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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Sep. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry
Sep. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry An E train rider was menaced by a teenager on board a scooter as she walked inside an Elmhurst subway station on the night of Thursday, Sept. 7. Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 reported that the 44-year-old woman had just come off a Jamaica-bound E train at the Elmhurst Avenue station and was walking on the platform just before 10:30 p.m., when the suspect rode up to her on his scooter. The youngster asked to use her cellphone and the victim refused. The teen proceeded to follow her…
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Sep. 6, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Robberies, burglaries and other property crimes are dropping across Queens, according to a review of recent crime statistics covering the end of August and the start of September. The NYPD released its crime stats for its precincts in northern and southern Queens during the week of Aug. 28 to…
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Aug. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry A for-hire driver was beaten and robbed by three passengers alongside the Long Island Expressway near LeFrak City earlier this month, according to the NYPD. Police say the 22-year-old victim began arguing with the two of his female passengers at around 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 4, when he…
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Aug. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry A Corona man was arrested Aug. 14 and charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run collision that killed a Brooklyn scooter rider just over a week earlier. German Zhicay Cando, 50, of 99th Street in North Corona, was taken into custody and booked at the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst…
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Jul. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry
A straphanger was attacked and robbed inside the Elmhurst Avenue subway station on Wednesday night and police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for his assailant.
Jul. 24, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight at the Olive Garden restaurant near the Queens Center mall and nearly a week later, police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for two suspects who remain at large. The 40-year-old victim was duped into believing the two…
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Jul. 17, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki Police in Queens are looking for two suspects who stabbed a woman during a dispute early on Monday morning. Law enforcement sources said the bloody attack occurred at about 5:30 a.m. on July 17 at the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and National Street in Corona. According to police…
Apr. 19, 2023 By Julia Moro Two suspects were taken into custody near the Queens Center Mall on Wednesday after allegedly stealing a Lamborghini from Suffolk County on Long Island, according to authorities. According to police, at approximately 9:14 a.m. on April 19, officers from the 110th Precinct assisted a Nassau County investigation regarding a…
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