Apr. 17, 2024 By Dean Moses
The headless body discovered floating in Queens’ Jamaica Bay last week has been identified as an apparent suicide victim, authorities said.
Headless body found in Queens’ Jamaica Bay was suicide victim: NYPD
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Jamaica Hills senior dies days after his Hillside Avenue assault just blocks from his home: NYPD
Apr. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 76-year-old Jamaica Hills man died Tuesday after clinging to life for 11 days, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has reclassified his assault as a homicide investigation.
Turnabout is ‘Fare Play’: NYPD says fare evasion operation led to 175 arrests of armed or drug-carrying suspects in a week
Apr. 17, 2024 By Dean Moses
NYPD transit brass said Tuesday that “Operation Fare Play” was a winning move for public safety, resulting in 175 arrests of dangerous criminals during a concentrated effort to combat fare evasion.
71-year-old man assaulted while exiting bus in Forest Hills by suspect who remains at large: NYPD
Apr. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 71-year-old man was attacked by a stranger in broad daylight as he got off an MTA bus in Forest Hills last week, police said.
Brooklyn man charged with manslaughter for hit-and-run collision that killed his friend on the Rockaway Boardwalk: NYPD
Apr. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Brooklyn man was indicted Monday by a Queens grand jury in connection to a fatal hit-and-run collision on the Rockaway Boardwalk near Beach 47th Street in Arverne in 2022.
Crunching the Queens crime numbers: grand larcenies down across borough, rapes halved in the north, robberies decrease in the south
Apr. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of grand larcenies across Queens was down during the 28-day period from March 18 to April 14, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. At the same time, rapes and robberies decreased significantly in…
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Squatters take over abandoned Triple Crown Diner in Bellerose
Apr. 17, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The once-popular Triple Crown Diner, which has been closed for years, has now become a makeshift residence for a group of squatters. The iconic eatery, once known for its round-the-clock service and bustling crowds, now presents a stark contrast with shattered glass doors and an overwhelming stench indicating long-term…
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Queens man faces up to 30 years in prison in connection to fatal shooting of cop in Far Rockaway last month: DA
Apr. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry
The driver involved in the fatal shooting of NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller in Far Rockaway last month was indicted on weapons charges, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday.
NYPD implements American Sign Language training for recruits as part of equity and inclusion initiative
Apr. 16, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The city’s police officers are now being taught American Sign Language (ASL) as part of an equity and inclusion initiative to better communicate with the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Over 600 NYPD recruits who are set to graduate this May participated in basic ASL training at the Police Academy…
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Headless body found floating in Jamaica Bay on Friday identified as 46-year-old Ozone Park man: NYPD
Apr. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry
The NYPD has identified the headless man who was found floating in Jamaica Bay off Howard Beach on Friday night as 46-year-old Lukasz Mikolajewicz of Dumont Avenue in Ozone Park, after his family was notified.