Apr. 9, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police from the 101st Precinct are searching for three suspects — believed to be teenagers — who were behind a pair of alleged antisemitic attacks that took place in Far Rockaway on Friday. In the first incident, police say a 49-year-old man was walking in the vicinity of Caffrey…
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Crook puts 81-year-old woman in a chokehold during bank robbery in Glendale
Apr. 7, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb The NYPD’s 104th Precinct is searching for the crook who placed an 81-year-old woman in a chokehold during a bank robbery in Glendale on Thursday morning. Police say that the senior woman was inside of the Ridgewood Savings Bank located at 65-01 Myrtle Ave. in Glendale just after 11:30…
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Suspects rob Jackson Avenue/Long Island City smoke shop at gunpoint Wednesday: NYPD
April 7, 2023, By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for two suspects who allegedly robbed a smoke shop at gunpoint in Long Island City on Wednesday, April 5 – making off with around $1,000 worth of cannabis. The robbery unfolded when the men burst into Cloud Smoke Shop, located at 12-07 Jackson Ave., at around… Read more »
Senior suffers fractured knee fighting off would-be robber at Corona bus stop: NYPD
April 6, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A 70-year-old woman suffered a fractured knee as she fought off a would-be-robber who tried to steal her bag at a Corona bus stop on Sunday morning, April 2. The senior was waiting for a bus at the intersection of Granger Street and Horace Harding Expressway at around 8:25… Read more »
Queens DA, NYPD’s 109th Precinct announce ‘Flushing Merchants Trespass Notice’ to deter disorderly or illegal activities at local businesses
Apr. 6, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed The NYPD’s 109th Precinct, in partnership with the Queens District Attorney’s Office and the Flushing Business Improvement District (BID), on Wednesday, April 5, announced the “Flushing Merchants Trespass Notice” — a new initiative that would issue a trespass notice to individuals who engage in disorderly or illegal activities in…
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Suspect wanted for striking straphanger with blunt object on F train in Jackson Heights: NYPD
April 6, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video of a suspect wanted for allegedly attacking a straphanger with a blunt object last month while they were both riding an F train in Jackson Heights. The suspect allegedly got into an argument with the 43-year-old victim as the Brooklyn-bound train approached the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt… Read more »
NYPD’s 115th Precinct welcomes new commanding officer
April 5, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The NYPD’s 115th Precinct in western Queens welcomed a new commanding officer on Monday, April 3. The precinct, which covers Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and North Corona, celebrated Deputy Inspector Eileen Downing become its new leader at a ceremony inside its headquarters at 92-15 Northern Blvd. The precinct patrol… Read more »
Woodside couple indicted after stabbing neighbor and beating him with a baseball bat: DA
April 3, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A Woodside couple who was captured in a shocking viral video beating a neighbor with a baseball bat and then stabbing him have been indicted on attempted murder charges and a slew of other crimes, according to the Queens district attorney’s office. Daisy Barrera, 27, and her boyfriend Arturo… Read more »
Suspects wanted for stealing $5,000 worth of Apple goods from Target store in Queens Place Mall: NYPD
April 3, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released photos of two suspects wanted for allegedly stealing more than $5,000 worth of Apple goods from a Target store at the Queens Place Mall last month. The suspects, a man and a woman, allegedly swiped the Apple goods from the store on March 23 at around… Read more »
Senior woman mugged in Woodside Saturday morning: NYPD
April 3, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A 67-year-old woman was mugged on a Woodside street early Saturday morning and police have released video of the alleged suspect. The victim was outside 56-17 Roosevelt Ave., a two-story house, at around 6 a.m. on April 1, when she was approached by the alleged assailant who pushed her… Read more »