June 17, 2024 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Friday the takedown of an illegal cannabis dispensary operating out of a converted school bus in Sunnyside. Anthony Stevens, 62, of Brooklyn, was charged on Thursday with unlawful sale of cannabis and other crimes after his vehicle was impounded in a joint… Read more »
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Homeless man pleads guilty to attempted murder for the 2022 savage beating of a Queens mom at a subway station: DA
Jun. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry
A homeless man pleaded guilty to attempted murder in Queens Supreme Court on Thursday for the horrific beating of a mother at a Howard Beach subway station in 2022.
Ridgewood liquor store owner charged for shooting alleged shoplifter he was trying to pistol-whip: DA
May. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Ridgewood liquor store owner is facing up to seven years in prison for shooting an alleged shoplifter during a struggle in front of his shop on Monday evening.
Woodside cab driver indicted for fatal collision that killed an Astoria deliveryman in LIC last November: DA
May 21, 2024 By Bill Parry A Woodside man was indicted by a Queens grand jury for allegedly driving the wrong way on Northern Boulevard and striking and killing an Astoria delivery man who was riding a scooter in a head-on collision last November. Mohammad Bhuiyan, 48, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Tuesday… Read more »
Over half a million dollars in stolen merchandise seized at Ridgewood store, two arrested: DA
May. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry
Over $500,000 in stolen goods from major retailers such as Macy’s, Victoria’s Secret and Lululemon were recovered after a raid at the McKlain Collection Boutique in Ridgewood.
New Jersey man busted for threatening to shoot up JFK Airport in chilling video to estranged wife: DA
May. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry
A New Jersey man is criminally charged with making terroristic threats and related crimes after he sent a chilling video to his estranged wife in which a firearm is visible as he made a menacing statement that he was going to shoot up JFK Airport, where she had just landed on Tuesday morning .
Southeast Queens homes will be returned to rightful owners after couple plead guilty to deed fraud scheme: DA
May. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry
A South Ozone Park couple pleaded guilty to a deed fraud scheme to steal homes in Southeast Queens following a long-term investigation.
Brooklyn man indicted on manslaughter, DWI charges in deadly Astoria crash that killed the mother of his child: DA
May. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Brooklyn man was indicted by a Queens grand jury on charges of manslaughter, drunk driving and other crimes for a fatal collision in Astoria that killed his long-time girlfriend and mother of their young child in February.
Jamaica teen faces up to 25 years in prison for attacking grandmother heading to church: DA
May. 2, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 16-year-old Jamaica boy was indicted by a Queens grand jury for shoving a grandmother down the steps of a Jamaica Hills church as she was heading to Sunday mass on the morning of Apr. 7.
Long Islander ordered to pay restitution for stealing share of Queens Village family home willed to niece: DA
May. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry A Long Island man was sentenced Wednesday in Queens Supreme Court for filing fraudulent paperwork to claim he fully owned a Queens Village home when his niece had actually inherited half of it. Wagner Recio, 52, of Butler Boulevard in Elmont, pleaded guilty in December 2022 to filing falsified…
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