Apr. 18, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Grand larcenies maintained a significant downward trend across all of Queens and murders and rapes had substantial declines in southern Queens during the 28-day period ending on April 6, compared to the same period of time the previous year, according to the NYPD. In northern Queens, grand larcenies…
Mar. 28, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are looking for two burglars who slipped into a parking garage at a Briarwood co-op building during the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 25, and drove off with a Mercedes-Benz luxury sedan. Once inside the indoor car park at…
Feb. 3, 2025 By Bill Parry The cheeky burglar who allegedly broke into a Kew Gardens Hills synagogue and toasted a security camera while swilling stolen booze from a plastic cup had some drinking buddies with him during an impromptu happy hour in December. The NYPD released surveillance images of the suspect on Jan.…
Dec. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry A Queens Village man was arrested and charged at the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows following allegations that he groped a woman aboard an MTA Q43 bus near Francis Lewis Boulevard. Authorities say the suspect then followed the victim to Woodhaven, where he allegedly assaulted her a second…
Oct. 30, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The amount of reported grand larcenies across Queens dropped a significant amount across both northern and southern Queens during the 28-day period from Sept. 30 to Oct. 27, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the NYPD’s latest crime stats. Another notable trend over…
Sep. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills and the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are looking for two robbers who targeted postal workers in broad daylight last month to steal mail keys from their victims. The first incident occurred just before 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21,…
Apr. 9, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of murders was down in northern Queens and up in southern Queens during the 28-day period from Mar. 11 to Apr. 7, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. At the same time, vehicle…
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Apr. 3, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of vehicle thefts across Queens went up during the 28-day period from March 4 through March 31, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. At the same time, burglaries throughout the borough declined. Over…
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Mar. 20, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of rapes throughout Queens continued to climb during the 28-day period from Feb. 16 to Mar. 17, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. Felony assaults also rose during this period of time, while…
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Feb. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 68-year-old Kew Gardens Hills woman was struck and killed as she tried to cross Main Street a half block from her 62nd Road home on Thursday night.