Feb. 13, 2024 By Anthony Medina A concerning spike in robberies in the NYPD 102nd Precinct, serving Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, and Ozone Park, has officers taking decisive action to rid violent offenders from city streets. Deputy Inspector Jeremy Kivlin, commanding officer of the 102nd precinct, addressed the jump in robberies at the precinct’s…
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Jan. 31, 2024 By Bill Parry
NYPD crime scene investigators recovered skeletal remains of a human in the basement of a long-vacant building in Richmond Hill on Monday night.
Jan. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill are looking for at least two men who broke into a high-end sneaker store after ramming the security gate with their SUV on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 14.
Jan. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported rapes and burglaries across Queens both dropped over the last month compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. During the 28-day period from Dec. 25 to Jan. 21, the number of reported rapes went down 20% in northern Queens, from 15 reported cases last year to 12 this year. Over the same period of time, burglaries decreased 12.4% in northern Queens, from 169 to 148. The 108th Precinct, which oversees Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside, experienced…
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Dec. 27, 2023 By Anthony Medina Two masked men entered a Chase Bank branch in Ozone Park Tuesday where they demanded cash and made off with $4,000, police said. Police say the duo entered the bank, located at 96-19 101 Ave., shortly before noon, where one of them approached a teller and handed over a…
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Dec. 14, 2023 By Anthony Medina Officers from the 102nd Precinct and members of the Detective Brian “Smiles” Simonsen Foundation gifted thousands of toys to children in Richmond Hill during their Holiday Spectacular Toy Drive event on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Families lined up in front of the 102nd Precinct station house, located at 87-34 118th…
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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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Dec. 5, 2023 By Bill Parry
The NYPD is looking for two violent men who have targeted four spas across three Queens police precincts in the last week-and-a-half, leaving several spa workers injured in assaults and one man critically injured after he was shot, according to authorities.
Nov. 28, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The number of grand larceny cases across Queens continues to go down year-to-date compared to the same period in 2022, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD. Grand larceny incidents are down 4.7% across northern Queens for the year through Nov. 26, dropping from 6,405 last…
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Nov. 21, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The number of vehicles being stolen, categorized by the NYPD as grand larceny auto, has increased throughout Queens year-to-date, compared to the same period in 2022, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD. Grand larceny auto incidents are up 39.6% in northern Queens for the year through Nov. 19, rising from 1,718 incidents last year to 2,398 this year. In southern Queens, grand larceny of automobiles rose 14.2% over the same period of time, from 1,423 to 1,625. The increase in grand larceny auto incidents across Queens can also be seen…
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