By Bill Parry Two Jackson Heights men were taken into custody Thursday morning and charged with assault, among other crimes, for allegedly attacking a 54-year-old woman in front of her husband in East Elmhurst nearly two months ago. Dario Acosta, 52, and Luis Pablo, 33, who live in a house on 87th Street… Read more »
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East Elmhurst man charged with creating bogus companies to collect more than $1M in pandemic relief: DA
Oct. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry
An East Elmhurst man was criminally charged with grand larceny and other crimes for allegedly creating bogus companies to secure more than $1 million in federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funds intended to keep businesses afloat and workers employed, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Thursday.
NYPD searching for crook who snatched woman’s cellphone from her pocket in Ozone Park
Sep. 6, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The NYPD is calling upon the public to help identify and/or find the man wanted in connection with a grand larceny that took place in Ozone Park last month. On Saturday, Aug. 12, at approximately 6 p.m., a 25-year-old female victim was walking at the corner of 81st Street and 102nd Avenue in Ozone Park — within the confines of the 102nd Precinct — when the perpetrator approached her from behind, riding on a bicycle. He snatched her cellphone out of her back pocket and fled the scene on the bicycle heading toward Liberty…
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Crook robs F Train rider at Parsons Boulevard station before fleeing to Manhattan: NYPD
Aug. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry An F train rider was robbed in Jamaica last month and his assailant is still at large after being spotted in lower Manhattan hours after the attack, according to authorities. Police from the 107th Precinct and Transit District 20 reported that during the early morning hours of Monday, July…
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Woman sought in Murray Hill jewelry heist that netted around $15K worth of loot: NYPD
Aug. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are on the lookout for a woman who pulled off a jewelry heist in broad daylight at a Murray Hill store on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 1. The suspect entered Rose Jewelry, located at 25-87 Francis Lewis Blvd. just before 11…
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Crooks steal iPhone from teenager inside of Edgemere subway station: NYPD
May. 11, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crooks who stole an iPhone from a teenager inside of an Edgemere subway station earlier this month. Authorities say that the two crooks — both males — planned met the male 19-year-old victim just before 5:30 p.m. on May 1 inside of the Beach…
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Police searching for crook who stole woman’s purse in Kew Gardens
Apr. 28, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police from the 102nd Precinct are searching for the crook who stole a woman’s purse in Kew Gardens earlier this month. Authorities say that the unidentified man entered Laney’s Laundry & Dry Clean, located at 80-57 Lefferts Blvd. in Kew Gardens, at approximately 9 p.m. on April 21. Once…
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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 »
Woman steals, cash, jewelry and a passport after man invited her into his Middle Village home: NYPD
Mar. 29, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the woman who snatched thousands of dollars worth of loot — including cash and expensive jewelry — from a man’s Middle Village residence earlier this month after he invited her into his home in the middle of the night on March 19. Authorities said that…
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NYPD searching for man who used credit card that was reported stolen in Queens at a Brooklyn grocery store
Mar. 15, 2023 By Julia Moro The NYPD is searching for the man who used a credit card that was reported stolen within the confines of Queens’ 105th Precinct to make a purchase at a grocery store in Brooklyn earlier this month. Authorities say that at approximately 8:16 p.m. on March 1, the suspect used…
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