Category: crime

Community leaders, business owners call for action against lawlessness on Roosevelt Avenue

Sept. 6, 2024 By Shane O’BrienĀ  Community leaders and local business owners gathered Thursday afternoon to demand action against a rise in criminal organizations, drug rings, human trafficking, prostitution and shoplifting syndicates along Roosevelt Avenue. The event, which took place at 90-20 Elmhurst Ave., was organized by former City Council Member Hiram Monserrate in response… Read more »

LIC comics and collectibles store suffers second break-in this year

Aug. 20, 2024 By sobrien Aug. 20, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Long Island City comic book store Everyone Comics x Collectibles suffered a second break-in this year when a thief kicked in the store’s glass door over the weekend and made off with around $300 in cash and a number of collectibles. The store, located… Read more »

Three men sought for attacking a 7 train rider in Jackson Heights: NYPD

July 31, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for three men who attacked a 7 train rider on the night of Tuesday, July 23. A 26-year-old man was riding on a Flushing-bound train that was approaching the 103rd Street-Corona Plaza subway station just before midnight, when he… Read more »

Corona man stabbed to death in East Elmhurst early Saturday morning: NYPD

Jul. 22, 2024 By bparry

[caption id="attachment_77684" align="alignnone" width="408"] A Corona man was fatally stabbed near the intersection of 31st Avenue and 92nd Street in East Elmhurst early Saturday morning. Photo via Google Maps[/caption]
July 22, 2024 By Bill Parry