Jan. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry A Jackson Heights man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a child relative beginning when the girl was 5 years old. Edgar Chalco, 42, of 92nd Street, was convicted by a jury in Queens Supreme Court last month of sexual conduct against a… Read more »
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Straphanger sucker punched in unprovoked attack at Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue station: NYPD
Jan. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry A 43-year-old man was sucker punched in the face by a stranger during a random attack inside the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue transit hub earlier this month, according to the NYPD. Police from the NYPD 110th Precinct in Elmhurst reported that the victim was inside the subway station at 74th… Read more »
Crunching the Queens crime numbers: robberies and felony assaults on the rise
Jan. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The amount of reported cases of robberies and felony assaults across Queens have each risen over the last month compared to the same period of time a year ago, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. During the 28-day period from Dec. 18 to Jan. 14, reported robberies have increased 51.3% in northern Queens, from 117 cases the previous year to 177 this year. At the same time, felony assaults are up 29.3% in northern Queens, from 184 to 238. The 110th Precinct, which covers Corona and Elmhurst, experienced the…
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Scooter rider rams bike into cop in Corona, remains on the lam two weeks later: NYPD
Dec. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for a scooter rider who allegedly assaulted an NYPD officer in Corona and remains at large two weeks later. The incident went down in broad daylight at around 2:20 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8 when a uniformed cop… Read more »
Wallet snatched from E train rider at Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue station: NYPD
Dec. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry An E train rider had his wallet snatched right out of his hands at the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street station earlier this month and police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are still looking for the suspect. The 21-year-old victim was standing on the southbound E platform at… Read more »
Moped rider attacked by mob of men who snatched his ride, personal belongings in Jackson Heights: NYPD
Dec. 4, 2023 By Bill Parry Police are searching for the mob of strangers who attacked and robbed a moped rider in Jackson Heights last month. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for seven men who surrounded the 24-year-old victim as he was riding in the vicinity of 92nd Street and… Read more »
Cops searching for armed suspects who snatched man’s cellphone in Jackson Heights
Dec. 4, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was robbed at gunpoint of his cell phone on Oct. 31 within the confines of the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and the two suspects remain at large more than a month later, according to the NYPD. Investigators caught a break in the grand larceny case when… Read more »
Three teens sought for alleged assault of MTA conductor in Elmhurst subway station: NYPD
Nov. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for the three teenage boys who allegedly threw ice at an on-duty MTA subway conductor as she was operating the train doors at the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station during the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 18. Police say the three boys threw ice at her, striking her in the face before running out of the station in an unknown direction, police said. The 49-year-old victim sustained minor injuries and EMS transported her to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Queens in stable condition. The NYPD released surveillance…
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E train rider attacked, robbed by stranger inside Jackson Heights transit hub: NYPD
Nov. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was beaten and robbed on board an E train in Jackson Heights on Sunday night, according to the NYPD. Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for a man who approached the 49-year-old victim as he was riding in a southbound… Read more »
College Point man busted in fatal collision that killed Elmhurst teen: NYPD
Nov. 8, 2023 By Bill Parry A College Point man was arrested Nov. 6 and booked at the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst, where he was charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and other crimes in connection with a fatal collision on the Long Island Expressway last December. Jason Jiang, 20, of 125th Street, was allegedly…
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