Jul. 29, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb A teenager was found dead after he drowned in the waters at Jacob Riis Park Beach Friday night, according to authorities. Police said the 19-year-old male victim was reported missing after he went underwater at approximately 7:45 p.m. on July 28 and did not resurface. Lifeguards stop patrolling at…
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Jul. 7, 2023 By Bill Parry
Jun. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry
An A train shuttle rider was pistol whipped by a vicious gunman who robbed him and then shot him just for kicks in Rockaway Park on Sunday night.
Jun. 26, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki Queens detectives continue to seek the subway shooting suspect who opened fire on a man at a station on Sunday night. The shooting occurred just an hour after police in Brooklyn responded to a stabbing on board the L train in Canarsie in an unrelated attack. Law enforcement…
Jun. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry Three men were wounded during an early morning shooting Monday, June 19, at a grassy knoll at the base of the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge in Rockaway Beach. Police from the 100th Precinct responded to a 911 call of shots fired at 12:47 a.m. at Beach Channel Drive…
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May. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry
An Edgemere man was sentenced to 19 years in prison Tuesday for attempted murder in the shooting of an off-duty NYPD officer who he tried to carjack in Far Rockaway last year.
Mar. 31, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 100th Precinct in Rockaway Beach and Transit District 23 took a loaded firearm off the streets during an undercover operation on Thursday. An NYPD spokesperson said the officers from the public safety team were in plainclothes conducting a routine fare enforcement operation on March 30 at…
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Mar. 30, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb A pedestrian who was attempting to cross the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge that connects Howard Beach and Broad Channel was struck and killed by an SUV driver early Thursday morning, according to authorities. Police said they received a call around 2:30 a.m. on March 30 regarding a motor…
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