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 »
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…
July 15, 2024 By Bill Parry A Woodhaven man was arrested and booked at the 108th Precinct in Long Island City on Thursday and charged with criminally negligent homicide and related crimes for a fatal hit-and-run that killed a city employee from Brooklyn just a block away from the precinct more than a year ago…. Read more »
Jul. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry A Jamaica man was sentenced to more than three-and-a-half decades in prison Friday in Queens Supreme Court for killing a 39-year-old man in 2020 over a dispute over money and for fatally shooting another man outside a liquor store in South Ozone Park in 2021. Ashik Zaman, 23,…
Jul. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry A Southeast Queens taxi cab driver was charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime and other related crimes for vandalizing a religious statue at a Fresh Meadows church late last month just hours before Sunday mass. Jamshaid Choudhry, 44, of 186th Street in Hollis, was arraigned Friday…
July 12, 2024 By Bill Parry A 27-year-old man was beaten and robbed by five men as he walked along Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights at night last month. The suspect snatched a pricey gold chain from the victim. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights were able to catch one of the… Read more »
Jul. 12, 2024 By QNS News Team The NYPD Community Outreach Division, in partnership with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, hosted a special children’s day event on July 11 at Kissena Park in Flushing. The event featured child safety and personal safety lectures, rock climbing, a bouncy house, a photo booth, snacks, drinks and the…
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July 12, 2024 By Bill Parry A 28-year-old man was roughed up and robbed by two muggers who were last seen running towards Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights late last month. Police from the 115th Precinct reported that the victim was walking past a home at 37-19 89th St. during the early morning of Tuesday,… Read more »
Jul. 12, 2024 By Anthony Medina A dispute between two older men near the Fresh Pond Road M train platform steps last week took a violent turn when one of them pulled out a knife and slashed the other across the face. Police say the incident unfolded in the vicinity of Fresh Pond Road…
Jul. 11, 2024 By Athena Dawson Over 30 abandoned vehicles were removed in a section of Jamaica as a part of a widespread tow operation orchestrated between GatewayJFK Business Improvement District, NYPD’s 105th and 113th Precincts and NYPD Patrol Borough Queens South. The cleanups, which took place last month, removed abandoned, derelict vehicles, including cars,…
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