Tag: assault

Jamaica man arraigned in ‘brutal’ rooftop rape, assault of woman: DA

Aug. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz moved quickly to bring criminal charges against an alleged sexual predator from Jamaica in connection with a brutal rooftop rape earlier this week. Jerson Vasquez, 23, of 170th Street, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Aug. 16 on charges of rape in the…
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Crook assaults, robs elderly straphanger who asked for directions to Resorts World Casino in South Ozone Park: NYPD

Jul. 8, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park are searching for the crook who assaulted an elderly man who had asked for directions to Resorts World Casino after exiting a southbound A train at the Aqueduct-North Conduit Avenue station Friday afternoon. The 62-year-old victim exited the train at approximately…
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Queens subway shooting suspect sought for wounding man in reported robbery

Jun. 26, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki Queens detectives continue to seek the subway shooting suspect who opened fire on a man at a station on Sunday night. The shooting occurred just an hour after police in Brooklyn responded to a stabbing on board the L train in Canarsie in an unrelated attack. Law enforcement…