Crime & Safety
Thief Drives Off With Queens Nonprofit's Meal Delivery Van
A man was arrested after making off with one of Queens Community House's meal delivery vans midday Wednesday, police said.
FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — A man was arrested after driving off with one of Queens Community House's meal delivery vans midday Wednesday, authorities said.
A woman had left the vehicle running outside an apartment building on 64th Avenue in Forest Hills just before noon when a man jumped inside the van and sped away, a police spokesperson told Patch.
The runaway driver, identified by the NYPD as 42-year-old Forest Hills resident Jean-Paul Donoso, was caught about an hour later in Manhattan, after state troopers pulled him over for running a red light at 57th Street and 12th Avenue.
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Donoso now faces charges of grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, according to police. He is due to appear in court Dec. 22.
A Queens Community House spokesperson did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment.
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