July 10, 2024 By Bill Parry A Long Island man is criminally charged for being part of a crew that committed a violent gunpoint robbery at a Jackson Heights jewelry store last December, during which the store owner was shot. Ildemar Chirinos-Torres, 29, of Freeport, was arraigned Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court on an indictment… Read more »
Jul. 2, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported rapes and felony assaults across northern Queens spiked during the 28-day period from June 3-30, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD. The number of rapes reported in northern Queens went up 121.4% year-over-year, from…
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June 12, 2024 By Bill Parry A woman was killed after a motorcycle rider jumped the curb and crashed into three pedestrians walking on the sidewalk near 90th Street and 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights on Monday afternoon, according to the NYPD. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights reported that the collision occurred… Read more »
Jun. 5, 2024 By Dean Moses
The suspect who shot two Queens cops earlier this week faced an arraignment judge from his hospital bedside Wednesday morning.
June 4, 2024 By Bill Parry Three teenage boys were robbed by two strangers in broad daylight near Corona Plaza on Sunday afternoon. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights reported that two unknown individuals were in the vicinity of Roosevelt Avenue at 103rd Street at 4 p.m. when one of the assailants pulled… Read more »
Jun. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry A Venezuelan migrant is expected to be arraigned Wednesday morning for his alleged involvement in a shootout with police in East Elmhurst during the early morning hours of Monday, June 3. He will be criminally charged from his hospital bed at New York-Presbyterian where he is currently recovering from…
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May 31, 2024 By Bill Parry A 46-year-old man was beaten and robbed in broad daylight by a stranger in Jackson Heights during the afternoon of Saturday, May 25. The victim was in his vehicle near Elmhurst Avenue and 92nd Street a block north of Roosevelt Avenue when his assailant approached at 4:40 p.m. When… Read more »
May 9, 2024 By Bill Parry A 73-year-old man was beaten and robbed by four young muggers near the Jackson Heights Post Office early Tuesday morning. The victim was walking at 37th Avenue and 79th Street just after 3 a.m., when he was approached by a stranger who demanded money, police from the 115th Precinct… Read more »
May 6, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for two young men who slashed a supermarket employee last week. The perpetrators entered the Food Town located at 76-10 37th Ave. in Jackson Heights at around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1 and walked through the aisles, allegedly… Read more »
May. 2, 2024 By Bill Parry
An off-duty cop from East Elmhurst was arrested Tuesday evening and booked at the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights in connection to a domestic violence investigation.