Jul. 24, 2025 By Dean Moses Police say the man who allegedly stabbed his wife and young daughter to death in Queens last weekend called his sister following the attack and told her to “send help.” According to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny, 54-year-old Ernesto Cruz suspected of the horrific murders was not…
Jul. 22, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Jackson Heights man on murder charges for allegedly beating his wife to death in their apartment in 2024. Jose Lequerica, 50, of 34th Avenue, was arrested by the NYPD in the same apartment on Tuesday, July 22, and booked at the 115th…
Jul. 21, 2025 By Bill Parry A Ridgewood man has been criminally charged for allegedly stabbing his wife and 2-year-old daughter to death in his family’s apartment on Saturday night. Ernesto Cruz, 54, of 63-35 Forest Avenue, was arrested Sunday night and charged with two counts of murder for fatally stabbing his 41-year-old wife,…
Jul. 20, 2025 By Dean Moses A Queens father allegedly stabbed his wife and young daughter to death on Saturday night before turning the knife on himself, police sources reported. According to authorities, the gruesome incident unfolded just after 7 p.m. on July 19 inside a home on Forest Avenue near Menahan Street in…
Jul. 18, 2025 By Bill Parry A College Point man is being held without bail after he was arrested and charged with murder for the fatal stabbing of a Corona man in May. Carlos Castro Alvarado, 26, of 121st Street, was apprehended near his workplace on Tuesday, July 15, by members of the Regional…
Jul. 17, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens homeless man is being held without bail after he allegedly shot his estranged wife to death in front of his stepdaughter on a St. Albans street last month. Audwin Caines, 62, was apprehended in Upper Manhattan on Tuesday, July 15, by U.S. Marshals from the NY/NJ…
Jan. 26, 2025 By Dean Moses Queens detectives are questioning a teenager who allegedly stabbed a man to death during an argument early on Sunday morning. According to police sources, officers from the 115th Precinct were called to a home near the corner of 35th Avenue and 102nd Street in Corona just after 6…
Jan. 16, 2025 By Dean Moses A Queens woman accused of killing her building’s superintendent due to a rent dispute came face to face with the press — and the victim’s wife — following her arrest Thursday. Sandra Cotto Navarro, 48, was charged with murder for allegedly pummeling 55-year-old Jose Portillo over the head…
Dec. 5, 2024 By Dean Moses and Robert Pozarycki The investigation into Wednesday’s brazen Midtown shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is “progressing,” law enforcement sources said, as the hunt for his assassin enters its second day with the release of surveillance images of his face, By all appearances, the shooting appears to be…
Oct. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry A federal grand jury in Brooklyn indicted three Maryland men for their alleged roles in the kidnapping, robbery and fatal shooting of a marijuana dealer in Bayside in July. Two of the defendants, Jerome Waters, 23, known on the street as “the Engineer,” and Calvin Israel, 23, were…