Sep. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry A Ridgewood woman was allegedly kidnapped from her home and sexually abused by a homeless man on Monday morning after he had engaged in a physical altercation with her husband. Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood responded to a 911 call of an abduction just after 8…
Sep. 3, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The amount of reported rapes and burglaries across Queens had notable increases during the 28-day period from Aug. 5 to Sept. 1, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the NYPD’s latest crime stats. However, grand larcenies took a deep dive across the borough…
Aug. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry A manhunt is underway in southeast Queens for a sexual predator who allegedly kidnapped a 9-year-old girl at a Queens Village supermarket while she was grocery shopping with her grandmother on Thursday evening. The abduction occurred inside the Key Food at 213-22 Jamaica Ave. just after 7:20 p.m.,…
Aug. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is looking for a vandal who sprayed anti-Semitic graffiti in Woodhaven just after midnight on Wednesday, Aug 14. Police from the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill reported that the unidentified man was in the vicinity of 91st Street and Jamaica Avenue, where…
Aug. 21, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood are looking for armed robbers who posed as maintenance workers to gain entry into a home, where they stole thousands of dollars in cash and property before driving off in a getaway vehicle. The heist occurred at around 2 p.m. on…
Aug. 20, 2024 By Anthony Medina A back-to-school giveaway at the Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale brought hundreds of parents and kids to the community shopping center on Friday, Aug. 16, to collect free backpacks and school supplies ahead of September. The effort to prepare kids for the new school season, which starts…
Aug. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry A Ridgewood, Queens man was arrested at the Barclays Center in Downtown Brooklyn on Wednesday, Aug. 14, for allegedly impersonating an MTA worker with forged identification while boasting about his “dangerous adventures” on social media. Israel Santiago, 62, of 1724 Harman St. in Ridgewood, was booked at the…
Aug. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry An R train rider was beaten and robbed at the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station in broad daylight on Saturday afternoon and the three men who attacked him remain at large. The 42-year-old victim was approached by three strangers at around 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, and struck…
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 »
Aug. 13, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood are looking for an armed robbery crew that stole a pricey Swiss luxury wristwatch from a home on a residential street in the Liberty Park section of Glendale and shot a man before they fled the scene in a minivan last…