July 2, 2025 By Bill Parry A Manhattan man was convicted of two counts of attempted murder and other related crimes for shooting at two police officers, who had attempted to question him after spotting him on a Jackson Heights street corner wearing a disguise. Antonio Olmeda, 66, of Fifth Avenue, was convicted by a… Read more »
May 19, 2025 By Bill Parry A 29-year-old man was allegedly strangled and beaten by two strangers who continued to assault him after he lost consciousness in Jackson Heights early Saturday morning. The victim was walking in the vicinity of 81st Street and Northern Boulevard at around 4:20 a.m. on May 17 when one of… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2025 By Bill Parry and Dean Moses The NYPD Queens Special Victims Squad is investigating an attempted rape in East Elmhurst during the early morning hours of Friday, Jan. 24, and is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect, who can be seen in new video surveillance released on Wednesday. Police… Read more »
Jan. 27, 2025 By Bill Parry and Dean Moses A 16-year-old Corona boy who was taken into custody for questioning after a housemate was fatally stabbed on Sunday morning was arrested hours later and booked at the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights, where he was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.…
Jan. 8, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are still looking for a chain-snatcher who targeted a 7 train rider as he waited on the Manhattan-bound platform at the 82nd Street subway station last month. The robbery occurred just before 2 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec…. Read more »
Sept. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for a portly groper who targeted a 40-year-old woman inside the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street subway station on Sunday afternoon. The victim was waiting on the platform for the northbound E train at 4 p.m. when… Read more »