Tag: 108th Precinct

Masked robber hits Chase bank near Queensboro Plaza, suspect at large: NYPD

Jan. 17, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are looking for an alleged bank robber who targeted a Chase branch alongside the Queensboro Plaza subway station and remains at large. The masked perpetrator entered the bank at 24-16 Queens Plaza South just before 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan… Read more »

Queens man shot in the legs in early-morning gun violence

Queens police officer uses crime tape

Oct. 20, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Queens detectives are looking for the suspects behind an early-morning shooting on Sunday morning that left a man with bullet wounds to both legs. The gun violence erupted at about 5:06 a.m. on Oct. 20 near the corner of 43rd Avenue and 11th Street in Long Island City.…

Woodside bar owner left in coma following brutal attack on 48th Avenue

Oct. 16, 2024 By Shane O’Brien  A Woodside bar owner was left in a coma for four days after being brutally attacked by three assailants while walking along 48th Avenue in broad daylight last month. Jason Spratt, who has owned the Jar Bar at 45-06 48th Ave. for the past ten years, was walking home… Read more »

Police investigate death of homeless man found in Noonan Playground in Sunnyside

Oct. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A homeless man was found dead early Friday morning at L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground in Sunnyside, prompting an ongoing investigation. The man, known within the local community, was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in the park located at 42nd Street and Greenpoint Avenue. EMS teams responded to the… Read more »