Jul. 16, 2024 By Dean Moses Cops in Queens are now backtracking after they said they were working to find a man who tried to abduct a child from a daycare center on Monday — leaving staff members shaken, authorities said. Police sources originally stated an unidentified man strolled into the Flushing school near…
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Woodhaven man arrested and charged for fatal hit-and-run in Long Island City: NYPD
July 15, 2024 By Bill Parry A Woodhaven man was arrested and booked at the 108th Precinct in Long Island City on Thursday and charged with criminally negligent homicide and related crimes for a fatal hit-and-run that killed a city employee from Brooklyn just a block away from the precinct more than a year ago…. Read more »
Man beaten and robbed by gang of five on Roosevelt Avenue, one caught while others get away: NYPD
July 12, 2024 By Bill Parry A 27-year-old man was beaten and robbed by five men as he walked along Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights at night last month. The suspect snatched a pricey gold chain from the victim. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights were able to catch one of the… Read more »
Two men remain at large nearly two weeks after Jackson Heights mugging: NYPD
July 12, 2024 By Bill Parry A 28-year-old man was roughed up and robbed by two muggers who were last seen running towards Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights late last month. Police from the 115th Precinct reported that the victim was walking past a home at 37-19 89th St. during the early morning of Tuesday,… Read more »
Long Islander faces life in prison for gunpoint robbery of a Junction Boulevard jewelry store: Feds
July 10, 2024 By Bill Parry A Long Island man is criminally charged for being part of a crew that committed a violent gunpoint robbery at a Jackson Heights jewelry store last December, during which the store owner was shot. Ildemar Chirinos-Torres, 29, of Freeport, was arraigned Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court on an indictment… Read more »
Six defendants arraigned for attacking police officers in front of LIC migrant shelter last month: DA
July 10, 2024 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury has indicted six individuals on charges of attempted gang assault and related crimes for attacking police officers who were checking on the welfare of three unattended children riding bikes before dawn outside a Long Island City migrant shelter last month. The cops from the 114th… Read more »
Police brass say recidivism remains ongoing problem with subway crime
Jul. 8, 2024 By Dean Moses Police brass say they are continuing to zero in on criminals bringing weapons into the subway system, with NYPD’s Chief of Transit noting that their job is being made harder due to recidivism– pointing to the repeat offender who slashed three people at a Queens station last month…
Queens cop killed by alleged drunk driver laid to rest on Long Island
Jul. 7, 2024 By Dean Moses Hundreds of NYPD cops came together at a funeral home on Long Island Saturday to honor the life of Police Officer Emilia Rennhack, who was killed last month by an alleged drunk driver who crashed his vehicle into a storefront that the off-duty officer was frequenting at the…
Suspect sought for firing gun at cop after car chase that started in Astoria and ended in Brooklyn: NYPD
July 2, 2024 By Bill Parry A manhunt is underway for a gunman who fired shots at a cop Saturday night after the suspect crashed his vehicle following a car chase through the streets of western Queens. The suspect, who is known to frequent areas of Dutch Kills and Astoria, exchanged gunfire with a police… Read more »
Forest Hills man charged with attempted murder for heinous beating of 62-year-old Woodside deli worker: DA
June 28, 2024 By Bill Parry A Forest Hills man has been criminally charged for the savage beating of a 62-year-old deli worker that took place in Woodside on the night of Monday, June 17. Osvel Diaz, 29, of 62nd Drive, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court Thursday night on a criminal complaint charging him… Read more »