Aug. 28, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The Queens District Attorney’s Office held an informational webinar earlier this week on deed protection and squatter prevention geared toward homeowners. It was scheduled in partnership with Assembly Member Stacey Pheffer Amato, who represents Howard Beach and Rockaway. The Assembly Member shared that her constituents frequently ask about…
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Southeast Queens man criminally charged with murder for beating neighbor to death with a chair: DA
Aug. 28, 2024 By Bill Parry A Jamaica man was indicted by a Queens grand jury on murder and other charges for beating a 39-year-old neighbor to death with a chair last month. Rahmel Tedder, 30, of 175th St., was arraigned Tuesday in Queens Supreme Court on a five-count indictment charging him with murder,…
Rikers Island correction officer charged with rape of woman at his Springfield Gardens home: DA
Aug. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry A correction officer assigned to Rikers Island was indicted by a Queens grand jury for allegedly raping a woman he lured to his Springfield Gardens apartment with the promise of an acting job in March. Anthony Martin, 32, of 161st Street, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on…
DA Katz dismisses convictions of 46 defendants following perjury plea by former NYPD Detective
Aug. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz petitioned the court on Thursday to vacate the convictions of 46 defendants whose cases involved NYPD Detective James Donovan, who was convicted of perjury last year. The disgraced detective, who was assigned to the Warrant Squad at the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica, pleaded…
Long Islander gets 3-9 years for stealing homes across Queens belonging to elderly or disabled owners: AG
Jul. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry New York Attorney General Letitia James and Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that a Long Island man was sentenced to three to nine years in prison Friday for leading a deed theft ring that resulted in five homes being stolen from vulnerable Queens residents and saw them earn…
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Brooklyn man gets 20 to life in prison for gunning down East Elmhurst teen in Corona in 2021: DA
Jul. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Brooklyn gang member was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison Monday in Queens Supreme Court for gunning down a teenager at point-blank range in front of a Corona barbershop in July 2021.
Arverne man sentenced to ten years in prison for 2022 deadly attack on taxi driver in Edgemere: DA
Jun. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry
An Arverne man was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court to ten years in prison on Tuesday for his role in the vicious attack on a taxi driver following a confrontation over an unpaid fare from Manhattan to Far Rockaway in 2022.
Subway attacker sentenced to 22 years in prison for attempted murder of commuter in unprovoked attack in Howard Beach: DA
Jun. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry
A homeless man who viciously beat a 33-year-old woman in an unprovoked attack inside a Howard Beach subway station in September 2022 was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Monday in Queens Supreme Court.
Richmond Hill man gets 4-12 years in prison for DWI collision that killed a city worker last year: DA
Jun. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Richmond Hill man was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court on Thursday to 4-12 years in prison for a drunken collision that killed a 36-year-old city worker during an early morning crash nearly a year ago.
Four people arraigned for attempted gang assault of two cops at a Long Island City migrant shelter: DA
June 19, 2024 By Bill Parry Four people were criminally charged with attempted gang assault after they allegedly attacked two NYPD officers from the 114th Precinct who were checking on the welfare of unattended children outside a Long Island City migrant shelter early Monday morning, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Tuesday. Juan Munoz,… Read more »