Dec. 5, 2024 By Colum Motherway Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz and the NYPD have announced the indictment of 11 alleged members after a three-and-a-half-year investigation, entitled ‘Operation: Deadliest Catch,’ into gang violence in Southeast Queens. The alleged members are from the ‘Whole Blocc Boys’ (WBB) and ‘Score On Anything’ (SOA) – two subsets…
Dec. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The operators of Forest Hills Stadium have accused the Forest Hills Gardens Corporation (FHGC), a neighboring homeowners association, of “sidestepping” the courts and trying to “bully” the NYPD. The accusation follows a letter from FHGC to the NYPD threatening legal action if police continue to issue permits for…
Dec. 4, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported rapes across southern Queens dropped significantly during the 28-day period from Nov. 4 to Dec. 1, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats from the NYPD. Additionally, grand larcenies continued to trend down across both northern…
Dec. 2, 2024 By Bill Parry A 60-year-old man suffered serious head injuries after he got into a verbal altercation with two strangers in Rego Park that quickly escalated into violence. Police from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills reported that the assault occurred at around 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19, when the…
Nov. 27, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The Queens Center and The Shops at Atlas Park partnered with local leaders and organizations to help brighten the holidays for families in need across the borough by distributing turkeys in the lead-up to Thanksgiving. The Queens Center, located at 90-15 Queens Blvd. in Elmhurst, gave out 900…
Nov. 12, 2024 By Czarinna Andres In a step to end the city’s battle with “ghost cars”—vehicles with counterfeit, obscured, or missing license plates—Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar has introduced the Ghostbuster Act. The Ghostbuster Act takes a comprehensive approach to tackle ghost cars by empowering law enforcement to boot or tow vehicles with counterfeit…
Nov. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood are looking for two burglars who targeted a Glendale home in broad daylight on Friday, Nov. 1, before driving off in a BMW with a massive haul of stolen property, according to the NYPD. The two unidentified men entered a residence…
Oct. 31, 2024 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man has been charged with criminal possession of stolen property, identity theft, and other offenses after a court-authorized search revealed an array of stolen bank checks, credit cards, debit cards, and driver’s licenses in plain sight inside his Crown Heights apartment. The investigation began when a…
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…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Long Island man for manslaughter and other related crimes in a fatal road rage collision on the Long Island Expressway in Queensboro Hill in mid-August. Shaqeem Douglas, 26, of Maple Street in Freeport, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Tuesday for…