Tag: home-invasion

Cambria Heights men indicted for Douglaston home invasion, kidnapping in August: DA

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Sep. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry Three Cambria Heights men were indicted by a Queens grand jury for a violent home invasion, burglary and kidnapping in Douglaston during the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 17. Jone Smith, 47, and brothers Ryan and Brandon Dash, 39 and 34, respectively, were arraigned in Queens Supreme…

Officials praise NYPD drones used in Douglaston home invasion response where family was held hostage

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Aug. 19, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Two days after a family was held hostage during a home invasion in Douglaston, city officials gathered outside local Council Member Vickie Paldino’s office on Monday afternoon to applaud the NYPD’s efficient response.   Officials from the NYPD shared details about how the operation, which was compared to something…

Three Cambria Heights men charged after terrifying home invasion and hostage situation in Douglaston early Saturday morning: DA

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Aug. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry Three Cambria Heights men have been criminally charged in connection to a terrifying home invasion in Douglaston during the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 17, in which they allegedly held eight people, including three children, hostage during a robbery. Brandon Dash, 39, and his brother Ryan Dash,…

Queens man shot and critically injured after robber smashes way into home: NYPD

Police examine home where Queens man was shot in apparent robbery

Oct. 18, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki A Queens man is fighting for his life after being shot during an apparent home invasion robbery early on Wednesday morning. Police are looking for as many as eight masked marauders involved in the dramatic pre-dawn caper, which took place at about 5:39 a.m. on Oct. 18 on…