Oct. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry A former FBI agent from Queens Village is criminally charged with possessing an arsenal of illegal ghost guns and a stockpile of ammunition after law enforcement raided his home and a storage unit in Port Washington, L.I. Scott Chiang, 53, was arraigned Friday in Queens Criminal Court on…
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Manhattan man convicted of murder in 2010 strangulation death of transgender woman in Glendale: DA
Oct. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry A Manhattan man was convicted of murder for strangling a transgender woman to death in her Glendale apartment and then tampering with physical evidence in 2010 for the second time. Rasheen Everett, 43, of Jefferson Street in Lower Manhattan, was originally tried and found guilty in 2013. That…
DA Katz introduces Kimi, the facility dog providing comfort to Queens crime victims
Oct. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz introduced one of the newest members of her team on Wednesday as part of her office’s public information campaign during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Kimi, a 2-year-old golden retriever/Labrador retriever, has been appointed as a facility dog to provide comfort and companionship to…
NYPD to host anonymous gun buyback program in Jamaica on Sept. 21
Sep. 12, 2024 By Athena Dawson The NYPD, in partnership with Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz’s office, is hosting a gun buyback program on Saturday, Sept. 21, at First Presbyterian Church, located at 89-60 164th St. in Jamaica. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., residents can surrender as many guns as they wish; however,…
Suspect who shot two Queens cops ordered held behind bars indefinitely at virtual arraignment
Jun. 5, 2024 By Dean Moses
The suspect who shot two Queens cops earlier this week faced an arraignment judge from his hospital bedside Wednesday morning.
Queens cop killed: Alleged shooter hit with first-degree murder charge for slaying of Police Officer Jonathan Diller
Mar. 28, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki and Dean Moses
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Thursday that the alleged shooter who killed Police Officer Jonathan Diller on Monday afternoon has been hit with a first-degree murder charge punishable by life imprisonment without parole upon conviction.
Suspect pleads guilty to 2019 mistaken-identity slaying of teen Aamir Griffin in Queens
Mar. 17, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
A 21-year-old alleged gang member pled guilty on Sunday to the 2019 mistaken-identity slaying of 14-year-old Aamir Griffin on a Queens playground.
Op-Ed: Why I’m voting for Melinda Katz
May. 13, 2023 By Councilman Shekar Krishnan Melinda Katz and I haven’t always seen eye to eye. In the contentious 2019 Democratic primary election for Queens District Attorney, I publicly supported Tiffany Cabán, the public defender candidate, over Katz, then the borough president. After Katz won and took office, I opposed her prosecution of a…
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112th Precinct Holds Community Council Meeting, Attendees Warned That Scammers are Targeting the Elderly
Feb. 1, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The Community Council for the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills and Rego Park held a virtual meeting with the NYPD last month where residents were updated on local crime and were advised to be vigilant about scammers seeking to solicit money. The monthly meeting — which aims to bring… Read more »