Oct. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect they’ve been trying to locate for nearly a month for allegedly attacking a man with a glass bottle in Dutch Kills. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria reported that the 31-year-old victim was standing inside 29-01 39th… Read more »
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Man randomly punches woman inside Elmhurst subway station: NYPD
Oct. 4, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A man allegedly punched a woman in the face inside an Elmhurst subway station last week and police at the 115th Precinct are continuing their search for the suspect behind the attack. The victim, 24, was on a staircase inside the 90th Street-Elmhurst Avenue station at around 4:50 p.m…. Read more »
Man in Queens stabbed during fight outside restaurant: NYPD
Sep. 23, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki A man was stabbed during a fight at a Queens restaurant early on Saturday morning, police reported. Law enforcement sources said the bloody beef occurred at about 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 23 near 329 Wyckoff Ave. in Ridgewood. Officers from the 104th Precinct, in responding to a 911…
Muslim civil rights group calls for swift NYPD investigation into violent attack on imam in Long Island City
Sept. 18, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The New York chapter of one of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organizations has called on the NYPD to carry out a swift and comprehensive investigation into a violent attack on an imam outside a mosque in the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City earlier this month…. Read more »
Woman beaten, robbed while walking with husband in East Elmhurst: NYPD
Sep. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry
Cyclist wanted for allegedly assaulting, robbing pedestrian on Austin Street in Forest Hills: NYPD
Sep. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry A man walking along the Austin Street commercial corridor in Forest Hills was attacked and robbed by an enraged cyclist on the night of Wednesday, Sept. 6, according to authorities. Police say the 64-year-old victim was walking past an eyeglass shop located at 107-02 71st Ave. when a stranger…
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Father slashed in the face while protecting son during brawl in North Corona: NYPD
Sep. 7, 2023 By Bill Parry A father who was trying to defend his son in North Corona early Saturday morning became a victim when he was slashed across the face by one of his boy’s attackers, according to the NYPD. The man tried to break up a fight between his son and his two assailants in front of 108-43 38th Ave. just before 2 a.m. on Sept. 2, when one of the thugs pulled out a pocket knife and slashed the victim in his face, according to an NYPD spokesman. The two men ran off in an unknown direction….
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Group of five assault motorist in Hollis before stealing his SUV: NYPD
Sep. 6, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a group of five suspects who assaulted a motorist in Hollis last month before stealing his car. Police say the incident happened at around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 20, as the 61-year-old victim was sitting in his 2016…
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Off-duty Queens cop shot, two brothers in custody, after road rage dispute, NYPD reports
Aug. 30, 2023 By Dean Moses An off-duty NYPD officer is hospitalized, and two brothers are under arrest, Wednesday after an apparent road rage dispute in Queens led to the cop being shot, police said. According to Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey, the unnamed officer was driving a Kia eastbound on Queens Boulevard at…
Astoria woman busted for assaulting customs agent with karate chop at JFK Airport: Feds
Aug. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry An Astoria woman was arrested by federal agents and charged with assaulting one of their own with a karate chop that was caught on surveillance video at JFK Airport last week. Emilia Mathias, 57, of Steinway Street in Astoria, had just returned from a trip to Brazil and was making her way through Terminal 4 when she was stopped by a female U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer on Tuesday, Aug. 22, according to the criminal complaint. The agent told Mathias that she could not enter the secured area and tried to get…
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