Nov. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct are looking for a gunman and his three accomplices who robbed a corner deli in Corona on Nov. 26. Police say the robbery crew entered Red Delicious Deli & Grocery just before midnight when the ringleader pulled out a handgun and demanded cash. A 22-year old store worker and his fellow employee, a 32-year-old man, complied and the robbers left with $12,000 in cash and MetroCards, police said. The four-man crew got into a blue four-door sedan and sped from the scene eastbound on Corona Avenue, according to authorities….
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Man robbed at knifepoint on Rockaway Park shuttle: NYPD
Nov. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was beaten and robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight after an argument escalated to violence on board the Rockaway Park shuttle train last week, according to authorities. Police from the 100th Precinct and Transit District 20 reported that around 12:45 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, the 29-year-old…
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Police cuff shelter resident in connection with robbery of Middle Village deli
Nov. 14, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct arrested the man who allegedly robbed a Middle Village deli earlier this month and attacked a good Samaritan who tried to stop him, according to the NYPD. Police say the robbery occurred inside Middle Village Deli and Grocery, located at 75-51 67th Dr., at…
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Astoria man cuffed for firing shots at mugger in Midtown subway
Nov. 9, 2023 By Dean Moses
A vigilante wanted for taking justice into his own hands by firing shots inside of a Midtown subway station at a panhandler who was attempting to rob a woman was cuffed Wednesday for endangering the lives of commuters, police said.
Teen robbed at knifepoint at Long Island City 7 train stop: NYPD
Nov. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry A teenager was robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight on Oct. 30 inside the 33rd Street-Rawson Street subway station in Long Island City, according to the NYPD. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are searching for a stranger who approached the 14-year-old victim just before 8… Read more »
Three men remain at large weeks after beating, robbing victim on Roosevelt Avenue in Corona: NYPD
Nov. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry A trio of crooks ambushed, assaulted and robbed a man as he walked past a Corona barbershop beneath the 7 train on Roosevelt Avenue late last month, according to authorities. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for three suspects who approached to 59-year-old man at… Read more »
Two men sought in armed robbery at South Ozone Park T-Mobile store: NYPD
Nov. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry A T-Mobile store located near the Van Wyck Expressway in South Ozone Park was robbed at gunpoint in October and police from the 106th Precinct are still searching for two men who allegedly pulled off the heist. Police reported that, at around 6:20 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 23, a 23-year-old man was working in the corner storefront at 134-11 Rockaway Blvd. when two unidentified men entered the shop. One of the men pulled out a handgun, while his partner forcibly removed around $1,700 in cash from the register, as well as a Samsung cellphone….
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Young man ambushed near Queens Plaza South, robbed of tens of thousands of dollars: NYPD
Nov. 2, 2023 By Bill Parry A 19-year-old was slugged and robbed of tens of thousands of dollars after he was apparently set-up by a stranger he had arranged to meet near Queens Plaza South on Monday, Oct. 23. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City reported that the victim and his 25-year-old… Read more »
Two men sought in broad daylight robbery near Queens Village church: NYPD
Oct. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry
Two strangers riding in a black BMW robbed a young man in broad daylight near the Solid Rock Church of the Nazarene in Queens Village on Sunday, Oct. 22, according to authorities.
Pair of crooks impersonated law enforcement officers during Jackson Heights robbery: NYPD
Oct. 24, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for two crooks who pretended to be one of their own during an early morning robbery on Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights earlier this month. A 41-year-old man was walking past a storefront at 89-14 Roosevelt Ave. just after 3:30… Read more »