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Brute assaults 70-year-old-man in Queens subway station fare evasion scheme

Suspect who assaults man in Queens subway fare evasion scheme

Feb. 18, 2024 By Dean Moses Transit police in Queens are searching for a brute who shoved a 70-year-old man to the ground inside a subway station over a fare evasion scheme, authorities said. According to police sources, the incident unfolded on Thursday morning inside of the Jackson Heights – Roosevelt Avenue station, where…

Crunching the Queens crime numbers: robberies and felony assaults on the rise, reported rapes decline

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Feb. 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported robbery and felony assault cases across Queens climbed for the 28-day period ending Feb. 4—compared to the same period last year— while the number of reported rapes dropped, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. During the 28-day period from Jan. 8 through Feb. 4, the number of felony assaults increased 11.5% in northern Queens, from 174 reported cases in 2023 to 194 this year. Over the same period of time, robberies in northern Queens went up 12.6%, from 143 to 161. Reported rapes declined 25%,…
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