Oct. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills and Transit District 20 are looking for a suspect who weaponized a skateboard to bludgeon an E train rider last month. The attack went down during the early morning hours of Monday, Sept. 16, as the 36-year-old victim was sitting…
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Sleeping man at Jamaica subway station beaten, slashed and robbed last week: NYPD
Oct. 14, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows and Transit District 20 are looking for two young men who beat, slashed and robbed a 42-year-old man on Hillside Avenue in broad daylight last week. The victim’s ordeal began when he was sleeping on a bench inside the Sutphin…
Flushing man busted for pushing an 82-year-old woman off the platform at the Main Street 7 train station in Wednesday: NYPD
Oct. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry A Flushing man was arrested Monday and charged with attempted murder for allegedly shoving an 82-year-old woman onto the tracks at the Main Street 7 train station during a random attack on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Brandon Harris, 35, who lives directly across the street from the bustling subway…
Knife-wielding J train rider wanted for allegedly slashing fellow straphanger in Richmond Hill: NYPD
Oct. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill and Transit District 20 are on the lookout for a man who allegedly pulled a knife on a J train rider and assaulted him in mid-September. The assault occurred on the night of Monday, Sept. 16, while the 31-year-old victim…
Suspect sought for allegedly groping a woman inside the 74th Street transit hub in Jackson Heights: NYPD
Sept. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for a portly groper who targeted a 40-year-old woman inside the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street subway station on Sunday afternoon. The victim was waiting on the platform for the northbound E train at 4 p.m. when… Read more »
Train thieves took Briarwood subway train for a joyride, then crashed: NYPD
Sep. 18, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Police are on the hunt for two suspects who allegedly stole, operated and crashed a subway train in Briarwood last week. According to law enforcement sources, the incident occurred just after midnight on Sept. 12 at the Briarwood subway station, which serves the E and F lines. Police…
Teen subjected to public lewdness aboard 7 train Wednesday, perp remains at large: NYPD
Aug. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for a creep who exposed himself to a 7 train rider while she was aboard a Flushing-bound car approaching the Mets-Willets Point station on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 21. The incident occurred at around…
Trio sought for attacking an R train rider in Woodhaven with bottle before robbing him: NYPD
Aug. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry An R train rider was beaten and robbed at the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station in broad daylight on Saturday afternoon and the three men who attacked him remain at large. The 42-year-old victim was approached by three strangers at around 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, and struck…
Man sought for allegedly gratifying himself in front of a J train rider in Woodhaven: NYPD
Aug. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill and Transit District 20 are looking for a pervert who subjected a 20-year-old woman to public lewdness while she was riding a J train in Woodhaven on Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred at 3:30 p.m. on a Manhattan-bound J train…
Subway slasher who attacked MTA worker in Queens still on the lam: cops
Jul. 31, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Cops in Queens are looking for the slasher who attacked an MTA worker at a subway station early on Wednesday morning, it was reported. Law enforcement sources said the bloody assault occurred at the Jamaica-179th Street station on the F line at about 3:50 a.m. on July 31.…