Tag: NYPD

NYPD searching for crook who snatched woman’s cellphone from her pocket in Ozone Park

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Sep. 6, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The NYPD is calling upon the public to help identify and/or find the man wanted in connection with a grand larceny that took place in Ozone Park last month. On Saturday, Aug. 12, at approximately 6 p.m., a 25-year-old female victim was walking at the corner of 81st Street and 102nd Avenue in Ozone Park — within the confines of the 102nd Precinct — when the perpetrator approached her from behind, riding on a bicycle. He snatched her cellphone out of her back pocket and fled the scene on the bicycle heading toward Liberty…
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Police investigating Glendale shooting that injured 29-year-old man last weekend

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Sep. 6, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are investigating after a 29-year-old man was shot  in front of a residential home in Glendale last weekend. Officers responded to a 911 call regarding a shooting in front of a residential home in the vicinity of Cypress Avenue and 78th Avenue at approximately 3:40 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 3, and found the victim with a gunshot wound to the right leg. A witness to the shooting told police the victim was standing in front of 58-58 78th Ave., when someone in a silver car opened fire. The vehicle…
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Group of five assault motorist in Hollis before stealing his SUV: NYPD

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Sep. 6, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a group of five suspects who assaulted a motorist in Hollis last month before stealing his car. Police say the incident happened at around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 20, as the 61-year-old victim was sitting in his 2016…
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Crook robs Ozone Park gas station at knifepoint: NYPD

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Sep. 6, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 102nd Precinct are searching for the crook who robbed a Ozone Park gas station at knifepoint and stole $2,000 last month Police say the crook displayed a knife after entering the Gulf Express gas station, located at 88-14 101 Ave., at approximately 12:40 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 28. He then stole $2,000 from the cash register and fled the scene on foot. There were no injuries reported as a result of the incident.  Police on Sept. 5 released an image of the crook, who was last seen wearing a white tank top,…
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Two men robbed at gunpoint in Ozone Park, three suspects remain at large: NYPD

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Sep. 6, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 102nd Precinct are still searching for three suspects who allegedly robbed two men at gunpoint on a residential street in Ozone Park in August. Police say the two victims, a 37-year-old and a 24-year-old, were walking in front of 97-18 80th St. at around 8 p.m….
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Four men sought in three Queens robberies that took place within seven minutes: NYPD

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Sep. 5, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 107th Precinct are looking for a quartet of robbers who worked with the precision of a pit crew in ripping off three different commercial businesses in an astonishing seven minutes on the night of Friday, Sept. 1, according to the NYPD. The speedy crew struck first in Hillcrest just two blocks away from the campus of St. John’s University when the three men entered the Double J Deli, located at 168-02 Union Tpke., at 10:22 p.m. One of the men placed an object to the back of a 60-year-old store employee…
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Pair of thieves snatch $100K in Flushing jewelry heist: NYPD

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Sep. 2, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the pair of thieves who robbed a Flushing jewelry store and made off with approximately $100,000 in loot on Aug. 31, according to authorities. Police say the two unidentified male suspects entered Prince Jewelers, located at 37-11 Prince St. within the confines of the 109th…
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Off-duty cop shot in Queens road rage incident released from hospital

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Sep. 1, 2023 By Dean Moses The off-duty cop who was shot after a road rage dispute in Queens earlier this week was released from the hospital on Friday to applause from fellow officers. Chris Campos, a 5-year veteran based out of the 81st Precinct in Brooklyn, had been admitted at Elmhurst Hospital since…