Oct. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Unit is investigating an assault that occurred Sunday on board an MTA shuttle bus in South Richmond Hill after a young rider was allegedly attacked for wearing a turban and a face mask, according to authorities. The 106th Precinct reported that the bias crime went…
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Springfield Gardens man gets 17 years for attempted murder in Far Rockaway shoot-out in 2022: DA
Oct. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry A Springfield Gardens man was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court to 17 years in prison for attempted murder for a shoot-out in Far Rockaway in a territorial dispute among drug dealers in March 2022, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Friday. Marvin Mitchell, 37, of 229th Street, was convicted…
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Two Jackson Heights housemates busted for allegedly beating a woman in front of her husband in East Elmhurst: NYPD
By Bill Parry Two Jackson Heights men were taken into custody Thursday morning and charged with assault, among other crimes, for allegedly attacking a 54-year-old woman in front of her husband in East Elmhurst nearly two months ago. Dario Acosta, 52, and Luis Pablo, 33, who live in a house on 87th Street… Read more »
Gun-toting biker is wanted for road rage shooting in front of a Springfield Gardens church: NYPD
Oct. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry A motorcycle-riding gunman allegedly opened fire on a motorist in front of a church during an apparent road rage incident in Southeast Queens on Sunday night. Police from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica reported that the incident occurred just after 8:00 p.m. in Springfield Gardens, when the biker got into a verbal dispute with a 66-year-old man who was behind the wheel of a silver 2023 Toyota Sienna in the vicinity of Farmers Boulevard and North Conduit Avenue. The victim drove off, but the stranger caught up to him in front of the Springfield…
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Two men sought for robbing two liquor stores in the same morning, taking top-shelf booze: NYPD
Oct. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from two Queens precincts are on the lookout for two top-shelf booze connoisseurs who broke into two liquor stores in under an hour-and-a-half during the early morning hours of Oct. 3, making off with cases of wine and spirits worth more than $92,000. The high-end crooks first targeted…
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Police searching for a moped-riding suspect who stole $36K in Maspeth burglary
Oct. 12, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police need help to identify the whereabouts of a moped-riding man in connection with a burglary in Maspeth last week. Police say an uninvited man entered the building of New Midori Trading Inc., located at 58-08 58th Ave. in Maspeth — within the confines of the 104th Precinct —…
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Police searching for duo who assaulted and robbed man in Jamaica
Oct. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The NYPD is searching for two crooks who punched a man in the face before robbing him in Jamaica last month. According to the NYPD, at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Sept. 2, a 39-year-old man was walking in the rear parking lot of 178-23 Hillside Ave., within the confines…
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Brooklyn man charged with assault after biting off a cop’s fingertip inside 103rd Precinct in Jamaica: DA
Oct. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry
Commuter beaten with own umbrella in Jackson Heights: NYPD
Oct. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry An E train rider was beaten with his own umbrella by a stranger at the Jackson Heights subway hub on Roosevelt Avenue on Sunday morning, according to authorities. Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst reported that the 41-year-old victim was inside the 74th Street station when an unidentified… Read more »
Cops search for bottle-wielding assailant in Dutch Kills assault
Oct. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect they’ve been trying to locate for nearly a month for allegedly attacking a man with a glass bottle in Dutch Kills. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria reported that the 31-year-old victim was standing inside 29-01 39th… Read more »