June 6, 2024 By Queens Post News Team Dozens of local residents raised concerns about food trucks by Gantry Plaza State Park in a fiery meeting with officers from the 108th Precinct at the New York Irish Center on Thursday, May 30. Long Island City residents complained to the Commanding Officer, Capt. Tony Wong about… Read more »
Category: Crime
Moped-riding robbers sought for targeting victims on Queens Boulevard: NYPD
June 6, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are looking for a pair of moped-riding criminals who targeted pedestrians on Queens Boulevard in broad daylight on consecutive Sundays last month. In the latest incident, at around 3:15 p.m. on May 26, the two men rode up alongside a… Read more »
Tragedy in Queens: Daughter accused of stabbing doting father to death
Jun. 5, 2024 By Dean Moses
A 70-year-old Queens father was allegedly stabbed to death Wednesday morning — allegedly by his own daughter, police and neighbors said.
Three teens robbed by two men near Corona Plaza Sunday: NYPD
June 4, 2024 By Bill Parry Three teenage boys were robbed by two strangers in broad daylight near Corona Plaza on Sunday afternoon. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights reported that two unknown individuals were in the vicinity of Roosevelt Avenue at 103rd Street at 4 p.m. when one of the assailants pulled… Read more »
Queens cops shot during gunfight with armed suspect survive with minor injuries: NYPD
Jun. 3, 2024 By Dean Moses
Two Queens cops survived a brush with death early on Monday morning after an armed suspect opened fire on them during a foot pursuit, police reported.
Suspect identified for allegedly kidnapping 7-year-old boy in front of Long Island City school on Thursday afternoon: NYPD
May 31, 2024 By Bill Parry Police are searching for an alleged kidnapper who abducted a 7-year-old boy in front of a Long Island City school on Thursday afternoon, before dropping him off at his mother’s home just minutes later, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation. The NYPD released a photo… Read more »
Motorist beaten, robbed after stranger approached his vehicle near Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights: NYPD
May 31, 2024 By Bill Parry A 46-year-old man was beaten and robbed in broad daylight by a stranger in Jackson Heights during the afternoon of Saturday, May 25. The victim was in his vehicle near Elmhurst Avenue and 92nd Street a block north of Roosevelt Avenue when his assailant approached at 4:40 p.m. When… Read more »
Two men robbed at knifepoint by three young suspects on Flushing-Bound 7 train in Woodside: NYPD
May 30, 2024 By Bill Parry Chaos erupted on board a Flushing-bound 7 train in Woodside early Tuesday morning as two riders were robbed at knifepoint by a group of young thugs while the subway crossed into Jackson Heights. The trouble began at around 4:10 a.m. when a 28-year-old man and a 30-year-old man were… Read more »
How a discarded fork helped Queens detectives crack a 15-year-old murder cold case
May. 30, 2024 By Dean Moses
A thrown-out fork helped Queens detectives solve a 15-year-old murder case that led to a suspect’s arrest earlier this month.
Scooter-riding purse snatchers strike in Dutch Kills and three hours later in Woodhaven: NYPD
May 22, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from two Queens precincts are looking for scooter-riding robbers who targeted two women in three hours and remain at large more than two weeks later. The first incident occurred within the confines of the 114th Precinct at around 7:25 p.m. on May 7. A 50-year-old woman was walking… Read more »