Apr. 11, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are still looking for three armed robbers who targeted a cell phone store near Roosevelt Avenue late last month, making off with $15,000 in cash and clearing the shelves and display cases of merchandise. A 40-year-old man was working behind the… Read more »
Apr. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry
The NYPD is searching for four men in a gray Nissan Sentra with New Jersey plates who snatched a 33-year-old man off a Jackson Heights street in broad daylight on Monday morning and proceeded to beat and rob him before he escaped from the vehicle nearly eight miles away in Jamaica.
Mar. 13, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of rapes across Queens increased during the 28-day period from Feb. 9 to Mar. 10, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. However, northern Queens has experienced a significant decline in grand larcenies over this same period of time. Over the course of the 28-day period, reported rapes in northern Queens increased 41.7%, from 12 in 2023 to 17 in 2024. Meanwhile, grand larcenies decreased 10%, from 518 to 466. Five precincts in northern Queens, the 104th, 110th, 111th,…
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Mar. 11, 2024 By Bill Parry Police are looking for a suspect who allegedly robbed a corner bodega at knifepoint in Corona during the early morning hours of Tuesday, Mar. 5. The perpetrator allegedly walked into the AAA Deli and Grill at 102-02 34th Ave. just before 4 a.m. and approached a 53-year-old man working… Read more »
Mar. 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of felony assaults across Queens increased during the 28-day period from Feb. 2 through Mar. 3, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. At the same time, vehicle thefts decreased throughout the borough. Over the course of the 28-day period, felony assaults in northern Queens rose 11.2%, from 197 in 2023 to 219 in 2024. Meanwhile, vehicle thefts declined 8.4% there, from 166 to 152. The 114th Precinct, which covers Astoria, Long Island City, Woodside and Jackson Heights, experienced…
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Feb. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police are searching for a woman who attacked a cab driver in East Elmhurst during a robbery more than two weeks ago.
Feb. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Middle Village man is facing 25 years to life in prison in the death of a Woodside robbery victim in East Elmhurst in November.
Feb. 14, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported rape and burglary cases across Queens dropped for the 28-day period from Jan. 15 to Feb. 11, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. Meanwhile, the statistics show that robberies trended upward…
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Feb. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry A 7-train rider was accosted by a stranger in broad daylight on Monday and police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are looking for the suspect who subjected her to “public lewdness.” The 46-year-old woman was seated aboard a Flushing-bound train at around 2:45… Read more »
Feb. 5, 2024 By bparry Feb. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry While the use of scooters and mopeds have proliferated in recent years, so too has their use as a tool for criminals in armed robberies and drive-by shootings—including a bloody rampage in July that left an 86-year-old grandfather dead in Richmond Hill, authorities say…. Read more »