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Wayne Noel

Age : 64

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/30/2024

Location : 90th Avenue and 212th Street

City : New York

County : Queens

State : New York

Agency : New York Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash during attempted arrest for alleged child abduction and sexual assault

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/30/2024, Wayne Noel, 64, died after crashing his Honda Civic while New York City police pursued him through Queens Village. Police were searching for Noel in connection with the alleged abduction and sexual assault of a 9-year-old girl the previous evening.
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According to NYPD investigators, the incident that prompted the search occurred at approximately 7:20 p.m. on 08/29/2024 at a Key Food supermarket near 213th Street and Jamaica Avenue. Police alleged that Noel approached the girl while her grandmother was in a restroom, grabbed the child by her hair and forcibly took her from the store to his vehicle. Police alleged that Noel subsequently sexually assaulted the child in the vehicle.
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Police searched for Noel and his Honda Civic for approximately 18 hours. At about 12:30 p.m. the following day, NYPD personnel located Noel driving the vehicle in Queens and attempted to stop him specifically because he was wanted in connection with the alleged abduction and sexual assault. Noel continued driving away while police pursued him.
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During the pursuit, police said Noel drove through a stop sign near 90th Avenue and 212th Street and collided with another vehicle. The collision caused severe head injuries to Noel. Emergency personnel transported him to a hospital, where he died. The driver of the other vehicle sustained minor injuries.
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Police said Noel had four previous arrests. NYPD officials specifically cited a 2022 robbery case in which police alleged that Noel forced a woman into the same vehicle, drove her to another location and robbed her at knifepoint before she escaped.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The New York City Police Department did not publicly identify the officers involved in the pursuit that preceded Noel's fatal crash.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=073NzwUc0kM
https://qns.com/2024/08/suspect-dies-after-crash-during-police-chase-following-alleged-abduction-sexual-assault-of-9-year-old-girl/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-child-abduction-suspect-killed-in-crash/
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/nyc-crime-queens-village-kidnapping
https://www.amny.com/news/queens-sicko-sexually-assaulted-9-year-old-dies-fleeing-police/
https://www.audacy.com/1010wins/news/local/girl-abducted-from-queens-supermarket-sexually-assaulted