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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Thief runs off with nearly $1,000 in armed robbery of Glendale gas station: NYPD
Mar. 12, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the thief who flashed a knife and ran off with nearly $1,000 during an armed robbery of a gas station in Glendale on Saturday. Officers from the 104th Precinct responded to a call regarding a robbery inside of the Shell gas station located at 64-40…
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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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Two suspects arrested on hate crime charges for anti-Asian attack in Corona: NYPD
March 7, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have arrested two suspects wanted for an alleged racially motivated attack on a woman and her son in Corona last week. The two suspects — Natalie Plaza, 18, and Elijah Fernandez, 21 – were picked up by police on Monday, March 6, on hate crime charges for the… Read more »
Queens lawmakers condemn ‘utterly reprehensible’ anti-Asian attack in Corona
March 6, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A group of Queens lawmakers have condemned an alleged racially-motivated attack on a woman and her son in Corona last week. The legislators — U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, State Senators Michael Gianaris and Jessica Ramos, Assembly members Steven Raga and Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, as well as City Council Member Shekar… Read more »
Two men arrested on hate crime charges after spraying racial slur across front of Astoria restaurant: NYPD
March 6, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police have arrested two men on hate crime charges for allegedly spraying a racist slur across a restaurant in Astoria last month. Christopher Ordonez, 18, and Zlatko Basic, 20, were arrested Sunday, March 5, and each charged with one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime, making graffiti,… Read more »
Armed suspects wanted for carjacking man in Flushing: NYPD
March 1, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a group of suspects who allegedly carjacked a man at gunpoint in Flushing last month. The victim, 40, was sitting inside a white-colored Mercedes Benz SUV that was parked in front of a window treatment store on Sanford Ave. on Feb. 19 at around 5:35… Read more »
Man found fatally stabbed inside SUV in Woodhaven Monday night
Feb. 28, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A man was found fatally stabbed inside an SUV in Woodhaven Monday night, according to the NYPD. Police discovered the victim, 25, in the vehicle at around 8:10 p.m. on Feb. 27 after officers from the 102nd Precinct responded to a 911 call of a man assaulted in the… Read more »
Crook punctures tires of seven police vehicles near the 112th Precinct headquarters in Forest Hills: NYPD
Feb. 25, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the brazen crook who punctured the tires of seven NYPD vehicles that were parked near the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills on Friday morning. Authorities say that at approximately 7 a.m. on Feb. 24, the male suspect approached seven NYPD vehicles parked near the precinct,…
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