Nov. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry
The 7-year-old boy who was reported missing on Sunday while shopping with his father in Flushing has been found, according to the NYPD.
Boy who vanished at Flushing mall ‘located safely’ after two days: NYPD
Tag: 109th-precinct
Crunching the Queens crime stats: grand larceny auto incidents soar, with NYPD reporting surge in vehicle thefts
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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Young Manhattan boy vanishes while shopping with his dad in Flushing: NYPD
Nov. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry
Police from the 109th Precinct are searching for a 7-year-old Manhattan boy who was reported missing while shopping with his father in Flushing on Sunday evening.
Homicide suspect identified in fatal 2022 Queensboro Hill shooting: NYPD
Nov. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry Detectives out of the 109th Precinct in Flushing have identified a prime suspect in an ongoing homicide investigation into the fatal shooting of a College Point man in January 2022. Investigators believe 59-year-old Zhang Ming was the trigger man who gunned down 44-year-old Dihao Song, of 128th Street, in…
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Crunching the Queens crime stats: felony assaults rise as grand larceny incidents decline
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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Two individuals sought in three attacks on transit workers in Queens: NYPD
Nov. 9, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD is looking for a pair of individuals who assaulted MTA workers in two Queens police precincts last month. Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are searching for a woman who attacked two bus operators in two separate incidents nearly two hours apart in College Point during…
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Statue of Blessed Mother vandalized at Murray Hill church: NYPD
Nov. 1, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD is investigating a vandalism incident that occurred on Monday, Oct. 30, at a Murray Hill church that caused tens of thousands of dollars worth or damage to a nearly 110-year-old statue. Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing responded to a call around 5 p.m. at St….
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Crunching the Queens crime stats: major crimes on the rise in northern Queens, little change in southern Queens
Nov. 1, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Crime continues to rise in northern Queens, although it remains flat in the southern portion of the borough, according to the NYPD’s latest crime statistics released Oct. 29. The number of major crimes — murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and grand larceny of automobiles — increased…
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Crunching the Queens crime stats: robbery, assault cases rise as burglaries, grand larceny incidents are trending down
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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Fresh Meadows man busted in string of northeast Queens robberies as cops search for his two accomplices: NYPD
Oct. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry A Fresh Meadows man was arrested on Oct. 16 and booked at the 109th Precinct in Flushing in connection with a robbery spree and police are now looking for two other members of his crew that targeted pedestrians in northeast Queens in the last three months. Jianwei Chen, 20,…
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