Apr. 15, 2024 By bparry Apr. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights arrested a Woodside man in connection to a robbery at a Mexican restaurant on Roosevelt Avenue during the early morning hours of Sunday, Apr. 7. Police continue to search for his two accomplices, who remain at… Read more »
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Three men sought in armed heist at a Jackson Heights cell phone store: NYPD
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 »
Four men sought in violent robbery that began in Jackson Heights, culminated in Jamaica: NYPD
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.
Man sought for knifepoint robbery at a 24 hour bodega in Corona: NYPD
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 »
3 men sought for armed robbery in East Elmhurst home invasion near LaGuardia Airport: NYPD
Feb. 29, 2024 By Bill Parry
The NYPD is looking for three men who allegedly robbed an East Elmhurst man of tens of thousands of dollars during a home invasion early Monday morning.
Woman sought for slashing cabbie during a robbery near LaGuardia Airport: NYPD
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.
Two men sought in attempted armored truck heist at Queens Center Mall: NYPD
Feb. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for two men who attempted to rob an armed security guard transporting money from an armored truck into the Queens Center Mall in broad daylight last week.
Crunching the Queens crime numbers: robberies and felony assaults on the rise, reported rapes decline
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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Two men assaulted, robbed by three strangers hours apart in Jackson Heights: NYPD
Jan. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry Two men were assaulted and robbed by three strangers in Jackson Heights in two separate incidents occurring roughly three hours apart on the morning of Saturday, Jan. 6. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights reported that the first attack occurred at just after 1:00 a.m. as a… Read more »
Bronx teen busted for allegedly robbing R train rider in Elmhurst last week: NYPD
Jan. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Bronx man was arrested Tuesday and booked at the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst for allegedly robbing a 54-year-old R train rider at knifepoint earlier this month.