Nov. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood are looking for two burglars who targeted a Glendale home in broad daylight on Friday, Nov. 1, before driving off in a BMW with a massive haul of stolen property, according to the NYPD. The two unidentified men entered a residence…
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Mother of missing Roosevelt Island autistic woman makes desperate plea as search reaches one week: ‘Keep your eyes open’
Nov. 7, 2024 By Dean Moses A distraught mother is making a plea to New Yorkers to help find her missing daughter with autism after she vanished from her Roosevelt Island home last week. Amanda Sadlier fought back tears as she recalled to amNewYork Metro the harrowing moment she realized that her child Markeysha…
Deaths of two adults in Jamaica garage fire ruled homicides in illegally converted apartment: NYPD
Nov. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry The NYPD did not wait for the FDNY fire marshals to determine the cause of a fatal fire in a detached garage in Jamaica on Saturday morning before deeming the deaths of two civilians as homicides on Monday. Investigators suspected foul play and that the fire was set…
Jamaica motorcyclist killed in collision with Kia driver in Middle Village on Friday afternoon: NYPD
Nov. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry A motorcyclist from Jamaica was killed in a crash near Mount Olivet Cemetery in Middle Village on Friday afternoon. Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision at 69th Street and Eliot Avenue at 5:15 p.m., where they found the…
NYC MARATHON | Thousands cross the finish line and complete personal journey in the world’s greatest foot race
Nov. 3, 2024 By Dean Moses They came, they saw, they conquered the five boroughs. Some 50,000 participants pushed themselves to the limit at the TCS New York City Marathon Sunday — racing from the foot of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Staten Island and through the five boroughs to Central Park. But every moment…
Mayor Adams calls for action on deadly subway surfing trend, touts NYPD drone program and social media accountability
Oct. 31, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Mayor Eric Adams, elected officials and members of the NYPD gathered in Woodside Thursday afternoon to issue a “cry for action” against subway surfing – the practice of riding atop moving subway carriages – following the death of a 13-year-old girl along the elevated 7 line in Corona on… Read more »
Newly-minted NYPD officer celebrates graduation with a retired sergeant who helped save his family after collision
Oct. 31, 2024 By Dean Moses Xavier Duran was one of 588 new NYPD officers who graduated during a Madison Square Garden ceremony Thursday — and his journey to the nation’s largest police force began when he was 9 years old, inspired by the heroic actions of a retired sergeant. As cannons blasted blue…
Two suspects sought for groping, punching and robbing a woman in Ozone Park on Saturday night: NYPD
Oct. 31, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park are looking for two suspects who groped a woman before robbing her on the night of Saturday, Oct. 26. The 26-year-old victim was walking near the intersection of Glenmore Avenue and 76th Street in Ozone Park at 9:23 p.m. when…
Brooklyn man charged in large-scale identity theft, targeting Queens residents in mail fraud scheme: DA
Oct. 31, 2024 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man has been charged with criminal possession of stolen property, identity theft, and other offenses after a court-authorized search revealed an array of stolen bank checks, credit cards, debit cards, and driver’s licenses in plain sight inside his Crown Heights apartment. The investigation began when a…
Queens leaders launch bold seven-point plan to tackle crime and revitalize Roosevelt Avenue
Oct. 31, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Shekar Krishnan, Assembly Members Steven Raga and Catalina Cruz, and several local advocates gathered in Jackson Heights Wednesday to launch a new seven-point plan to make Roosevelt Avenue safer and brighter. Krishnan, Raga, Cruz and a number of local business owners, workers and parents gathered at the… Read more »