Jul. 19, 2024 By Dean Moses Cops collared a fake priest in Queens who turned out to be an alleged international scam artist who preyed on houses of worship in the borough and around the country. According to police sources, 45-year-old Malin Rostas of Romania arrived at American Martyrs Roman Catholic Church, located at…
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Two men sought for stealing a safe from a money transfer company in Jackson Heights: NYPD
July 18, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are still looking for a pair of burglars who broke into a commercial establishment just over a month ago and hauled away a safe before driving off in two SUVs. The duo entered through the rear door of BA Express USA,… Read more »
Creep sought for allegedly flashing a teenage girl, performing lewd act on subway in LIC: NYPD
July 18, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are looking for a sexual deviant who allegedly exposed himself to a 17-year-old victim as she rode aboard a northbound R train on the morning of Sunday, July 14. As the train was pulling into the… Read more »
Man sought for allegedly committing act of public lewdness in front of 16-year-old girl on Q43 bus: NYPD
Jul. 18, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a creep who subjected a 16-year-old girl to public lewdness in broad daylight while they rode a Q43 bus in Jamaica Estates late last month. The incident occurred just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25 as the…
Queens Village man indicted for stabbing stranger to death in Jamaica deli: DA
Jul. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Southeast Queens man for fatally stabbing a stranger to death in a Jamaica deli last month. Jahshua Kelley, 40, of 107th Avenue in Queens Village, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court Wednesday on a four-count indictment charging him with murder in the…
AG James announces dismantling of Queens-based ghost gun trafficking operation
Jul. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Wednesday the takedown of a prolific Queens-based gun trafficking crew accused of selling firearms and ammo at an East Elmhurst playground, the Queens Center Mall and other locations around the borough. James secured a 625-count indictment charging five men for participating…
Woman attacked and robbed inside a Long Island City subway station, four suspects remain at large: NYPD
July 17, 2024 By Bill Parry A 23-year-old woman was beaten and robbed by a group of four young women inside the 21st Street-Queensbridge subway station in Long Island City during the early morning of Sunday, July 7. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria and Transit District 20 are looking for the four women… Read more »
Gunman sought for allegedly shooting a man near the LIRR’s Richmond Hill Yard last month: NYPD
Jul. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill are looking for a gunman who allegedly shot a 32-year-old man in front of an auto detailing shop last month. The suspect allegedly approached the victim in front of 130-05 91st Ave. near the Long Island Rail Road’s Richmond Hill…
Bike riding crook sought for grand larcenies along Roosevelt Avenue in Elmhurst and Corona: NYPD
July 16, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for a nighttime bike rider who has targeted pedestrians in two grand larcenies on Roosevelt Avenue in recent weeks. In both incidents, the perpetrator rode up alongside his victims on a white bicycle before snatching their property and riding off…. Read more »
Cops backtrack on report of man who tried to abduct child from Queens daycare center, investigation shows no wrong doing
Jul. 16, 2024 By Dean Moses Cops in Queens are now backtracking after they said they were working to find a man who tried to abduct a child from a daycare center on Monday — leaving staff members shaken, authorities said. Police sources originally stated an unidentified man strolled into the Flushing school near…