Sep. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry Detectives from the 111th Precinct in Bayside are investigating a road rage shooting that took place on the Long Island Expressway early Monday morning. The incident occurred just before 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 18, near exit 23, when the driver of a white Mercedes Benz SUV was heading eastbound…
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Sept. 18, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for two moped-riding suspects who allegedly mugged a man in Jackson Heights earlier this month. The alleged thieves approached the 43-year-old man on foot as he was walking in front of an apartment building on 81st Street, between 37th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue, on Sept. 1… Read more »
Sept. 18, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two suspects on a moped who allegedly stole $60,000 cash from a man at gunpoint on a Sunnyside street on Friday, Sept. 15. The brazen broad daylight robbery took place at around 3 p.m. in front of 99c and Gifts, a discount store located at… Read more »
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. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are on the lookout for a mugger who targeted two women within a minute at the same Murray Hill location in broad daylight on Sunday, Sept. 3. Police say the man first struck at 10:45 a.m. near the intersection of Linden Place and 35th Avenue, a block away from Northern Boulevard, when he approached a 62-year-old woman and pushed her to the ground. He then forcibly removed her wallet, which contained $100 in cash, before fleeing the scene, traveling eastbound on 35th Avenue. The victim did not…
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Sep. 13, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for a suspect who punched a man unconscious outside a mosque in the Dutch Kills section of Long Island City on Friday, Sept. 8. The suspect entered The Islamic Center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a mosque located at 37-46 Crescent St. within the 114th Precinct, at… Read more »
Sept. 12, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A 78-year-old woman was pickpocketed inside the Junction Boulevard subway station last month and police from the 115th Precinct on Tuesday have released a photo of the alleged thief. The victim was waiting for a 7 train inside the station, located above the intersection of Junction Boulevard and Roosevelt… Read more »
Sep. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry Two women were menaced and robbed by a BB gun-toting stranger inside their Queens Village hotel room on Sunday afternoon, according to the NYPD. Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village responded to a report of the incident that went down at around 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, when the suspect knocked on their guest room door at the Casa Azul Hotel, located at 220-16 Jamaica Ave. A 42-year-old woman opened the door and the assailant forced his way inside the guest room, according to authorities. He proceeded to display a BB gun…
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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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