Fake-beard fugitive wanted for attempted murder on two Queens copsPolice are hunting for an armed and extremely dangerous fugitive wanted for opening fire - at point-blank range — on two Queens cops.
Antonio Olmeda, 53, dressed in a black trench coat, glasses and a fake beard, refused to remove his hands from his pockets as officers confronted him in Jackson Heights on Dec. 2.
Instead of complying, he pulled a black pistol from his pocket and fired two shots at close range, narrowly missing the officers, then took off running - shedding his disguise, said police.
When investigators matched the DNA found on the bridge his glasses DNA from a state database they discovered a lengthy and bizarre criminal history going back to 1994, said a police source.
Olmeda was arrested in October of that year in the Bronx, after he offered an undercover police officer posing as a prostitute $10 for sex, said a police source.
Inside his van, cops found an arsenal of weapons including a flame-thrower, 18 pipe bombs, a shotgun with a laser sight, assorted swords, machetes, handcuffs, a bullet proof vest and a gas mask along with 12 clips of ammunition for Uzi sub machine guns and 1,000 rounds of illegal Black Tallon bullets, said the source.
Olmeda has three other arrests for drug possession in New York City, the source said.
He served about four years in prison for the weapons charge and he was paroled in October 1998.
He was arrested again in June 2002, after he was caught with more than 200 rounds of ammunition and a book about snipers inside a Greyhound bus station in Fayetteville, N.C.
A man called police after Olmeda had asked him about security at the nearby Fort Bragg military base, according to published reports.
“This guy is a bad, bad guy†said a police source.
His last known address was in Shirley, L.I., said a police source.
The organization COP SHOT is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Olmeda.
“Money on the street talks. There’s always someone willing to provide information to collect $10,000 cash reward and in this economy, who couldn’t use an extra $10,000 in cash?†said John Provetto, the organization’s director.
Anyone with information is asked to call the confidential tipline 1-800-COP-SHOT of the NYPD TIPS hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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