Sep. 18, 2023 By Anthony Medina Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar will host a public safety town hall featuring NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban and top brass from the NYPD on Wednesday. The public safety town hall will be held at the Woodhaven Manor, located at 96-01 Jamaica Ave. in Woodhaven, from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday,…
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Sep. 6, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are investigating after a 29-year-old man was shot in front of a residential home in Glendale last weekend. Officers responded to a 911 call regarding a shooting in front of a residential home in the vicinity of Cypress Avenue and 78th Avenue at approximately 3:40 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 3, and found the victim with a gunshot wound to the right leg. A witness to the shooting told police the victim was standing in front of 58-58 78th Ave., when someone in a silver car opened fire. The vehicle…
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Sep. 1, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crook who disabled an electronic lock system and kicked in a glass door to break into a Glendale pharmacy and steal medication on Aug. 29. Police from the 104th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a burglary at Myrtle Meds, Inc., located at…
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Aug. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry A teacher at a Woodhaven school was arrested Monday, Aug. 21, and charged with raping a 15-year-old girl, according to authorities. Jamall Russell, 29, turned himself in at the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood, where he was booked on rape and other charges for having an ongoing relationship with an…
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Aug. 21, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for the two unidentified thieves who broke into a pharmacy in Middle Village last week. Police say the suspects forced their way into the Pain Relief Rx Pharmacy, located at 63-03 Dry Harbor Road, at approximately 2:40 a.m. on Tuesday, August 15….
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Aug. 17, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct and 33rd Transit District are searching for the crook who assaulted a woman at the Halsey Street subway station in Ridgewood on Tuesday, Aug. 15. Police say the 26-year-old victim was inside the Halsey Street subway station at approximately 5:45 p.m., when the unknown…
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Jul. 31, 2023 By Anthony Medina In recognition of the growing issue of illegal moped and motorbike riders in the city, Councilman Robert Holden sent a letter to NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey and Chief of Patrol John Chell to initiate the launch of a targeted operation against illegal moped activity in his district,…
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Jul. 26, 2023 By John Schilling Next Tuesday, Aug. 1, the annual National Night Out Against Crime event will return to the many NYPD precincts across New York City. This year, the National Night Out Against Crime will celebrate 40 years since it was established by Matt Peskin in Philadelphia in 1984 when the event…
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Jul. 23, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are investigating an early morning shooting in Middle Village that left one man dead and another man injured on Sunday. Police from the 104th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a shooting at 79-45 Metropolitan Ave. just before 3:30 a.m. on July 23. Upon their arrival, officers…
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May. 26, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb The 104th Precinct in Ridgewood arrested a man — and are searching for a second suspect — who allegedly poured Drano into a Pepsi bottle and mixed it with aluminum foil before tossing it onto a rooftop in Ridgewood on May 25, causing an explosion and some property damage….
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