Nov. 2, 2023 By Bill Parry A 19-year-old was slugged and robbed of tens of thousands of dollars after he was apparently set-up by a stranger he had arranged to meet near Queens Plaza South on Monday, Oct. 23. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City reported that the victim and his 25-year-old… Read more »
Oct. 26, 2023 By Bill Parry A woman in Woodside fell victim to the old “switcheroo” scam while she was walking near the vicinity of 64th Street and 43rd Avenue on the afternoon of Tuesday, Oct. 17. The 65-year-old victim was strolling about a half block north of Queens Boulevard when she was approached by… Read more »
Oct. 25, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The NYPD released the crime stats for the 28-day period of Sept. 24 to Oct. 22 in northern and southern Queens and, while the numbers show there was little change year-over-year in major crimes, there was an overall increase in crimes across the borough. Some of the notable trends…
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Oct. 20, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The NYPD is searching for the crook who assaulted and robbed a man in East Elmhurst before fleeing to Woodside, where he stole a car and continued his escape last month. Police from the 115th Precinct reported that a 57-year-old man was walking near 81st Street and 25th Avenue in… Read more »
Oct. 18, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The NYPD released the crime stats for northern and southern Queens from Sept. 17 to Oct. 15. While much of it follows a similar trend to last week’s stats, there are some notable changes in trends. Rape cases in northern Queens rose from 15 to 20 year-over-year. While the 104th, 111th and 112th precincts each saw no change, the only northern Queens precinct to experience a decline was the 115th, from five last year to one this year. Southern Queens, on the other hand, experienced no change compared to the same period of time…
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Oct. 11, 2023 By Ethan Marshall While burglary cases continue to trend down, felony assault and grand larceny of automobiles have been on the rise from Sept. 10 to Oct. 8 when compared to the same time period as last year, according to the 28-day crime stats released by the NYPD for the precincts in northern and southern Queens. This continues a similar trend seen in the previous report, for Sept. 3 through Oct. 1. Additionally, there were some crimes, like grand larceny, that had very different changes between northern and southern Queens. In northern Queens, the number of burglary…
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Oct. 10, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A man was slashed by a knife-wielding suspect during a daylight robbery in Woodside on Tuesday morning, Oct. 10, according to police sources. Police said the robbery took place at around 10:50 a.m., when the victim was attacked at 53-22 39th Ave., a two-story detached house, although cops said… Read more »
Oct. 4, 2023 By Ethan Marshall While felony assaults and grand larceny auto cases are on the rise, overall crime has decreased in Queens, according to 28-day crime stats released by the NYPD for police precincts in northern and southern Queens. The NYPD released crime stats for Sept. 3 to Oct. 1 in northern and…
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Sept. 28 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police in the 108th Precinct are looking for a female suspect who allegedly slashed a man and a woman outside their home in Woodside last month. The suspect was sitting at the entrance of the victims’ residence, located in the vicinity of 37th Road and 69th Street, at around… Read more »
Sep. 19, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The NYPD’s crime stats for northern and southern Queens precincts spanning Sept. 11 to Sept. 17 reveal that the number of burglaries throughout the borough has dropped, while felony assault cases increased. One thing that remained completely the same compared to last year was the fact that there wasn’t…
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