Sep. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry A Woodhaven motorcyclist died nearly two weeks after he crashed into a concrete wall and was thrown off the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge in Rockaway Beach late last month, the NYPD announced on Thursday. Adolfo Gallego, 35, of 78th Street near Jamaica Avenue, succumbed to his injuries…
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Man in Queens shot outside apartment building: cops
Jun. 2, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
Queens cops are looking for the suspect who shot a man in front of an apartment building early on Sunday morning.
Arsenal of ghost guns and thousands of rounds seized during Rockaway Park raid: DA
Apr. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry A Rockaway Park man was criminally charged with a slew of crimes after an arsenal of more than 30 firearms, including ghost guns and assault weapons, was uncovered along with thousands of rounds of ammunition and other weapons-related paraphernalia were seized during a raid at his home on Beach…
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Senior man robbed at knifepoint while working inside Rockaway Beach store: NYPD
Feb. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 71-year-old store employee was robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight inside a Rockaway Beach cell phone store last week.
Far Rockaway man arrested in fatal collision that killed a Manhattan woman in Rockaway Park last June: NYPD
Jan. 18, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Far Rockaway man was arrested Tuesday morning and booked at the 100th Precinct in Rockaway Beach in connection to a fatal collision last June that left a 19-year-old woman dead in Rockaway Park.
Crunching the Queens crime numbers: rape cases on the rise over the last month
Dec. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported rape cases in Queens has increased across the borough over the last month when compared to the same period of time in 2022, according to the latest crime stats from the NYPD. For the 28-day-period of Nov. 13 through Dec. 10, both northern and southern…
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Far Rockaway man killed in single-vehicle collision in Broad Channel on Sunday night: NYPD
Dec. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry A Far Rockaway man was killed on Sunday night after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a light pole on Cross Bay Boulevard in Broad Channel, according to the NYPD. Police from the 100th Precinct in Rockaway Beach responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision…
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Headless corpse found on the sand of Breezy Point Beach: NYPD
Nov. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD has launched an investigation after a headless body was discovered on Breezy Point Beach just after noon on Friday, Nov. 17. Police from the 100th Precinct responded to a 911 call of a human torso on the beach. Upon their arrival, officers found a human torso with…
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Man robbed at knifepoint on Rockaway Park shuttle: NYPD
Nov. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was beaten and robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight after an argument escalated to violence on board the Rockaway Park shuttle train last week, according to authorities. Police from the 100th Precinct and Transit District 20 reported that around 12:45 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, the 29-year-old…
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Police seek creep who performed sex act in front of woman on A train in Rockaway Beach: NYPD
Nov. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry