Aug. 6, 2024 amNewYork Metro Despite an uptick in murder, overall NYC crime fell for the seventh consecutive month in July 2024, the NYPD reported Tuesday. The total number of crimes reported dropped 4.2% year-over-year, from 11,505 in July 2023 to 11,022 in July 2024. Significant progress was found, the NYPD reported, in the…
July 29, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are investigating a grand larceny that took place on a Flushing-bound 7 train on the morning of Sunday, July 14. A 41-year-old man had fallen asleep on the subway and woke up as the train pulled… Read more »
Jul. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry New York Attorney General Letitia James and Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that a Long Island man was sentenced to three to nine years in prison Friday for leading a deed theft ring that resulted in five homes being stolen from vulnerable Queens residents and saw them earn…
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Jun. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 17-year-old girl was walking to the Queens Center Mall earlier this month when a bare-chested stranger snatched a pricey pair of Apple AirPods from her ears in broad daylight.
June 13, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are looking for an unidentified man who snatched a pricey set of headphones from the head of a woman on board a 7 train before running off the subway in Hunters Point late last month. The… Read more »
May. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are investigating a grand larceny case in which a 73-year-old woman fell victim to a trickster in broad daylight on the afternoon of Friday, May 17.
Apr. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Bellerose man is criminally charged with grand larceny and other crimes for depositing stolen and bogus checks totaling more than $40,000 into his bank account.
Mar. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police made a horrific discovery at a Bayswater home in the Rockaways early Monday morning when they executed a search warrant.
Mar. 5, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Major felonies, shootings and overall crimes in the transit system dropped in February 2024, according to NYPD statistics released Tuesday afternoon. The department reported a 1.1% decrease in major felonies month-over-month between February 2023 and February 2024. Murders decreased by 22.2%, with 21 homicides reported last month, down…
Feb. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are searching for a trio of cellphone snatchers behind a series of grand larcenies in downtown Flushing recent weeks.