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continued from page 12 “Those fumes are coming into my house and making me sick,” she said at the last meeting. Zorn said that Miranda did not call police during the past month about the problem. He also said he personally went to the location six times and did not see the car that she complained about spewing fumes. In response to complaints made by residents about unleashed pit bulls being walked by their owner on Rockaway Boulevard between 106th and 107th streets, Zorn said the matter was referred to the city Animal Care and Control. Before addressing the complaints, Pascale noted that robberies of Apple products citywide represented 12 percent of all major crime. Once again, the captain reminded the audience members to be aware of their surroundings when walking with such items as smart phones. “Please be discreet when you use these devices,” Pascale said. The captain urged smart phone owners to download the “Find My Phone” tracking software and to never turn off their devices, in case of theft. With the GPS tracking, he noted, police can locate the stolen equipment and arrest the perpetrator. Pascale alerted the audience to the rash of manhole cover thefts in Brooklyn and
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Queens in the past couple of weeks. Thieves dressed as utility workers lift the 320-pound, 32-inch diameter cast-iron lids with car jacks and reportedly sell them to scrap iron dealers for $75. Council President Frank Dardani suggested that residents put their address on the back of their house so that if their neighbor sees a perpetrator breaking into the rear of the house, they would know the exact address when they call the police. This would also be helpful to the FDNY should their backyard neighbor spot flames in the home. Several residents at the council meeting expressed their own concerns to Pascale. Lindenwood resident Jose Zambrana said he was concerned about Verizon employees going door-to-door in the coops, seeking to get residents to sign up for FiOs, without advising management of their presence. Angel Vazquez, of Ozone Park, thanked Pascale and his officers for quieting the noisemakers at Gemini Field at South Conduit and Linden boulevards. In an effort to stop trouble at large parties or happenings before they start, Pascale urged residents to contact the precinct when they see the obvious signs — the people being frisked and paying to come in and the organizers selling drinks. “If you see that, you have to let us know Q immediately,” Pascale said.
A 21-year-old former Queens resident was shot and killed early Sunday morning in a drive-by shooting on the Grand Central Parkway near Flushing Meadows Park. Published repor ts state that Stephanie Taveras, a mother of two who had since moved to New Jersey, was killed at approximately 3:40 a.m. on Mother’s Day when a car pulled alongside the white BMW in which she was riding and fired at least 10 shots into the car. The driver of the BMW, identified as Rafael Herrera of Glendale, had just left a party at his home with the victim. He immediately pulled off the parkway and drove Taveras to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where she died of a gunshot wound to her head. The shooter is being sought. Spokesmen for the NYPD have declined to comment other than to say that the case remains under investigation. Police are still attempting to determine a motive for the shooting, as well as who the gunman’s intended target was. Published reports said that Taveras resided in Irvington, NJ. She grew up in Astoria and leaves a 4-year-old daughQ ter and a 1-year-old son.
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