Mar. 15, 2023 By Dean Moses Three alleged gun and drug dealers who were part of a major Queens crime ring have been locked up on a massive indictment for possessing “ghost guns” and cocaine, law enforcement officials announced Wednesday. Attorney General Letitia James joined Mayor Eric Adams, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, and others…
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NYPD searching for man who used credit card that was reported stolen in Queens at a Brooklyn grocery store
Mar. 15, 2023 By Julia Moro The NYPD is searching for the man who used a credit card that was reported stolen within the confines of Queens’ 105th Precinct to make a purchase at a grocery store in Brooklyn earlier this month. Authorities say that at approximately 8:16 p.m. on March 1, the suspect used…
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Duo sought in two separate burglaries of Corona gas station last week: NYPD
Mar. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD is looking for two alleged burglars who allegedly hit the same gas station near Flushing Meadows Corona Park twice in two days earlier this month. Authorities say the culprits forcibly entered through the front door of the Mobil station located at 110-88 Horace Harding Expressway in Corona…
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Thief runs off with nearly $1,000 in armed robbery of Glendale gas station: NYPD
Mar. 12, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the thief who flashed a knife and ran off with nearly $1,000 during an armed robbery of a gas station in Glendale on Saturday. Officers from the 104th Precinct responded to a call regarding a robbery inside of the Shell gas station located at 64-40…
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Mayor appoints NYPD training chief as new Probation head, dismisses reports she ran afoul of top cop
Mar. 10, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Friday officially announced the appointment of NYPD training chief Juanita Holmes as the new head of the city’s Department of Probation (DOP), while waving away reports that conflicts between Holmes and Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell ended her tenure at the department. Shortly before Holmes’…
‘Truly heartbreaking’: Dead cats found near A train in Howard Beach, two weeks after tortured felines were rescued in Richmond Hill
Mar. 9, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD and the Queens District Attorney’s office have launched an investigation after more than a dozen dead cats were discovered in Howard Beach Saturday, March 4. The cats appeared to have been tossed over a fence along the A train subway line at 102nd Street near 157th Avenue,…
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Police find knife disguised as comb while arresting Ridgewood man for recklessly driving a moped: NYPD
Mar. 9, 2023 By Julia Moro Officers from the 104th Precinct arrested an individual recklessly operating a moped without a helmet or proper registration while traveling eastbound on Myrtle Avenue and Palmetto Street on Tuesday, March 7, at 11:28 p.m. According to reports, as police attempted to stop the vehicle around 11:30 p.m., the defendant,…
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Coyote found wandering in Queens Wednesday morning: NYPD
Mar. 8, 2023 By Bill Parry
Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village were alerted by Floral Park residents who discovered a coyote skulking around in their backyards Wednesday morning, March 8.
Attorney general opens probe into death of Far Rockaway woman who was fatally struck by NYPD vehicle last month
Mar. 8, 2023 By Bill Parry New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced that her office has launched a probe into the death of a Far Rockaway woman who was fatally struck by an NYPD vehicle last month. The AG’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) opened the investigation into the death of Zabina Gafoor,…
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Crook sought in armed robbery of CVS located on Ridgewood/Bushwick border
Mar. 3, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crook who flashed a knife during the robbery of a CVS located on the Ridgewood/Bushwick border on Monday. Authorities say that the unknown male suspect entered the CVS located at 329 Wyckoff Ave., located on the border of Ridgewood and Bushwick, just before 2…
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