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Subscribe in a reader By Dan Gesslein, October 28, 2020  A cell phone store stickup in Flushing was caught on camera and the NYPD is hoping the public can help them catch the robbers.  At around 6:30 pm on October 12, two men walked into the Metro PCS store at 75-25 Parsone Boulevard and approached the clerk at the counter. Surveillance video captured the scene as one of the men pulled out a gun. The accomplice then went behind the counter and proceeded to stuff 12 cell phones inside a black duffel bag he was carrying.  As his partner loaded up the phones, the gunman opened the register and stuffed the cash in his own pocket. Investigators said he made off with $522 in cash.  Then before the pair left, the gunman took the employee’s cell phone which was sitting on the counter.  The gunman is described as a male with a dark complexion and a medium build, last seen wearing a black baseball cap, a black hooded sweatshirt, a blue face mask, yellow and blac...

Beats, Bites Elderly Men for Their Baseball Caps, Face Mask Subscribe in a reader By Dan Gesslein, October 2, 2020  A man who beat and bit elderly Queens men on the bus is wanted by the NYPD. Cops say he attacked the octogenarians for their baseball caps and face mask.  At around 9:38 am on September 3rd, an 88-year-old man was attacked on an MTA bus at the intersection of Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue. Investigators say that the suspect attempted to take the elderly’s man baseball cap. As the man fought back, the cap thief bit the 88-year-old’s right hand and threw him out of the bus and onto the ground.   The victim was treated for fractured ribs at Jamaica Hospital. Police released surveillance video from inside an MTA bus which captured the attack.  At around 7 pm on September 15th,  the same man attacked an 80-year-old rider on another MTA bus. At the intersection of Parsons Boulevard and 89 th Avenue, the attacker demanded the victim’s pro...

Jogger Hit With Bottle and ’N’ Word  A jogger was hit with a bottle and a racial slur by a woman in Woodside. Subscribe in a reader By Dan Gesslein, September 16, 2020 A Queens woman was hit with a bottle and the ’N’ word as she jogged on the streets of Woodside.  The NYPD released video of the incident from last month. Police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.  At around noon on August 17, the 37-year-old woman was jogging in Woodside. On the corner of 53 Place and Broadway, she was accosted by another woman who threw a glass bottle at her. “Get out of here, n—-r, go back to Africa!” the attacker is said to have shouted at the jogger, investigators said.  The jogger ran away without injuries. The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the matter.  The woman is described as light complexion in her 40s. She is 5 foot 5, 160 pounds blue eyes and blonde hair. She was last seen wearing dark sunglas...

Nearly Stabs Man in Throat in Pointless Blitz Attack  See Video Surveillance video captures the moment a man plunged a knife into a deli worker's chest. Subscribe in a reader By Dan Gesslein, September 15, 2020  A crazed robber stabbed two 67-year-old workers at a Queens deli during a wild robbery which was caught on video.  The shocking video shows the blitz attack which happened at around 9 pm inside MSK Deli on 164th Street in Jamaica Hills. In the video, the man dressed in a hoodie is standing next to a worker who was pouring coffee for a customer. Suddenly the man pulls out a knife out and plunged it into the worker’s upper chest, just missing his throat.  He then attacks another 67-year-old employee behind the counter. He chases him and then repeatedly stabs him.   The attacker then removes $300 in cash from the register and runs off.  The first victim was treated at Jamaica Hospital. The Second was ...

Elderly Woman Attacked in Broad Daylight Near Steve Madden Location  Subscribe in a reader By Dan Gesslein, August 31, 2020  An elderly woman was attacked in broad daylight near a Steve Madden location, and the attack was caught on camera.  The NYPD released surveillance video of the man who attacked at 76-year-old woman on August 19. At around 12:20 pm, the suspect approached the elderly woman asking for directions in front of 38-30 Woodside Avenue, across from the fashion retailer Steve Madden. He then ripped the necklace off her neck and fled.  The victim sustained scratches on her neck.  Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.