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Crunching the Queens crime stats: grand larceny auto incidents soar, with NYPD reporting surge in vehicle thefts

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Nov. 21, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The number of vehicles being stolen, categorized by the NYPD as grand larceny auto, has increased throughout Queens year-to-date, compared to the same period in 2022, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD. Grand larceny auto incidents are up 39.6% in northern Queens for the year through Nov. 19, rising from 1,718 incidents last year to 2,398 this year. In southern Queens, grand larceny of automobiles rose 14.2% over the same period of time, from 1,423 to 1,625. The increase in grand larceny auto incidents across Queens can also be seen…
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Woman struck by hit-and-run driver near Clearview Expressway in Bayside: NYPD

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Nov. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry A 35-year-old woman was struck by a hit-and-run driver near the Clearview Expressway in Bayside last week, according to authorities. Police from the 111th Precinct in Bayside are looking for the motorist who sped away from the scene of the collision that left the victim injured and lying on…
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Headless corpse found on the sand of Breezy Point Beach: NYPD

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Nov. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD has launched an investigation after a headless body was discovered on Breezy Point Beach just after noon on Friday, Nov. 17. Police from the 100th Precinct responded to a 911 call of a human torso on the beach. Upon their arrival, officers found a human torso with…
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Dept. of Education employee busted for trying to kidnap teen as she walked to school in Cambria Heights: NYPD

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Nov. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry A city Department of Education employee was arrested Thursday, Nov. 16, and charged with attempted kidnapping and other crimes for allegedly trying to abduct a 15-year-old girl who was walking to school in Cambria Heights on Nov. 15, according to authorities. Detectives from the 105th Precinct went to the home of 32-year-old Yogeshwar Narine just as he was parking his black SUV in front of his residence and took him into custody without further incident, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the case. The maintenance worker was positively identified from a photo…
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