Tag: NYPD

Shocking twist: Astoria staircase fall deemed homicide, NYPD says

Dec. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry   A man who fell to his death down a flight of stairs in an Astoria apartment building last month was murdered, the NYPD announced Tuesday. The NYPD said that the incident was not an accident and that the case has been classified as a homicide. The determination was… Read more »

Fatal St. Albans shooting caught on video, gunman remains at large: NYPD

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Dec. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD released a chilling video today that shows a gunman opening fire on a St. Albans street Tuesday morning that left a Springfield Gardens man dead and another wounded. Homicide detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect who is seen on the surveillance video…
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Jollyfest Holiday Parade to take place in Flushing Sunday

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Dec. 13, 2023 By Rachel Butler Queens State Sen. John Liu will be hosting his annual Jollyfest Holiday Parade in downtown Flushing on Sunday. The festivities will take place on Dec. 17 and children and families are invited to attend and march in the parade where children will receive a free holiday hat and can…
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Crunching the Queens crime numbers: rape cases on the rise over the last month

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Dec. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported rape cases in Queens has increased across the borough over the last month when compared to the same period of time in 2022, according to the latest crime stats from the NYPD. For the 28-day-period of Nov. 13 through Dec. 10, both northern and southern…
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Two men shot, one fatally, on St. Albans street early Tuesday: NYPD

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Dec. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry Two men were shot, one fatally, on a St. Albans street early Tuesday morning, according to the NYPD. Police from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica responded to multiple 911 calls of a double shooting that took place at the intersection of 199th Street and Hollis Avenue near the Kingdom…
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Fresh Meadows couple reminded of daughter’s traffic related death following death of Quintas Chen in Flushing

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Dec. 11, 2023 By Rachel Butler The recent hit-and-run death of toddler Quintas Chen in Flushing brought back haunting memories for a Fresh Meadows couple 10 years after the death of their daughter in a similar accident. Amy Tam and Hsi-Pei Liao experienced the death of their 3-year-old child, Allison, on Oct. 6 2013, when she was struck down by an SUV while crossing the street holding her grandmother’s hand.  The incident occurred at the intersection of Cherry Avenue and Main Street. The SUV driver, Ahmad Abu-Zayedeh, was never criminally charged for the incident. Quintas Chen, who was also 3-years old,…
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Police on the hunt for suspects in Queens and Brooklyn robberies

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Dec. 11, 2023 By Anthony Medina The NYPD is asking for the public’s help to find and identify two men allegedly responsible for a citywide robbery pattern in Ridgewood and Bushwick earlier this month. According to police, at approximately 4:55 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, in the confines of the 104th Precinct, the two individuals…
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Woman groped at 40th Street-Lowery 7 train station in Sunnyside: NYPD

Dec. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry   A 7-train rider was groped by an unknown man on Saturday morning as she entered the 40th Street-Lowery subway station on Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and transit cops are looking for a stranger who followed the 27-year-old woman into… Read more »