Oct. 11, 2024 By Bill Parry An off-duty NYPD School Safety Agent was arrested and booked at the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica late last month after officers responded to a domestic dispute call at her St. Albans home. Janet Williams, 54, of Elmira Avenue, was taken into custody on the evening of Monday, Sept.…
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Construction worker killed in Astoria after piece of equipment strikes him in head: NYPD
Oct. 11, 2024 By Bill Parry A married father of two from New Jersey was killed in Astoria when he suffered a blow to his head while working on a water sewage system more than a hundred feet underground. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria responded to a 911 call just after 10 a.m…. Read more »
Southeast Queens man sentenced to decade in prison for stabbing Jamaica man who rushed to defend girlfriend: DA
Oct. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry Jamaica resident Rahlik Pinnock was sentenced to ten years in prison on Thursday for stabbing a man during an altercation shortly after Pinnock tried to solicit the victim’s girlfriend to engage in prostitution in front of a Sutphin Boulevard liquor store in February 2022. Pinnock, 35, of 115th…
Deviant sought for allegedly groping 14-year-old girl on an M train in Ridgewood on Sunday: NYPD
Oct. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood and Transit District 33. are looking for a pervert who allegedly groped a 14-year-old girl on an M train on the morning of Sunday, Oct. 6. The youngster was onboard a southbound M train approaching the Seneca Avenue subway station in…
NYC crime: NYPD reports another drop in major felonies in September, though shootings spiked
Oct. 8, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell and Robert Pozarycki Major NYC crime dropped for the ninth consecutive month, NYPD officials reported Tuesday — crediting the department’s “laser focus” on gun crime for making the city’s streets safer. Interim Commissioner Tom Donlon provided his first monthly crime data report alongside Mayor Eric Adams, who appointed…
Rockaway Beach murder mystery: How a detective hopes a blanket and DNA evidence will lead them to a toddler’s killer
Oct. 6, 2024 By Dean Moses Two dog walkers strolling along Rockaway Beach on the frigid afternoon of Feb. 5, 2005, made a horrific discovery: the body of a dead toddler lying not far from where the chilled, wintry waves hit the shore. The mystery behind the person who killed the toddler has endured…
Police investigate death of homeless man found in Noonan Playground in Sunnyside
Oct. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A homeless man was found dead early Friday morning at L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground in Sunnyside, prompting an ongoing investigation. The man, known within the local community, was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in the park located at 42nd Street and Greenpoint Avenue. EMS teams responded to the… Read more »
St. Albans community rocked by yet another shooting incident this month, gunman remains at large: NYPD
Sep. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica are investigating yet another shooting incident in St. Albans, but this latest case was non-fatal. The most recent shooting occurred in broad daylight on a quiet residential block during the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 17. A 21-year-old man was walking past…
Cambria Heights men indicted for Douglaston home invasion, kidnapping in August: DA
Sep. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry Three Cambria Heights men were indicted by a Queens grand jury for a violent home invasion, burglary and kidnapping in Douglaston during the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 17. Jone Smith, 47, and brothers Ryan and Brandon Dash, 39 and 34, respectively, were arraigned in Queens Supreme…
Corona man indicted on predatory sexual assault, rape of 13-year-old girl in Flushing park in June: DA
Sep. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry Ecuadorean migrant Christian Inga was indicted by a Queens grand jury and is now criminally charged with predatory sexual assault, rape in the first degree and numerous other crimes for a June attack on a 13-year-old girl and her friend in Kissena Corridor Park. Inga, 25, who was…