Mar. 13, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of rapes across Queens increased during the 28-day period from Feb. 9 to Mar. 10, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. However, northern Queens has experienced a significant decline in grand larcenies over this same period of time. Over the course of the 28-day period, reported rapes in northern Queens increased 41.7%, from 12 in 2023 to 17 in 2024. Meanwhile, grand larcenies decreased 10%, from 518 to 466. Five precincts in northern Queens, the 104th, 110th, 111th,…
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Two men sought in attempted armored truck heist at Queens Center Mall: NYPD
Feb. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for two men who attempted to rob an armed security guard transporting money from an armored truck into the Queens Center Mall in broad daylight last week.
Migrant busted in Times Square attack on police arrested again following store looting at Queens Center Mall: NYPD
Feb. 14, 2024 By Bill Parry
One of the migrants who was arrested in the notorious attack on two NYPD officers in Times Square last month was part of a group that allegedly robbed the Macy’s department store inside the Queens Center Mall Tuesday afternoon.
Crunching the Queens crime numbers: robberies and felony assaults on the rise, reported rapes decline
Feb. 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported robbery and felony assault cases across Queens climbed for the 28-day period ending Feb. 4—compared to the same period last year— while the number of reported rapes dropped, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. During the 28-day period from Jan. 8 through Feb. 4, the number of felony assaults increased 11.5% in northern Queens, from 174 reported cases in 2023 to 194 this year. Over the same period of time, robberies in northern Queens went up 12.6%, from 143 to 161. Reported rapes declined 25%,…
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Queens DA in collaboration with NYPD confiscates 40 illegal scooters in western Queens
Feb. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry While the use of scooters and mopeds have proliferated in recent years, so too has their use as a tool for criminals in armed robberies and drive-by shootings—including a bloody rampage in July that left an 86-year-old grandfather dead in Richmond Hill, authorities say. On Monday, Queens District Attorney… Read more »
Crunching the Queens crime numbers: boroughwide drop in rape and burglaries cases
Jan. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported rapes and burglaries across Queens both dropped over the last month compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. During the 28-day period from Dec. 25 to Jan. 21, the number of reported rapes went down 20% in northern Queens, from 15 reported cases last year to 12 this year. Over the same period of time, burglaries decreased 12.4% in northern Queens, from 169 to 148. The 108th Precinct, which oversees Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside, experienced…
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Bronx teen busted for allegedly robbing R train rider in Elmhurst last week: NYPD
Jan. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Bronx man was arrested Tuesday and booked at the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst for allegedly robbing a 54-year-old R train rider at knifepoint earlier this month.
Straphanger sucker punched in unprovoked attack at Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue station: NYPD
Jan. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry A 43-year-old man was sucker punched in the face by a stranger during a random attack inside the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue transit hub earlier this month, according to the NYPD. Police from the NYPD 110th Precinct in Elmhurst reported that the victim was inside the subway station at 74th… Read more »
Crunching the Queens crime numbers: robberies and felony assaults on the rise
Jan. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The amount of reported cases of robberies and felony assaults across Queens have each risen over the last month compared to the same period of time a year ago, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. During the 28-day period from Dec. 18 to Jan. 14, reported robberies have increased 51.3% in northern Queens, from 117 cases the previous year to 177 this year. At the same time, felony assaults are up 29.3% in northern Queens, from 184 to 238. The 110th Precinct, which covers Corona and Elmhurst, experienced the…
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Woman robbed at knifepoint on Corona street on New Year’s Day: NYPD
Jan. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 21-year-old woman was robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight on a residential street in Corona on New Year’s Day.