12 The Courier SUN • SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 FOR Breaking news visit www.qns.com police beat Compiled by Anthony Giudice, Angela Matua and Suzanne Monteverdi Two men rob a pair of teens at gunpoint for $30 inside of a Ridgewood train station Cops are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two men wanted for holding up a pair of teens inside a Ridgewood subway station last week. According to police, the two suspects approached the 16-year-old and 17-year-old male victims inside of the Halsey Street L train station in the vicinity of Halsey Street and Wyckoff Avenue at approximately 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19. As the teenagers were about to pay their fares at the turnstiles, one suspect displayed a handgun and demanded their money, cops said. The 17-year-old took his money out — a total of $30 — and placed it on the ground. The suspect with the gun picked up the cash and walked to staircase where the second suspect was standing as a lookout. Nothing was taken from the 16-yearold victim, cops confirmed. The two suspects then fled the station onto the street in an unknown direction. Officers from the 104th Precinct responded to the robbery. The first individual is described as a black male, 25 years old, standing 5 feet 8 inches and last seen wearing a light blue jean jacket, light blue jeans and dark-colored baseball cap. The second suspect has been described as a Hispanic male, also 25 years old, standing 5 feet, 8 inches and was last seen wearing a pink shirt and brown pants. Anyone with information about this robbery is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). All calls and messages are kept confidential. Queens Village man may get a century in prison for armed robbery spree: DA says A Queens Village man faces up to 100 years in prison after being found guilty of eight counts of robbery conducted in a nine-day spree, prosecutors announced on Monday. Dayson Fernandez, 23, was convicted of four counts of first-degree robbery and four counts of second-degree robbery after a two-week-long jury trial. According to Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, Fernandez robbed four separate livery cab drivers within a nine-day span in July 2014. On July 19, Fernandez got into a livery cab at 221st Street and 108th Avenue shortly after noon and displayed a firearm, telling the driver “Don’t move or I’ll shoot.” He then punched the victim in the head repeatedly, choked him with his seat belt and stole his wallet, which contained approximately $500 in cash. On July 28, Fernandez robbed two different cab drivers within the span of an hour and got away with hundreds in cash. “The jury has rendered a verdict, finding the defendant guilty of multiple counts of robbery,” said Brown. “If he’d chosen a different path, Gang member sentenced to nine years in prison after trying to kill rival at Corona nightclub A reputed street gang member is spending the next nine years in prison for attempting to kill a rival gang member at a Corona nightclub last year. Jose Sanchez-Ortiz, 22, of Brooklyn pleaded guilty in August to second-degree attempted to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. Sanchez- Ortiz was at Pasiones Bar at 37-65 103rd St. at about 10:43 p.m. on Dec. 14 when he shot 21-year-old Jose Apolinar, who was struck in the left arm. Apolinar would undergo surgery for a severed artery. “This was a senseless shooting in a club occupied by numerous people,” Brown said. “It is fortunate that the individual shot and wounded • Masonry “When Only The Best Will Do!” Great Quality, Fair Pricing! this young man could have been approaching college graduation or a myriad of other accomplishments, but instead he is now facing a long future behind bars for having preyed on hardworking livery drivers. He stole hundreds of dollars, mobile phones and some jewelry. Someone could have easily been killed or injured during the commission of these crimes.” Fernandez will face sentencing on Oct. 18. The investigation was conducted by detectives assigned to the 105th Precinct and the NYPD Anti-Crime Unit. murder, according survived – and that no one else was injured. The defendant will be incarcerated for a lengthy period of time as punishment for his crime, as well as to keep society safe.” Sanchez-Ortiz had been held on $500,000 bail since March. In addition to his prison sentence, he was also ordered to serve five years’ post release supervision. NEWSPAPER IN QUEENS EDITORIAL & WEB [email protected]
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