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Woman thwarts teen robber who threatened her with a butter knife at Elmhurst subway station: NYPD

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Sep. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry An E train rider was menaced by a teenager on board a scooter as she walked inside an Elmhurst subway station on the night of Thursday, Sept. 7. Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 reported that the 44-year-old woman had just come off a Jamaica-bound E train at the Elmhurst Avenue station and was walking on the platform just before 10:30 p.m., when the suspect rode up to her on his scooter. The youngster asked to use her cellphone and the victim refused. The teen proceeded to follow her…
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Mugger robs two women in rapid succession at same Murray Hill intersection: NYPD

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Sep. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are on the lookout for a mugger who targeted two women within a minute at the same Murray Hill location in broad daylight on Sunday, Sept. 3. Police say the man first struck at 10:45 a.m. near the intersection of Linden Place and 35th Avenue, a block away from Northern Boulevard, when he approached a 62-year-old woman and pushed her to the ground. He then forcibly removed her wallet, which contained $100 in cash, before fleeing the scene, traveling eastbound on 35th Avenue. The victim did not…
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Two women attacked, robbed inside their guest room at Queens Village hotel: NYPD

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Sep. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry Two women were menaced and robbed by a BB gun-toting stranger inside their Queens Village hotel room on Sunday afternoon, according to the NYPD. Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village responded to a report of the incident that went down at around 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, when the suspect knocked on their guest room door at the Casa Azul Hotel, located at 220-16 Jamaica Ave. A 42-year-old woman opened the door and the assailant forced his way inside the guest room, according to authorities. He proceeded to display a BB gun…
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Teenage gunman sought in broad daylight shooting at the Baisley Park Houses in Springfield Gardens: NYPD

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Sep. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry A teenage gunman remains at large after opening fire in broad daylight at the Baisley Park Houses in Springfield Gardens on Friday, Sept. 8. Police from the 113th Precinct are looking for the gunman in the “reckless endangerment” incident that went down just after 3 p.m. in front of 116-80 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, just a block away from the Baisley Pond Park Cricket Pitch, where he pulled out a black handgun. He proceeded to open fire, shooting numerous times in the direction of an unknown intended target, instead striking the back window of…
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Two dead after apparent murder-suicide shooting in Ozone Park: NYPD

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Sep. 7, 2023 By Dean Moses Two people were shot to death in what sources say appears to be an attempted murder-suicide in broad daylight in Ozone Park Thursday evening. According to police, NYPD officers rushed to Drew Street and 101st Avenue, within the confines of the 102nd Precinct, at around 5:40 p.m. on Sept. 7. Upon their arrival, responding officers discovered a shocking, gruesome scene. Police sources report that a 42-year-old woman and 46-year-man were discovered each with gunshot wounds to their heads, causing a bloody mess. Cops attempted to perform CPR at the scene until EMS rushed them…
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Creep sought for pressing his face against woman’s buttocks at Jamaica Center subway hub: NYPD

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Sep. 7, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica and Transit District 20 are looking for the creep who allegedly groped a woman inside the Jamaica Center Parsons Boulevard-Archer Avenue subway station last week. A 27-year-old woman was making her way up the escalator to the northbound E train platform just before 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 1, when a stranger approached her from behind and proceeded to press his face up against her rear end, police said. The creep fled on foot in an unknown direction and the victim was not injured during the incident,…
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Father slashed in the face while protecting son during brawl in North Corona: NYPD

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Sep. 7, 2023 By Bill Parry A father who was trying to defend his son in North Corona early Saturday morning became a victim when he was slashed across the face by one of his boy’s attackers, according to the NYPD. The man tried to break up a fight between his son and his two assailants in front of 108-43 38th Ave. just before 2 a.m. on Sept. 2, when one of the thugs pulled out a pocket knife and slashed the victim in his face, according to an NYPD spokesman. The two men ran off in an unknown direction….
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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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