Jan. 3, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of robberies spiked across Queens over the final month of 2023 when compared to the same period in 2022, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD on Monday. During the 28-day period from Dec. 4-31, the number of robberies rose 54.2% in northern Queens,…
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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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Dec. 26, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was robbed at gunpoint near Mount Sinai Queens Hospital in Astoria during the early morning hours on Saturday, Dec. 16, according to the NYPD. The 32-year-old victim was at the corner of Crescent Street and 30th Avenue at 2:15 a.m. when two strangers approached him. One… Read more »
Dec. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry
Three motorists were carjacked, and two others robbed during a terrifying crime spree in northeast Queens last week, according to police.
Dec. 21, 2023 By Aidan Graham
Police are looking for the four burglars who shot a man while robbing a jewelry shop in Queens on Dec. 12.
Dec. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry Two men beat up and robbed a man and a woman in front of a medical office in Jackson Heights just off Roosevelt Avenue earlier this month. Police from the 115th Precinct are looking for two suspects who approached a 28-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman who were… Read more »
Dec. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry
A Jamaica Hills smoke shop was robbed at gunpoint on the morning of Friday, Dec. 8 and police from the 103rd Precinct are looking for a suspect who was last seen carrying a blue tote bag full of stolen merchandise.
Dec. 6, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for the crooks behind a gunpoint robbery inside a Glendale smoke shop. Police say two unidentified men entered Buy me Flowers, located on 67-38 Myrtle Ave., shortly after midnight on Tuesday, Dec. 5, and flashed a gun before stealing $4,450 worth of…
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Dec. 5, 2023 By Bill Parry
The NYPD is looking for two violent men who have targeted four spas across three Queens police precincts in the last week-and-a-half, leaving several spa workers injured in assaults and one man critically injured after he was shot, according to authorities.
Nov. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry A 16-year-old boy was robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight while walking past a Forest Hills medical facility last month, according to the NYPD. Police say the teenager was in front of 96-10 Metropolitan Ave. at around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24, when he was approached by a stranger who allegedly pulled out a handgun and forcibly removed the victim’s necklace, earrings and his wallet containing $30 in cash, police said. The suspect ran off eastbound on Metropolitan Avenue toward Sybilla Street. Police from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills are still looking…
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