Jul. 6, 2024 By Emily Davenport The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation is looking into the death of a civilian who died on Independence Day after an encounter with the NYPD in Queens. At approximately 5:23 p.m. on July 4, two NYPD officers responded to a reported assault at a residence…
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4th of July horror in Queens: Child dead, police shoot suspect after stabbing
Jul. 4, 2024 By Dean Moses The 4th of July holiday became a nightmare in Queens on Thursday afternoon after a man stabbed a child to death and police fatally shot the knife-wielding suspect in a domestic dispute, police brass said. According to NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell, cops from the 103rd Precinct…
F train rider beaten, robbed by stranger in Atlanta Braves baseball cap in Kew Gardens: NYPD
Jul. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry
An F train rider was assaulted and robbed by an apparent Atlanta Braves baseball fan in Kew Gardens last month, and the suspect remains at large more than two weeks later.
Widow of slain detective addresses NYPD graduates in College Point
Jul. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The widow of a murdered New York detective addressed hundreds of NYPD Academy graduates on Tuesday as part of Gun and Shield Day, which sees recruits receive their badge and firearm before officially graduating from the Academy. Maritza Ramos, whose husband Det. Rafael Ramos was slain in an ambush…
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Porch pirate breaks into Kew Gardens Hills apartment building, but leaves empty-handed: NYPD
Jul. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are looking for a burglar who broke into a residential building in the vicinity of 70th Avenue and 141st Street in Kew Gardens Hills on Saturday, June 22.
Off-duty cop arrested with her husband for attacking relative in her Howard Beach home on Sunday morning: NYPD
Jul. 2, 2024 By Bill Parry
An off-duty NYPD cop and her husband were arrested Sunday morning and booked at the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park for breaking into the Howard Beach home of a female relative hours earlier, where they beat and strangled her, police said.
Suspect sought for firing gun at cop after car chase that started in Astoria and ended in Brooklyn: NYPD
July 2, 2024 By Bill Parry A manhunt is underway for a gunman who fired shots at a cop Saturday night after the suspect crashed his vehicle following a car chase through the streets of western Queens. The suspect, who is known to frequent areas of Dutch Kills and Astoria, exchanged gunfire with a police… Read more »
Crunching the Queens crime numbers: Rapes and felony assaults spike in northern Queens
Jul. 2, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported rapes and felony assaults across northern Queens spiked during the 28-day period from June 3-30, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD. The number of rapes reported in northern Queens went up 121.4% year-over-year, from…
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Church statue vandalized in Fresh Meadows, cops seek cab driver as part of hate crime investigation: NYPD
Jul. 2, 2024 By Bill Parry
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is looking for a yellow cab driver who allegedly vandalized a religious statue in front of a Fresh Meadows church early Sunday morning.
Brooklyn man gets 20 to life in prison for gunning down East Elmhurst teen in Corona in 2021: DA
Jul. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Brooklyn gang member was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison Monday in Queens Supreme Court for gunning down a teenager at point-blank range in front of a Corona barbershop in July 2021.