FOREST HILLS — Cops said a Forest Hills man is accused of allegedly robbing multiple cabbies with a syringe he said was contaminated with the AIDS virus.
According to a criminal complaint from the Queens District Attorney’s office, Chanan Aulov, 31, was arrested after he attacked a third driver within nine days, all in the Forest Hills area. The complaint states Aulov held a syringe to the head and neck of his victims and demanded money. In total, he stole about $145, the complaint said.
In one incident, he allegedly held a syringe filled with red liquid and told the driver, “I have AIDS, I need money. I have a syringe with AIDS blood in it, give me your money or I’ll push the AIDS blood into you,” according to the criminal complaint.
Aulov was charged with robbery, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of cocaine. He is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail and is due back in court May 23, according to the criminal complaint.
