Dec. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for two armed robbers who slashed a man across the face during a chain-snatching in Corona. The bloody attack occurred during the early morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 1, when the 35-year-old victim was standing in front of a… Read more »
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Four men sought in violent home invasion at LeFrak City in Corona last month: NYPD
Dec. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct are searching for four armed robbers who pulled off a home invasion at LeFrak City last month. The incident occurred on the evening of Friday, Nov. 22, when the perpetrators entered one of the LeFrak apartment buildings near the intersection of 96th Street and… Read more »
Investigation underway on shooting and hit-and-run in Astoria that left two men injured early Sunday: NYPD
Dec. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are looking for a gunman who shot a 24-year-old man early Sunday morning. Officers responded to a 911 call of a person shot in the vicinity of Steinway Street and 20th Avenue, two blocks north of Ditmars Boulevard at 4:26 a.m. and… Read more »
Jackson Heights man shot after bullet was fired through his apartment door Wednesday: NYPD
Dec. 2, 2024 By Bill Parry A Jackson Heights man was intentionally shot and wounded in his apartment when a bullet came crashing through his front door on Wednesday morning. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights responded to a 911 call of a person shot in an apartment building at 33-07 83rd St…. Read more »
Woman sought for beating F train rider with her boot at the Queensbridge subway station: NYPD
Nov. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria and Transit District 20 are looking for a woman who got into an argument with another rider on a Queens-bound F train during the early morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 17. The altercation escalated into violence when the woman attacked the 59-year-old… Read more »
Man sought for allegedly stabbing a teenager waiting for a 7 train at Corona Plaza: NYPD
Nov. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are looking for a man who allegedly stabbed a young 7 train rider at the 103rd Street-Corona Plaza subway station during the morning of Thursday, Nov. 21. The 16-year-old victim was standing on the Manhattan-bound platform when… Read more »
Alleged Jackson Heights sex trafficker busted for forcing transgender woman to prostitute herself on Roosevelt Avenue: DA
Nov. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry A Jackson Heights woman was indicted by a Queens grand jury for sex trafficking a transgender victim on Roosevelt Avenue starting in October 2023. Valezka Echeverrias, 30, of 80th Street, was arrested by the NYPD on Thursday, Nov. 21, pursuant to the indictment. She was arraigned in Queens Supreme… Read more »
FDNY EMT charged with attempted murder in unprovoked Astoria shooting: DA
Nov. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry A Southeast Queens FDNY emergency medical technician is criminally charged with attempted murder and other crimes for the unprovoked shooting of a 36-year-old man on Steinway Street in Astoria in late August, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday. Isaiah Keller, 26, of 147th Street in Jamaica, was… Read more »
Four teens charged with assault after 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the head in Long Island City HS in Astoria: NYPD
Nov. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry Four teenage boys were taken into custody inside Long Island City High School in Astoria on Thursday afternoon after a brawl broke out and a 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the head, according to an NYPD spokesperson. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria responded to a 911 call… Read more »
Hit-and-run driver identified in the killing of an Astoria cyclist last month: NYPD
Nov. 21, 2024 By Bill Parry The NYPD has identified a suspect in the fatal hit-and-run collision that killed a cyclist during a police chase through the streets of Astoria last month. Bekim Fiseku, 58, was allegedly behind the wheel of a black Dodge Ram 1500pick-up truck that was speeding towards the intersection of 34-th… Read more »