May. 26, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb The 104th Precinct in Ridgewood arrested a man — and are searching for a second suspect — who allegedly poured Drano into a Pepsi bottle and mixed it with aluminum foil before tossing it onto a rooftop in Ridgewood on May 25, causing an explosion and some property damage….
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May. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight in Ridgewood on Monday, May 22, by a perpetrator who made his getaway on a Citi Bike, according to the NYPD. Police say the 47-year-old victim was in the vestibule of a residential building in the vicinity of Woodward Avenue…
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May. 15, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the brute who assaulted a man inside of a Maspeth cafe earlier this month. Authorities say that the male suspect was inside of Shelly’s Cafe, located at 56-34 66th St. in Maspeth, at approximately 6 p.m. on May 9 when he engaged in a verbal…
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May. 5, 2023 By Gabriele Holtermann FDNY firefighters from Engine 286/Ladder 135 — also known as the Myrtle Turtles — and NYPD officers from the 104th Precinct laced up their basketball sneakers for a friendly game of hoops in front of a sold-out crowd at Martin Luther School in Maspeth on April 28. The Myrtle…
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May. 5, 2023 By Bill Parry In addition to an increase in seizures of illegal motorcycles and ATVs and constant vigilance against catalytic converter thieves in recent weeks, police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood also had some unique collars. Patrol officers investigating a domestic dispute in the neighborhood on May 3 arrested a man…
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Apr. 27, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb The NYPD’s 104th Precinct on April 26 announced the arrest of a Broad Channel man who placed an 81-year-old woman in a chokehold during a bank robbery in Glendale earlier this month. The bank robber has been arrested. https://t.co/adykpMgz4L — NYPD 104th Precinct (@NYPD104Pct) April 26, 2023 Police say…
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Apr. 26, 2023 By Emily Davenport Cops are looking for a pair of crooks who assaulted and robbed a man in Glendale over the weekend. According to police, at 6:24 p.m. on April 22, a 28-year-old man was heading into AutoZone, located at 749 Wyckoff Ave., when he saw a man and woman outside of…
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Apr. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry The gold “Happy 420” balloons were still hanging in the front window of the Myrtle Shop in Ridgewood Monday, April 24, as investigators from the New York City Sheriff’s Office, the New York State Office of Cannabis Management and police from the 104th Precinct carried out a raid at…
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Apr. 20, 2023 Elijah Hamilton The NYPD’s 104th Precinct updated residents of Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village and Ridgewood with its most recent crime stats during Tuesday night’s Community Council meeting held at St. Margaret Roman Catholic Church in Middle Village. According to Officer Kevin Moran, within the past 28 days, crime is up by 1.8…
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Apr. 20, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for the thief who stole more than $10,000 worth of tools from a shed in Maspeth earlier this month. Police say that an unidentified male suspect approached a shed behind 60-90 Eliot Ave. at approximately 1:30 a.m. on April 14. The thief…
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