Oct. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from two Queens precincts are on the lookout for two top-shelf booze connoisseurs who broke into two liquor stores in under an hour-and-a-half during the early morning hours of Oct. 3, making off with cases of wine and spirits worth more than $92,000. The high-end crooks first targeted the Franny Lew Wine and Liquor Store, located at 198-29 Horace Harding Expwy. in Fresh Meadows. Police from the 111th Precinct in Bayside reported that the two unidentified men used a crowbar to gain entry to the front door of the business just before 1:00…
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Man living in Brooklyn shelter arrested after robbing woman in Jackson Heights: NYPD
Oct. 11, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A man believed to be living in a shelter in Brooklyn has been arrested for robbing a woman in Jackson Heights in July. Kristian Naveda-Cabrera, 25, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 5, and charged with two counts of robbery and two counts of grand larceny, as well as other… Read more »
Suspects sought for mugging man outside Jackson Heights apartment building: NYPD
Sept. 18, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for two moped-riding suspects who allegedly mugged a man in Jackson Heights earlier this month. The alleged thieves approached the 43-year-old man on foot as he was walking in front of an apartment building on 81st Street, between 37th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue, on Sept. 1… Read more »
Robbery crew hits three more businesses throughout Queens after initial spree earlier this month: NYPD
Sep. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry
Woman beaten, robbed while walking with husband in East Elmhurst: NYPD
Sep. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry
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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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 »
Man wanted for robbing a Flushing bank after previously botching two other bank raids: NYPD
March 14, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released obscured images of a man wanted in connection with the robbery of a bank in Flushing on Friday, March 10 – after he allegedly failed to rob two other banks in Queens earlier that day. The suspect, police say, first attempted to rob the Citibank branch… Read more »