108th Precinct
DMV Puts Brakes On Car Dealer
A used car dealership in Woodside is facing closure unless a judge issues a reprieve from sanctions imposed by the state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
Auto Palace was slapped with one sanction that would suspend its business certificate for 90 days–and another that would revoke the license permanently, based on violations including charging customers for DMV and other documents that the dealership never filed.
The dealership denies the accusations and is going to Queens Supreme Court to fight the rulings.
Auto Palace also received an “F” rating from the Better Business Bureau and is facing possible revocation of its business license by city officials.
109th Precinct
Hunt Flushing Robbery Suspect
Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate a suspect sought in connection with a June 23 robbery at a local health facility.
Cops said the suspect entered the Franklin Center for Rehabilitation Hospital on June 23 and demanded property from a 48-year-old patient.
The victim handed over a bag containing credit cards, cash, a cellphone and a camera to the suspect who then fled in an unknown direction.
The suspect is described as a Black male, 30-35 years old, 180-190 pounds, with a full black beard. He was wearing black sunglasses, a black cap with red, yellow and green stripes, a black polo shirt and dark, striped pants at the time of the robbery.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or click on www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.
110th –115th Precincts
Armed Robber Targeting Local Laundromats
Police at two Queens stationhouses are searching for an armed suspect who struck three East Elmhurst and Corona laundromats over a three-day period last month.
The suspect first struck at about 2 p.m. on June 24 when he held up a 56-year-old woman at a laundromat on Astoria Boulevard and 95th Street, police said.
The suspect struck again at about 3 a.m. on June 25, when he targeted a 55-year-old victim at a laundromat on 103rd Street near 37th Avenue in Corona, police said.
The suspect pulled a gun on a 44-year-old woman on June 26, at a laundromat on 37th Avenue near 101st Street, police said.
The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash in each of the robberies, police said. No one was injured in any of the holdups.
Police are urging anyone with information 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.
112th Precinct
Hunt Grand Larceny, ID Theft Suspect
Queens police are searching for a man who last month withdrew cash from a stranger’s bank account.
Cops said the man, on June 10, walked up to an ATM machine at an Apple Bank branch at 102-29 Queens Boulevard in Rego Park where he obtained an undisclosed amount of cash from the account and then fled in an unknown direction.
The suspect is described as a white male, 20-25 years old, 5-feet, to 5-feet, 11-inchdes tall and clean shaven, with a thin build and short black hair.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or click on www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.