Dec. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry
A Bronx man was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 7 and booked at the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows where he was charged with grand larceny for allegedly picking a man’s pocket inside a Briarwood subway station last month.
Dec. 5, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The number of burglaries across Queens has dropped year-to-date through Dec. 3 compared to 2022, according to the latest crime stats from the NYPD. While the degree of change varies between northern and southern Queens, both areas have experienced fewer burglaries. In northern Queens, burglary cases dropped 3.5% year-to-date, from 1,878 in 2022 to 1,813 this year. In southern Queens, the number of burglaries fell 7.8%, from 1,149 to 1,059. The decrease in burglary cases across northern Queens is also evident when comparing the 28-day period from Nov. 5 to Dec. 3 this year…
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Dec. 4, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was robbed at gunpoint in front of a commercial strip in Fresh Meadows last month and police are continuing their search for the gunman, who remains at large. Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows reported that the 38-year-old victim was attempting to enter his vehicle in front of 188-16 Union Tpke. just before 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 22, when he was approached by a stranger who pulled out a firearm and demanded his Rolex watch. The victim refused to comply, according to an NYPD spokeswoman, and the suspect ran…
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Nov. 15, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Felony assaults have increased throughout Queens year-to-date, compared to the same period in 2022, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD. At the same time, grand larceny has been on the decline. Felony assaults were up 16.5% in northern Queens for the year through Nov. 12, rising from 2,184 in 2022 to 2,544 in 2023. In southern Queens, felony assaults rose 5.8% for the year through Nov. 12, from 2,354 to 2,490. In the past month, there has been a significant uptick in two Queens precinct. In the 110th Precinct, which…
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Nov. 13, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan Toddler swings at Queens Valley Playground near P.S. 164 in Kew Gardens Hills were set on fire early on Saturday, Nov. 11, in an alleged act of vandalism, according to authorities. Images of the aftermath shared on X by @ViralNewsNYC showed the damage to six toddler swings that were…
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Nov. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry An F train rider was robbed inside the Van Wyck Boulevard-Briarwood subway station last week and police are searching for the couple believed to be responsible. Police say the 36-year-old victim was inside the station at Queens Boulevard and Main Street near 84th Drive when he was approached by…
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Nov. 8, 2023 By Bill Parry An F train rider was beaten unconscious during a random attack in a Jamaica Estates subway station last month, according to the NYPD. Police from the 107th Precinct and Transit District 20 are looking for a suspect who approached the 45-year man as he stood on the platform of the Jamaica-179th Street station on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 21. The stranger walked up behind the victim and sucker punched him in the face causing him to fall to the platform, police said. While the victim was down, the assailant proceeded to punch and…
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Nov. 6, 2023 By Bill Parry Two men were shot and wounded in Auburndale and police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are still looking for the gunman and his accomplice behind the shooting nearly a week later, according to the NYPD. The shooting went down just before 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31, when the two suspects were allegedly robbing a 28-year-old man in the vicinity of 161st Street and Jewel Avenue. The crooks were forcibly removing the victim’s property when a 61-year-old man attempted to aid the victim and a struggle ensued. During the melee, one of…
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Nov. 1, 2023 By Bill Parry
The decomposing body that was discovered stuffed in a recycling bin at a Hillcrest bank near St. John’s University last month was identified Nov. 1 as a man who lived in the neighborhood, according to the NYPD.
Oct. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD announced Oct. 27 that it has reclassified an investigation into the macabre discovery of decomposing human remains in a Hillcrest bank parking lot last month after the NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner deemed it a homicide. On the night of Wednesday, Sept. 20, police from the 107th Precinct responded to a 911 call of found remains in front the TD Bank located near St. John’s University at 164th Street and Union Turnpike after a worker at the bank noticed a pungent smell as he was taking out the trash at…
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