Nov. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry A teenager was robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight on Oct. 30 inside the 33rd Street-Rawson Street subway station in Long Island City, according to the NYPD. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are searching for a stranger who approached the 14-year-old victim just before 8… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan On Halloween morning, when the temperature was hovering around 40 degrees, 911 calls reporting a dog drowning in Baisley Pond in Jamaica were relayed to local police. Two officers from the 113th Precinct, which covers southeastern Queens, responded to the incident at 8:30 a.m. and successfully rescued Sparky, the 8-year old Border Collie. The NYPD also mentioned that the dog is blind. Body camera footage shared to X by the NYPD shows Officers Williams and Espositio entering the murky swamp-like water and wading through vegetation to reach Sparky. “Pup, you’re okay, you’re okay,” Officer…
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Nov. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry A trio of crooks ambushed, assaulted and robbed a man as he walked past a Corona barbershop beneath the 7 train on Roosevelt Avenue late last month, according to authorities. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for three suspects who approached to 59-year-old man at… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry A T-Mobile store located near the Van Wyck Expressway in South Ozone Park was robbed at gunpoint in October and police from the 106th Precinct are still searching for two men who allegedly pulled off the heist. Police reported that, at around 6:20 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 23, a 23-year-old man was working in the corner storefront at 134-11 Rockaway Blvd. when two unidentified men entered the shop. One of the men pulled out a handgun, while his partner forcibly removed around $1,700 in cash from the register, as well as a Samsung cellphone….
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Nov. 2, 2023 By Bill Parry An F train rider was injured during a random attack in the Queens Plaza subway station on Sunday, Oct. 29. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are looking for an unidentified man who approached the 29-year-old victim as he was standing on… Read more »
Nov. 2, 2023 By Bill Parry A 19-year-old was slugged and robbed of tens of thousands of dollars after he was apparently set-up by a stranger he had arranged to meet near Queens Plaza South on Monday, Oct. 23. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City reported that the victim and his 25-year-old… Read more »
Nov. 2, 2023 By Bill Parry A pregnant woman was allegedly attacked by a stranger at the 74th Street-Roosevelt Avenue transit hub in Jackson Heights on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 1, after a verbal dispute escalated into violence, according to the NYPD. Police from the 115th Precinct and Transit District 20 are looking for… Read more »
Nov. 1, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD is investigating a vandalism incident that occurred on Monday, Oct. 30, at a Murray Hill church that caused tens of thousands of dollars worth or damage to a nearly 110-year-old statue. Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing responded to a call around 5 p.m. at St….
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Nov. 1, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Crime continues to rise in northern Queens, although it remains flat in the southern portion of the borough, according to the NYPD’s latest crime statistics released Oct. 29. The number of major crimes — murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and grand larceny of automobiles — increased…
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Oct. 31, 2023 By Rachel Butler Children and parents alike put their best costumes on and headed to Flushing for the NYPD’s 109th Precinct’s annual trick-or-treating event on Oct. 31. The 109th Precinct held the event from 3 to 6 p.m. for local children to come together, get some free candy and to have an…
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