Mar. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry Jamaica resident Tyseam McRae was sentenced to 22 years in prison for manslaughter, assault and robbery for three separate incidents in southeast Queens, including the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man in Rochdale in 2019, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday, March 14. McRae, 21, of 152nd Street,…
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March 14, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released obscured images of a man wanted in connection with the robbery of a bank in Flushing on Friday, March 10 – after he allegedly failed to rob two other banks in Queens earlier that day. The suspect, police say, first attempted to rob the Citibank branch… Read more »
March 13, 2023 By Michael Dorgan and Paul Frangipane Several Queens elected officials held a rally in Corona Friday, March 10, condemning an alleged anti-Asian beat down of a woman and her son that took place earlier this month — and hate crimes in general. The rally was held at Corona Plaza, which is situated… Read more »
Mar. 12, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the thief who flashed a knife and ran off with nearly $1,000 during an armed robbery of a gas station in Glendale on Saturday. Officers from the 104th Precinct responded to a call regarding a robbery inside of the Shell gas station located at 64-40…
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Mar. 9, 2023 By Julia Moro Officers from the 104th Precinct arrested an individual recklessly operating a moped without a helmet or proper registration while traveling eastbound on Myrtle Avenue and Palmetto Street on Tuesday, March 7, at 11:28 p.m. According to reports, as police attempted to stop the vehicle around 11:30 p.m., the defendant,…
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March 9, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a group of suspects who allegedly carried out a homophobic and racist attack on a man riding a 7 train in Woodside last month. The four suspects approached the 47-year-old victim — on a northbound train at the 61st Street-Woodside subway station on Feb. 17… Read more »
March 7, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A South Richmond Hill man has been charged with murder in connection with a fatal stabbing in Woodhaven last week. Semair Taylor, 25, was arrested Monday, March 6, and charged with murder and other crimes for stabbing 25-year-old Michael Izquierdo to death on Feb. 27, according to authorities. Izquierdo,… Read more »
March 7, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have arrested two suspects wanted for an alleged racially motivated attack on a woman and her son in Corona last week. The two suspects — Natalie Plaza, 18, and Elijah Fernandez, 21 – were picked up by police on Monday, March 6, on hate crime charges for the… Read more »
March 6, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A group of Queens lawmakers have condemned an alleged racially-motivated attack on a woman and her son in Corona last week. The legislators — U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, State Senators Michael Gianaris and Jessica Ramos, Assembly members Steven Raga and Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, as well as City Council Member Shekar… Read more »
March 6, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police have arrested two men on hate crime charges for allegedly spraying a racist slur across a restaurant in Astoria last month. Christopher Ordonez, 18, and Zlatko Basic, 20, were arrested Sunday, March 5, and each charged with one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime, making graffiti,… Read more »