Aug. 23, 2023, By Michael Dorgan and Dean Moses – Updated at 5:58 p.m. A 75-year-old Manhattan man has been charged with the sexual abuse and kidnapping of a 5-year-old girl who was reported missing from Jackson Heights on Tuesday, Aug. 23, and was later found after a frantic police search. The man, named by… Read more »
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Three passengers beat, rob for-hire driver near LeFrak City: NYPD
Aug. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry A for-hire driver was beaten and robbed by three passengers alongside the Long Island Expressway near LeFrak City earlier this month, according to the NYPD. Police say the 22-year-old victim began arguing with the two of his female passengers at around 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 4, when he…
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Pair of suspects sought in attack on 7 train rider at Junction Boulevard in Corona: NYPD
Aug. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry A 7-train rider was beaten and robbed in Corona last week and the suspects behind the attack remain at large, according to the NYPD. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are looking for two men who approached the 39-year-old victim as he rode…
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Alleged pervert wanted for groping woman in Jackson Heights: NYPD
Aug. 17, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released an image of an alleged pervert who groped a woman in Jackson Heights last month. The suspect approached the 43-year-old woman while she was walking in the vicinity of 34th Avenue and 90th Street on July 25 at around 7:10 a.m., according to authorities. He then… Read more »
Female suspect wanted for pickpocketing man in East Elmhurst: NYPD
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 »
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 »
Police searching for suspects who swiped man’s phone, $500 cash in Jackson Heights
Aug. 7, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video of a group of suspects wanted for robbing a man in Jackson Heights last month. According to authorities, two suspects approached the 25-year-old victim outside an apartment building on 81st Street, between 37th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue, at around 11:50 p.m. on July 12 and… Read more »
Suspects wanted for robbing woman on 7 train in Corona: NYPD
July 27, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for two suspects who allegedly robbed a woman on a 7 train in Corona earlier this month. The suspects approached the 44-year-old victim while she was on a northbound train as it was nearing the 111th Street station on July 16 at around 3:15 p.m., according… Read more »