Tag: police

Pedestrian struck and killed in Fresh Meadows identified a week later: NYPD

A homeless man was fatally struck as he ran across Union Turnpike in Fresh Meadows on the night of Tuesday, Aug. 12.

Aug. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry The homeless man who was struck and killed by a driver on Union Turnpike in Fresh Meadows on the night of Tuesday, Aug. 12, has been identified by the NYPD a week later, on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Police say Rodney Carrington, 61, was fatally struck near 189th Street…

Gunman caught on camera before allegedly shooting two workers in Briarwood bodega: NYPD

Police are searching for the gunman gunman, who allegedly shot two store workers at a Briarwood convenience store on Aug. 16.

Aug. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying the gunman who shot two convenience store workers during an armed robbery in Briarwood on the night of Saturday, Aug. 16. Police say the unidentified suspect entered the bodega, located at 84-48 Manton Street, at 9:30 p.m. and…

Suspect wanted in vicious Astoria assault after ramming victim with car: NYPD

Cops are looking for the suspect who allegedly rammed his victim with a car before beating him in Astoria.

Aug. 19, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are still looking for a man who allegedly weaponized his car to attack another man near Broadway and 46th Street, leaving him critically injured on the roadway nearly three weeks ago. Police say the 30-year-old victim was standing in the street…

Gunman fires shots at group of people near Almeda Playground in Arverne: NYPD

Cops are looking for the gunman who allegedly fired shots at a crowd of people near Almeda Playground in Arverne in broad daylight.

Aug. 18, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 100th Precinct in Rockaway Beach are looking for an alleged gunman who opened fire on a crowd in broad daylight near a playground and a senior living residence in Arverne on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Police say the shooting occurred at around 1:40 p.m. near Beach…

Senior woman robbed inside her Sunnyside apartment building: NYPD

Cops are looking for the suspect who allegedly robbed an 82-year-old woman inside her Sunnyside apartment building.

Aug. 18, 2025 By Bill Parry An elderly Sunnyside woman was robbed by an unidentified intruder just inside her apartment building entrance on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 12. Police say the stranger slipped into the vestibule of the residential building on 42nd Street and 43rd Avenue at around 11 a.m. and, once inside,…

Three gunmen sought in carjacking on Long Island Expressway in Douglaston: NYPD

Police are looking for three gunmen who allegedly carjacked a BMW on the Long Island Expressway in Douglaston on Friday, Aug. 15.

Aug. 15, 2025 By Bill Parry Shots were fired on the Long Island Expressway during a carjacking in Douglaston early Friday morning. Police say two men were traveling eastbound in a white BMW X6 approaching the Cross Island Parkway exit at around 3:47 a.m. when they were rammed from behind by a silver Porsche.…

Brooklyn teen stabbed to death in Jackson Heights, suspect remains at large: NYPD

A Brooklyn teenager was stabbed to death on 93rd Street in Jackson Heights on Thursday, Aug. 14, and the suspect remains at large.

Aug. 15, 2025 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn teenager was stabbed to death in broad daylight on a detached garage rooftop in the heart of Jackson Heights during the evening of Thursday, Aug. 14, according to authorities. Police from the 115th Precinct responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress at 35-21…

F train rider slashed in the face at Jamaica Hills subway station: NYPD

slash

Aug. 15, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 107th Precinct  and Transit District 20 are looking for a suspect who allegedly slashed a man in a Jamaica Hills subway station during the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 9. Police say the 29-year-old victim was riding on a southbound F train at the…