Category: Crime

Queens’ 104th Precinct’s top cop talks quality-of-life crime fight at Middle Village meeting

Mar. 17, 2023 By Elijah Hamilton The 104th Precinct’s commanding officer told Juniper Park Civic Association (JPCA) members Thursday night that the command was working hard to battle not only crime, but also various quality-of-life complaints across Ridgewood, Glendale, Maspeth and Middle Village. In fact, the 104th Precinct tallied the most 311 calls of any…
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Police seek crook who assaulted elderly man during attempted robbery in Elmhurst

Mar. 16, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crook who assaulted an elderly man in Elmhurst earlier this month. Authorities say that at approximately 10:30 a.m. on March 7, a 72-year-old man was walking near the Citibank branch located at 87-11 Queens Blvd., within the confines of the 110th Precinct. As he…
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Jamaica man gets 22 years for gunning down a teen on a Rochdale street, other crimes: DA

Mar. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry Jamaica resident Tyseam McRae was sentenced to 22 years in prison for manslaughter, assault and robbery for three separate incidents in southeast Queens, including the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man in Rochdale in 2019, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday, March 14. McRae, 21, of 152nd Street,…
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Police find knife disguised as comb while arresting Ridgewood man for recklessly driving a moped: NYPD

Mar. 9, 2023 By Julia Moro Officers from the 104th Precinct arrested an individual recklessly operating a moped without a helmet or proper registration while traveling eastbound on Myrtle Avenue and Palmetto Street on Tuesday, March 7, at 11:28 p.m. According to reports, as police attempted to stop the vehicle around 11:30 p.m., the defendant,…
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