Two Queens residents allegedly responsible for dealing $2 million in stolen retail goods were busted in a crackdown that Gov. Kathy Hochul and Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday. The bust occurred just days before the biggest shopping day of the holiday season, Black Friday — something that officials drove home during the…
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Mayor Adams calls for action on deadly subway surfing trend, touts NYPD drone program and social media accountability
Oct. 31, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 31, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Mayor Eric Adams, elected officials and members of the NYPD gathered in Woodside Thursday afternoon to issue a “cry for action” against subway surfing – the practice of riding atop moving subway carriages – following the death of a 13-year-old girl along the elevated… Read more »
Council members urge Congress to extend reimbursement for stolen SNAP benefits amid nationwide theft
Oct. 2, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A Flushing city council member is calling on Congress to extend a vital program that reimburses stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, tackling a widespread issue impacting residents both locally and across the country. Council Member Sandra Ung co-introduced a resolution on Sept. 26 to allow the government…
Suspect wanted for spitting, groping schoolgirl near Maspeth school: NYPD
Police are on the hunt for a pervert who spat on and groped a schoolgirl in Queens on Friday, authorities said. According to police sources, a 12-year-old girl was walking to school on Sept. 20 along 71st Street and 54th Avenue, near P.S./I.S. 73 in Maspeth, at around 8:10 a.m. when she was approached…
Jackson Heights woman once again charged with animal cruelty after dozens of cats and dogs were rescued from her home: DA
Aug. 15, 2024 By bparry Aug. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry A recidivist animal abuser and hoarder from Jackson Heights was indicted by a Queens grand jury after dozens of dogs and cats were rescued from deplorable conditions from her home on 82nd Street in May. Elizabeth Grant, 56, was arraigned Wednesday in Queens Supreme… Read more »
How a discarded fork helped Queens detectives crack a 15-year-old murder cold case
May. 30, 2024 By Dean Moses
A thrown-out fork helped Queens detectives solve a 15-year-old murder case that led to a suspect’s arrest earlier this month.
Queens bar stabbing that left woman dead appears to be case of domestic violence: cops
A man fatally stabbed a woman to death at a Queens bar on Saturday night before turning the knife on himself in an apparent domestic assault, police sources said.
New Jersey motorist busted more than a month after a crash in Maspeth killed a cyclist from Corona: NYPD
Mar. 27, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_72522" align="alignnone" width="612"] A New Jersey man was arrested and charged with reckless driving and other crimes in a fatal collision in Maspeth last month that left a Corona cyclist dead. Photo via Getty Images[/caption]
Mar. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry
Crunching the Queens crime numbers: felony assaults on the rise as crime overall flattens
Feb. 28, 2024 By Christian Murray The number of felony assaults reported across Queens over the last month are up nearly 10% compared to the same period a year ago, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD on Feb. 26. During the 28-day period from Jan. 29 to Feb. 25, the number of felony assaults reported increased 9.6% in northern Queens, from 197 incidents last year to 216 this year. Meanwhile, in southern Queens, the number of felony assaults also rose 9.6% over the period, from 187 to 205. The jump in the number of felony assaults…
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Crunching the Queens crime numbers: robberies and felony assaults on the rise
Jan. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The amount of reported cases of robberies and felony assaults across Queens have each risen over the last month compared to the same period of time a year ago, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. During the 28-day period from Dec. 18 to Jan. 14, reported robberies have increased 51.3% in northern Queens, from 117 cases the previous year to 177 this year. At the same time, felony assaults are up 29.3% in northern Queens, from 184 to 238. The 110th Precinct, which covers Corona and Elmhurst, experienced the…
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