Tag: NYPD

How a discarded fork helped Queens detectives crack a 15-year-old murder cold case

Queens cold case murder suspect bows head while being escorted by detective

May. 30, 2024 By Dean Moses A thrown-out fork helped Queens detectives solve a 15-year-old murder case that led to a suspect’s arrest earlier this month. Anthony Scalici was picked up in Florida on May 14 and brought back to Queens to face murder charges in connection with the 2009 death of Rosario Prestigiacomo,…

Elderly woman swindled by jewelry swap scam in Elmhurst: NYPD

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May. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry

Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are investigating a grand larceny case in which a 73-year-old woman fell victim to a trickster in broad daylight on the afternoon of Friday, May 17.