Nov. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was beaten and robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight after an argument escalated to violence on board the Rockaway Park shuttle train last week, according to authorities. Police from the 100th Precinct and Transit District 20 reported that around 12:45 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, the 29-year-old…
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‘I stabbed my roommates’: Queens man turns himself into police after killing three people in apartment
Nov. 14, 2023 By Dean Moses A man gave himself up to police on Tuesday morning after stabbing three people to death inside a Queens home, authorities said. According to police sources, at around 7:16 a.m. on Nov. 14, cops rushed to 122-39 Milburn St. in St. Albans, where they discovered three people dead.…
Cops seek couple who snatched man’s wallet inside Briarwood subway station: NYPD
Nov. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry An F train rider was robbed inside the Van Wyck Boulevard-Briarwood subway station last week and police are searching for the couple believed to be responsible. Police say the 36-year-old victim was inside the station at Queens Boulevard and Main Street near 84th Drive when he was approached by…
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Man sought for performing sexual act in front of young woman on N train in Astoria: NYPD
Nov. 10, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria and Transit District 20 are looking for a suspect who is wanted in connection with a “public lewdness” investigation stemming from an incident on board an N train late in October. A 22-year-old woman was on board a northbound N train approaching… Read more »
Bronx man busted in Astoria hit-and-run that killed Brooklyn man in road rage incident: NYPD
Nov. 10, 2023 By Bill Parry A Bronx man was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 9, and booked at the 114th Precinct in Astoria, where he was charged with murder in connection with a fatal hit-and-run just five blocks east of the precinct on the morning of Friday, Oct. 20, according to the NYPD. Zahir Williams,… Read more »
Man suffers serious eye injury during random attack in Jamaica Hills, suspect still at large: NYPD
Nov. 9, 2023 By Bill Parry A man in Jamaica Hills suffered a serious eye injury during an unprovoked attack in late September, according to the NYPD. Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a suspect who approached the 41-year-old victim on the morning of Monday, Sept. 25, as he stood in front of a smoke shop at 179-46 Hillside Ave. and threw an unknown object into his face, police said. The assailant ran off westbound on Hillside Avenue. EMS responded to the crime scene and rushed the victim to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center for treatment for…
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Two individuals sought in three attacks on transit workers in Queens: NYPD
Nov. 9, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD is looking for a pair of individuals who assaulted MTA workers in two Queens police precincts last month. Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are searching for a woman who attacked two bus operators in two separate incidents nearly two hours apart in College Point during…
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Astoria man cuffed for firing shots at mugger in Midtown subway
Nov. 9, 2023 By Dean Moses A vigilante wanted for taking justice into his own hands by firing shots inside of a Midtown subway station at a panhandler who was attempting to rob a woman was cuffed Wednesday for endangering the lives of commuters, police said. John Rote, 43, of Astoria, intervened in a…
College Point man busted in fatal collision that killed Elmhurst teen: NYPD
Nov. 8, 2023 By Bill Parry A College Point man was arrested Nov. 6 and booked at the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst, where he was charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and other crimes in connection with a fatal collision on the Long Island Expressway last December. Jason Jiang, 20, of 125th Street, was allegedly…
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Staten Island man accused of ‘lining his own pockets’ with more than $1M from Long Island City company: DA
Nov. 8, 2023 By Bill Parry A Staten Island man was criminally charged with grand larceny and other crimes on Nov. 6 for allegedly siphoning $1.4 million from a Long Island City apparel company where he worked as the financial controller, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Nov. 8. Glenn Jakers, of South Railroad… Read more »