Man Found Dead In Astoria
Queens detectives are awaiting the results of an autopsy by the city Medical Examiner to determine the cause of death of a man found between two buildings in Astoria on July 26.
Cops said the body of the unidentified man, about 20-years-old, was found at about 4:30 a.m. on July 26, on the ground near a building at Steinway Street and 28th Avenue.
Police said it appears the man, whose pants zipper was undone, may have fallen from a window at the apartment building.
Investigators are trying to determine the identity and cause of death of the victim.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or click on www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.

Valuable Antique Swiped
Detectives at the 114th Precinct Squad are searching for a brazen thief with an eye for fine art, who snatched a valuable 18th century, white jade cup with a dragon-shaped handle from an antique shop in Long Island City on July 17.
Employees at the Antique Reader, at 39-06 Crescent St. noticed the cup, worth approximately $20,000, was missing at about 2 p.m. on July 17 – a short while after regular customers visited the showroom to pick up antiques, police said.
An in-store surveillance camera caught one of the “regular customers” stashing an unidentified item in his bag on July 17, police sources said. “The store manager couldn’t positively say the man took the cup,” police sources said. “But he’s sure that whoever did take it is in the antiques field.”
Cops said Antiques Reader holds monthly or bi-monthly auctions at the Long Island City location. The antique dealer obtained the cup on July 16, just one day before it was stolen, police sources said. The cup was slated for a September auction, the sources said.
Anyone with information on the missing cup is urged to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or click on   www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.

Hunt Steinway Street Assault Suspects
Police at the 114th Precinct are seeking help from the public to identify and locate two suspects sought in connection with two July 19 assaults that took place on Steinway Street.
Cops said the suspects each assaulted different men at about 4 a.m. on July 19, using a metal cane and box cutters on their victims.
The two men then fled in a waiting, beige Cadillac sedan that fled southbound on Steinway Street, police said.
The first suspect is described as a male Hispanic, 20-30 years old, 6-feet, 2-inches tall and 180 pounds with a medium complexion. He was wearing a white tee-shirt and khaki slacks at the time of the attack, police said.
The second suspect is described as a male Hispanic, 20-30 years old, 5-feet, 9-inches tall and 160 pounds with a medium complexion. He was wearing a blue tank top and shorts at the time of the attack, police said.
Anyone with information 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 suspects.