Aug. 14, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released a photo of a female suspect wanted for allegedly pickpocketing a man in East Elmhurst last month. The suspect picked the pocket of the 31-year-old victim in the vicinity of 105th Street and 32nd Avenue at around 1:45 a.m. on July 23. His credit card and… Read more »
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Thieves snatch $7,000 gold chain from Jackson Heights jewelry store: NYPD
Aug. 11, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video of two men wanted for allegedly stealing a gold chain worth $7,000 from a jewelry store in Jackson Heights last month. The suspects entered Elegance Jewelry, located at 37-56A Junction Blvd., at around 5:30 p.m. on July 24, before one of the perpetrators allegedly grabbed… Read more »
Man strikes up midnight conversation with woman on Corona street before getting mugged: NYPD
Aug. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry A 20-year-old man should have known not to talk to strangers, especially late at night on a dark street, but during the early morning hours of Saturday, July 29, in Corona, he learned that lesson the hard way. Police say the victim struck up a conversation with a woman… Read more »
Police searching for suspects who stabbed, robbed man in Jackson Heights
Aug. 9, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for three suspects who are wanted for allegedly stabbing and robbing a man in Jackson Heights last month. The suspects, according to police, got into an argument with the 45-year-old victim in the vicinity of 35th Avenue and 94th Street at around 6:45 a.m. on July… Read more »
Stranger gropes on-duty school crossing guard in North Corona: NYPD
July 7, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for a suspect who menaced an on-duty school crossing guard in North Corona late last month. The incident occurred around 2:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, as the woman was watching over the neighborhood’s children at the corner of… Read more »
Manhattan teen gets eight years for string of robberies, including one incident that led to the stabbing of good Samaritans in Elmhurst: DA
Jul. 6, 2023 By Bill Parry A Manhattan teenager on July 6 was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court to eight years in prison in connection with a string of purse snatchings that targeted older women in March 2022. One of the incidents led to the stabbing of two good Samaritans, a father and son who…
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Pervert gropes woman inside Jackson Heights subway station: NYPD
June 8, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video and photos of a man wanted for allegedly groping a woman at a Jackson Heights subway station last month. The alleged pervert approached the 36-year-old victim inside the 82nd Street-Jackson Heights subway station while she was walking down a staircase from the southbound 7 train… Read more »
Three men sought in hate crime assault near Astoria Houses: NYPD
May 8, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an assault that occurred last month in Astoria. Police from the 114th Precinct say the attack went down on the evening of Friday, April 14, when a 35-year-old man was approached by three young Black men behind one of the new… Read more »
Group of suspects wanted for mugging two men within 30 minutes in Corona last month: NYPD
April 13, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video of a group of suspects wanted for carrying out two muggings within 30 minutes in Corona last month. Police say the three suspects, including one getaway driver, first targeted a 66-year-old man who was walking in front of a house located at the intersection of… Read more »
Police release video of man wanted for firing gun near Jackson Heights/Corona border: NYPD
April 12, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video of a man wanted for firing a gun on the boundary of Jackson Heights and Corona last month. The suspect discharged a firearm multiple times in the direction of an unknown individual at the intersection of Elmhurst Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue on March 18 at… Read more »