Tag: Robbery

Teenager mugged by two crooks while waiting for L train in Ridgewood: NYPD

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Jan. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry A 17-year-old L train rider was beaten and robbed inside the Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenue subway station last week and police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood are searching for the two perpetrators. The incident occurred during the afternoon of Monday, Jan. 8, as the teen was standing on the northbound…
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Queens detectives cuff suspect in deadly vehicle robbery

Scene of deadly Queens vehicle robbery

Jan. 13, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Queens detectives arrested a suspect Friday in connection with a deadly vehicle robbery late last year that claimed a man’s life. Police said Kenny Panama, 36, of 81st Street in Middle Village was booked Jan. 12 on murder and other charges in connection with the Nov. 15, 2023…

Corona creep robs and sexually assaults woman in alley: cops

Crime scene with Queens sexual assault suspect in inset

Jan. 7, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki A knife-wielding creep in Queens who sexually assaulted and robbed a woman early on Saturday morning remains at large, police reported. Authorities said the attack occurred at about 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 6 in the vicinity of Northern Boulevard and 110th Street in Corona. According to law enforcement…

Bayside senior robbed by man who forced his way into her home near Alley Pond Park: NYPD

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Jan. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry

A 92-year-old Bayside woman was robbed by a stranger who barged into her home near Alley Pond Park on Wednesday morning. Police from the 111th Precinct in Bayside are looking for the man who knocked on the door of the victim’s residence in the vicinity of 231st Street and 64th Avenue just before 11 a.m. on Jan. 3.

Queens robbery conviction thrown out after court finds prosecutor illegally blocked Black prospective jurors

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Jan. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry The Queens District Attorney’s Office is currently reviewing the case against Stalin Vera, whose 2019 robbery conviction was reversed by the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division last week. The court ruled that a prosecutor illegally denied three Black prospective jurors from serving on the jury that convicted Vera of robbery and criminal possession of stolen property on May 17, 2019. In the Dec. 27 ruling, the appellate judges determined that the defendant would have to be retried if the Queens District Attorney’s Office continues to seek a conviction in the case. The…
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Two masked men rob Chase Bank in Ozone Park, make off with $4,000 cash: NYPD

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Dec. 27, 2023 By Anthony Medina Two masked men entered a Chase Bank branch in Ozone Park Tuesday where they demanded cash and made off with $4,000, police said. Police say the duo entered the bank, located at 96-19 101 Ave., shortly before noon, where one of them approached a teller and handed over a…
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