May 6, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for two young men who slashed a supermarket employee last week. The perpetrators entered the Food Town located at 76-10 37th Ave. in Jackson Heights at around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1 and walked through the aisles, allegedly… Read more »
Category: Crime
Queens cops seek bus-riding pervert who made lewd remark, then groped woman
May. 6, 2024 By Dean Moses
Police in Queens are searching for the perverted bus rider who sexually assaulted a woman last week, authorities confirmed.
Panhandler assaulted by ticked-off E train rider at Queens Plaza subway station: NYPD
Apr. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry A persistent panhandler was punched out by an angry commuter on board a northbound E train at the Queens Plaza subway station on Sunday, Apr. 21. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 reported that the assault occurred just after 8 p.m., when… Read more »
Two scooter-riding armed robbers sought for targeting four victims in Jackson Heights, LIC: NYPD
Apr. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from two western Queens police precincts are looking for a pair of armed robbers who targeted several people miles apart in just over an hour last week. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights reported that the first robbery occurred at around 2:40 a.m. as a 34-year-old… Read more »
Illegal smoke shop in Jackson Heights reopens days after being shut down by NYC Sheriff’s office
Apr. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Just days after the New York City Sheriff’s office shut down the illegal smoke shop “Haze Land” in Jackson Heights Thursday, the store ended up reopening, much to the chagrin of local leaders. The shop, located at 37-07 82nd St., was swept and closed due to the fact that… Read more »
Two teenagers stabbed during argument with group of men in Astoria: NYPD
Apr. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry Two teenagers were stabbed during a bloody confrontation with a group of men on Monday evening in the Steinway section of Astoria. The young men were walking at the intersection of 21st Avenue and 75th Street, two blocks north of St. Michael’s Cemetery, at around 6:45 p.m. when they… Read more »
Pedestrian struck and killed by van driver on Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside: NYPD
Apr. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry A man was struck and killed on Roosevelt Avenue in the Little Manila section of Woodside on Tuesday morning. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of 70th Street and Roosevelt… Read more »
Turnabout is ‘Fare Play’: NYPD says fare evasion operation led to 175 arrests of armed or drug-carrying suspects in a week
Apr. 17, 2024 By Dean Moses
NYPD transit brass said Tuesday that “Operation Fare Play” was a winning move for public safety, resulting in 175 arrests of dangerous criminals during a concentrated effort to combat fare evasion.
Woodside man busted for robbery at Jackson Heights restaurant with two others, who remain at large: NYPD
Apr. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights arrested a Woodside man in connection to a robbery at a Mexican restaurant on Roosevelt Avenue during the early morning hours of Sunday, Apr. 7. Police continue to search for his two accomplices, who remain at large. A 36-year-old man was… Read more »
Three men sought in armed heist at a Jackson Heights cell phone store: NYPD
Apr. 11, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are still looking for three armed robbers who targeted a cell phone store near Roosevelt Avenue late last month, making off with $15,000 in cash and clearing the shelves and display cases of merchandise. A 40-year-old man was working behind the… Read more »