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 »
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 »
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 »
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…
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…
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 »
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 »
June 24, 2024 By Bill Parry A Bronx man was criminally charged for going on a bloody rampage in and around a Long Island City subway station Saturday morning that left three men injured with slash wounds to their faces. Christian Marrero, 21, of Clay Avenue in the Bathgate section of the Bronx, was arraigned… Read more »
Jun. 23, 2024 By Dean Moses Subway crime seemed out of control in January of this year, when the transit system saw more than 200 major felonies — including several deadly shootings — in the first month of 2024. But since then, police brass said, major crimes have plummeted in the subway system —…
Jun. 20, 2024 By Dean Moses Comptroller Brad Lander took aim at the NYPD’s ShotSpotter technology Thursday, calling the citywide network of sound sensors designed to detect gunfire an ineffective waste of resources. The New York City Comptroller’s office announced the findings of an audit on June 20 that claims ShotSpotter often sends cops…