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104th Precinct
Gun Stunner
A manager at a Ridgewood variety store was arrested on February 6 on weapons charges, police said.
Cops said Xiao Zhang, 43, ordered more than 7,000 illegal stun guns—and openly displayed them at the store on Metropolitan Avenue.
Police said a Queens narcotics detective spotted the weapons cache on February 6 at Top Choice Trading, located on Metropolitan Avenue near 32nd Street.
Zhang was released without bail at her arraignment at Queens Criminal Court and was ordered to return to court on March 19.
Hunt Maspeth Bank Bandit
Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate a suspect who held up a bank in Maspeth on February 4.
Cops said the suspect entered a Chase Bank branch at 69-55 Grand Ave. at about 12:25 p.m. and handed a note to a teller, demanding cash.
The teller complied and handed over an undisclosed amount of cash to the suspect, who fled in an unknown direction, police said.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or click on www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.
109th Precinct
Nab Armed Robber
Police in Flushing arrested a 25-year-old man who robbed an elderly woman at gunpoint during a terrifying home invasion robbery.
Cops said Curtis Hunt, 25, and an accomplice pushed their way into the seventh floor apartment on 48th Avenue at about 7 p.m. on November 7.
Once inside the home, the gun-toting Hunt gave the 71-year-old woman 60 seconds to give up the location of her safe—or get shot, police said.
The victim complied and Hunt and his accomplice hauled the safe, a computer and assorted jewelry from the home.
Cops tracked down Hunt and arrested him on February 2, charging him with burglary and criminal use of a firearm.
Hunt was held in lieu of $100,000 at his arraignment at Queens Criminal Court.
Police are still searching for the accomplice and are urging anyone with information to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
The Hotline is offering a $2,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect.
Flushing Hoopster Stabbed
Police in Flushing are searching for a suspect who stabbed a 17-year-old high school basketball player after his team lost a game on February 9.
Cops said the teen was stabbed in the torso at about 6:10 p.m., across the street from his school, Robert F. Kennedy H.S. on Parsons Boulevard in Flushing, after a 58-42 loss to Renaissance H.S.
Police said the attacker was not a student at either school.
The victim was taken to New York Hospital of Queens where he remains listed in stable condition.
Anyone with information on the suspect is urged to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or click on www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.
The Hotline is offering a $2,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect.

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