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Locations - vicinity of PS102:

• 52nd Avenue/83rd Street
• 55th Avenue/Haspel Street

Description:

• Possibly a male Indian, 30-40 years old, approx. 6' tall, heavy set, slight mustache, black curly hair.
• Driving a white older model 4-door sedan with Connecticut plates.  There's an orange flag on the driver's side door.  It could be an Indian flag.

Incidents:

• On 11/14, 8:00 a.m., 52nd Ave/83rd St, the male pulled a 12-year old Asian female into his car and touched her breast.  She was able to escape.  Incident was reported on 11/28.
• On 11/25, 4:00 p.m. the same Asian female was walking with her friend on Haspel/55th Ave.  Male got out of his car with a piece of paper asking for directions to Queens Center Mall.  The original victim ran and the male grabbed the breast of her friend.

ALL precincts have been notified.  This man is considered dangerous and under no circumstances should you approach him.  If you see someone or a car matching this description call 911 immediately.  Try to provide a license plate # or other description of the individual or vehicle and what direction it was headed.  If you have any information that may be helpful call the 110th Precinct Community Affairs (PO Richie Garland, PO Janine Rivera) at 718-476-9310 or the 110th Squad.  This man can be anywhere so keep a lookout, particularly near schools!  Please pass this on!

Things are not looking good with the car break ins in.  Apparently the thieves are breaking into vehicles even if no property is visible.  They are breaking in, checking the glove box, etc.  Please remove tools, GPS's and anything of value in case your vehicle is targeted.  We are not the only area being targeted in this end of Queens.

• I heard from a Comet member who lives on 57th Avenue off Mazeau Street.  She was up until 5:30 am moving items from her house to her car and didn't see or hear anything.  Apparently, at some time during the night/morning, someone took a crow bar pried open a car  parked in front of her house, removed the radio/CD player and popped open the trunk and took an item from there as well.  For some reason they also stole the car registration.  This must have occurred when she went into her house to get something or after 5:30 am when she went to sleep.  The Comet member also said that a neighbor was trying to park on Caldwell Avenue and there was glass on both sides of the street - possibly more car break ins.
• I spoke with the 108th Precinct this afternoon and they are also getting hit with car break ins.
• DI Napolitano at the 110th looked at the most current map of the Elmhurst portion of Comet and said reports for car break ins came from Ankener Avenue, Calamus Avenue and Hillyer Street.

Look folks, you might not want to make a report to your insurance company because there's a $500 deductable.  That's fine.  But you really need to make a police report so our precincts know what areas are being hit.  I suspect there's a lot more break ins that are not being reported.  You should call 911 and tell the operator you need to have a report taken.  Since taking a report for a past crime isn't a priority, you may have to wait quite a while before a police car shows up.  If you have a busy schedule and can't wait around, call 911 once you are home for the evening.    But please, file a report.
 
I am reaching out to the Crime Prevention Officers in our precincts to come up with ideas to help safeguard your property.  Stay tuned.  Please pass this along.

Hi Everyone,

I promised to update you if there is anything you need to be aware of in the Maspeth area.  Not surprisingly, we're having a car theft problem (GLAs) on the border with the 108th Precinct.    In order for you to see a clear pattern between the two communities, I'm listing the locations in Maspeth that were just given to me by the 104th and below that the GLAs in the Woodside area that were already sent to you and given to us by the 108th at our meeting on Monday.    Crime can happen anywhere so EVERYONE always needs to be alert.  However, it is imperative that those of you who live on the Maspeth/Woodside border and in Elmhurst near Calamus/51st Avenues be especially alert to any suspicious vehicles driving around.  If you are hesitant to call 911, get as much info as you can and pass it on to me.  I'll give it to our precincts.  The Maspeth burglaries follow the GLAs.  If you see a stranger on your neighbor's property, call 911 immediately!!  

Maspeth 104th GLAs (car thefts)

• 5/16 - 73rd/52nd Road, Honda Pilot was stolen.
• 5/22 - 52nd/62nd Street, 2011 Toyota Landcruiser was stolen.
• 5/23 - 51st Road/69th Street, a Toyota 4 Runner was stolen.
• 5/20 - Maurice Avenue/56th, a 2009 Toyota Matrix was stolen.

Woodside 108th GLAs

• 2010 Toyota was stolen from 51st/64th Street (most likely 51 #'s on Maurice)
• 2008 Lexus was stolen from 51st Avenue/71st Street
• 2011 Accura was stolen from 51st Road/72nd Street
• 1999 Honda was stolen from 69th Street/Garfield Avenue
• 2001 Chrysler was stolen from 69th Street/Maurice Avenue
• Honda motorcycle was stolen from 59th Street/47th Avenue

Maspeth Burglaries

• 53rd/65th Place - barbershop, front door/lock was broken.  $300 cash, plasma TV taken.
• 52nd/69th Street - entry through rear unlocked bedroom window.Jewelry, laptop was taken.
• 53rd/57th Avenue - more than $38,000 in jewelry, cash stolen.  One arrest, one escaped.
• 59th/58th Road - front door damage, complainant states house was broken into between 1:00 pm/1:05 pm.  Jewelry, cash was taken.
• 58th/61st Street - perpetrator entered through 2nd floor window and left through basement.  Jewelry, cash was taken.

