.
Ronald Washington was removed to an area hospital in critical condition and died seven days later. Police are seeking Paul Williams, 32, described as 5-foot-9, approximately 160 lbs., with short black hair, in connection with the above mentioned incident. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Web site at nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP5777. BURGLAR SOUGHT -- October 8, 1:26 PM
The New York City Police Department is asking the public’s assistance in locating a man wanted for a burglary which took place on June 6 at inside of 125-10 Queens Blvd.
Police are seeking Eddie Brown, 37, who is approximately 5-foot-10, 225 lbs. Anyone with information in regards to this suspect is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Web site at nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP5777. CRUSHED BY CAR -- October 8, 1:26 PM
On Oct. 6, at approximately 3 p.m. at 69-59 44th Ave., police responded to a 911 call of a person pinned. Upon arrival it was determined that a 69-year-old Hispanic man was working underneath his vehicle when the vehicle fell on him. EMS also responded to the scene and removed the aided to Elmhurst Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
There was no criminality suspected and the investigation was ongoing. The Medical Examiner was to determine the cause of death. The man’s identification was being withheld pending family notification. |
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