Oct. 20, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The NYPD is searching for the crook who assaulted and robbed a man in East Elmhurst before fleeing to Woodside, where he stole a car and continued his escape last month. Police from the 115th Precinct reported that a 57-year-old man was walking near 81st Street and 25th Avenue in… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry A Manhattan man was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 19, and charged with hate crime assault for the Oct. 15 bias attack on a 19-year-old member of the Sikh faith on board an MTA shuttle bus in South Richmond Hill. Christopher Philippeaux, 26, of Park Avenue in East Harlem, was…
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Oct. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD is still looking for a motorcycle-riding gunman who opened fire near a popular Jamaica playground last month. Detectives from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are investigating the reckless endangerment case that went down just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, when two unknown men riding on a red and silver motorcycle discharged a firearm multiple times in front of a home at 138-02 106th Ave., according to authorities. The home is located across the street from the Norelli-Hargreaves Playground alongside the Van Wyck Expressway. The suspects sped away from the scene…
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Oct. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are looking for a burglar who broke into two Murray Hill restaurants in just two minutes during the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 8. The burglar forcibly entered Mika’s Miga BBQ, located at 149-09 41st Ave., just before 5 a.m. and…
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Oct. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry Police are searching for the crook who robbed a Howard Beach smoke shop pistol-whipped an employee last week. Police from the 106th Precinct reported that the heist occurred on the night of Wednesday, Oct. 11, when the suspect entered the Gem Smoke Shop at 150-19 Cross Bay Blvd., just…
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Oct. 16, 2023 By Rachel Butler Dozens of Flushing residents filled the hall at Bowne Street Community Church to hear reports of reduced crime and applaud the Officers of the Month during the 109th Precinct Community Council Meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 11. Attendees also had the opportunity to voice their concerns to their local officers…
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Oct. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry
Police from the 111th Precinct in Bayside are looking for a man who tried to break into a commercial building on Northern Boulevard last week.
Oct. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from two Queens precincts are looking for three suspects who remain at large after they allegedly beat up and robbed two men last month. The most recent incident occurred just before 3:00 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, within the confines of the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights. Police say… Read more »
By Bill Parry Two Jackson Heights men were taken into custody Thursday morning and charged with assault, among other crimes, for allegedly attacking a 54-year-old woman in front of her husband in East Elmhurst nearly two months ago. Dario Acosta, 52, and Luis Pablo, 33, who live in a house on 87th Street… Read more »
Oct. 12, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police need help to identify the whereabouts of a moped-riding man in connection with a burglary in Maspeth last week. Police say an uninvited man entered the building of New Midori Trading Inc., located at 58-08 58th Ave. in Maspeth — within the confines of the 104th Precinct —…
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