Please pass this info along and get the word out. Call 911 if you see suspicious activity.   At 5:15 pm today, one of our members called to say he saw the 110th Precinct on Calamus Avenue/Ankener Avenue.  He was told a home was burglarized.  This location is right on the Maspeth/Woodside/Elmhurst border so we all need to be alert.  Please don't leave your windows open when you go out and since most burglaries occur at the rear or side of a residence, make sure the windows and doors have good locks.  If you would like a free home security survey, call the Crime Prevention Officer at your precinct.  They will make an appointment to meet with you at your convenience and you will be given inexpensive ways to safeguard your home.   Crime Prevention Officers: 104th Precinct - PO Tom Barbario - 718-386-6223 108th Precinct - PO Eli Gani - 718-784-5427 110th Precinct - PO Elvis Santana - 718-476-9326   An update from the COP104 meeting last night:

• Maspeth had two residential burglaries in west Maspeth and two burglaries of trucks on Maurice Avenue during the past 28 days.
• Although burglaries can occur at any time, the Captain said most burglaries in the 104th Precinct (Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale, Ridgewood) occur on Saturdays.
• Our larcenies went down in Maspeth this year but folks are still leaving "unattended property" in their cars such as laptops, GPS's, etc. or leaving their purse unattended in supermarkets, etc.
• The Captain stressed the importance of keeping a list of serial numbers for your electronics, bicycles or anything that has a serial number.  There is a new program where they can look up items that were sold to a pawn shop and if you have the serial number the item will be returned to you.  The serial numbers are also useful because if someone is caught with something they stole from you - you can prove it is yours by the serial number.

Hi Everyone,   Last month I sent a notification to folks alerting them about an individual wanted in a series of burglaries in south west Elmhurst in the 110th Precinct near the Woodside border.  Surprisingly, folks from Maspeth responded said they saw someone matching his description.  One sighting was on 57th Avenue near PS 58, the others were in west Maspeth.  Everyone who called asked if this individual had a beard but the 110th Precinct said surveillance tape of the person was too grainy to see it.  

Update:  DI Napolitano of the 110th Precinct contacted me to say it's now believed this individual DOES have a beard.   In case you weren't notified previously or forgot the description, it's as follows:  male black, approx 6' - 6'2, thin about 190 lbs.  He was last seen wearing a black North Face jacket with work boots.  He was walking with a shopping cart.  If this man did burglaries in Elmhurst he certainly won't have a problem doing them elsewhere.    If you see someone matching this description, CALL 911.  Tell the operator that you see a male matching the description of a burglar wanted for multiple burglaries in the 110th Precinct.  The responding precinct will then refer the case to the 110th Precinct Squad to determine whether or not this is the suspect they are looking for.  Pass this on to others in the neighborhood and let's work to get this perpetrator off the street before there's more victims!

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At our Monday COMET meeting someone told us about a neighbor who answered their doorbell and spoke to a male who stated his mother lived a couple of houses down and needed medication.  He told them he dropped the prescription off at the drugstore but needed more money.  The COMET member said his neighbor forked over $100.  This con man has been making his rounds in Maspeth and Elmhurst - we haven't heard from anyone in Winfield yet.   

On Tuesday, the day after our meeting, the doorbell of one of our Elmhurst members was rung at 11:20 pm.  The male said his name was "Ron" and his mom, who lived a few doors down (he gave the address and our member knew who lived there and it wasn't an elderly woman) was in dire need of medication.  He said he had to pick up the prescription which cost $212.  He pulled out some money with a $20 bill on top and said all he needed was an additional $37.  He even went as far as showing her ID but conveniently had his fingers over the info.  The COMET member politely said "no" and watched him calmly walk away and turn onto Van Horn Street heading to 54th Avenue.  As soon as she left she called 911.  The 110th did a canvas but did not find the individual. Here's his description:  male white, salt and pepper hair, mid 30's to early 40's, 5'6" to 5'7".  

Please alert all your neighbors about this scam.  If someone rings their bell they need to keep their security door locked.  Try to get an accurate description, watch to see what direction the perpetrator went, look to see if a vehicle is involved and call 911 immediately.  Obviously this guy is getting money from folks because he keeps coming back.  Let us know if you hear of any more incidents so we can let folks know.  Thanks.

Hi Everyone,   At our meeting tonight we were not pleased to hear that we have a burglary problem in Maspeth and a smaller problem in Winfield that could easily escalate if folks do not keep an eye out.  Since Elmhurst is not far, we want everyone to be on the alert.  Maspeth/Winfield folks should note most of the burglaries seem to run in a line between the communities between 65th to 67th Streets.    Folks who live in "the Valley" in Elmhurst should still be careful about robberies.  One occurred just across Queens Boulevard on Albion Avenue at 9:00 pm and a 43-year old man was the victim.  Especially those of you who live in Elmhurst, keep in mind that Holiday time is rapidly approaching and robberies in your area always seem to go up during that time.  Here's the burglary statistics:  

104th Precinct

• On 10/12, 67th Street/52nd Avenue through the rear.
• On 10/12, 52nd/65th Place through the rear.
• On 10/16, 66th Street/52nd Drive, pried open front door.
• On 10/17, 66th/Grand Avenue, pried open front door.
• On 10/21, 57th Avenue/Mazeau Street - front door.
• On 10/22, 56th/58th Place, night commercial burglary.
• On 10/26, 58th/Maspeth Avenue, night commercial burglary.
• On 10/29, 67th Street/54th Avenue, front door.

108th Precinct

• 47th Avenue/67th Street, rear
• 48th Avenue/66th Street, rear
• 51st Avenue/65th Street rear

110th Precinct

• 83 #'s/Queens Boulevard, side door
• 58th Avenue/86 #'s

Please pass this e-mail on to everyone you know in the area and ask folks to keep an eye out, especially in the rear of the homes where burglars are not visible from the street.  If anyone looks suspicious, call 911 immediately. When reporting the suspicious person state that burglaries have been occurring in the area and that's why you're calling.  And please, don't assume that the burglar won't move over to another location closer to you!