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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May. 26, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crooks who assaulted and robbed an elderly man on May 25 in Rego Park and fled to the Bronx, where they attempted to use the victim’s credit card to make a purchase at a local smoke shop. At approximately 3:40 a.m., a 69-year-old man…
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Apr. 25, 2023 By Emily Davenport Cops are looking for a knife-wielding man who stabbed a teenager in Forest Hills last week. Authorities say that at 7:56 p.m. on April 21, an unknown man got into a dispute with a 17-year-old boy in front of 64-19 108th St., within the confines of the 112th Precinct….
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Apr. 21, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Cops from the 112th Precinct and 20th Transit District are looking for the woman who doused an MTA employee in the face with an unknown substance that caused burning and irritation to his face after being involved in a dispute at the 75th Avenue subway station in Forest Hills…
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Mar. 20, 2023 By Dean Moses A Queens NYPD traffic agent was hospitalized Monday morning after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Forest Hills, police said. According to NYPD sources, the traffic agent was standing in the street when she was struck by a driver at 8:51 a.m. on 75 Avenue and Queens…
Mar. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD is looking for two alleged burglars who allegedly hit the same gas station near Flushing Meadows Corona Park twice in two days earlier this month. Authorities say the culprits forcibly entered through the front door of the Mobil station located at 110-88 Horace Harding Expressway in Corona…
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Feb. 27, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police on Monday morning announced the arrest of the crook who punctured the tires of seven NYPD vehicles that were parked near the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills. Authorities say that at approximately 7 a.m. on Feb. 24, 74-year-old Jose Patino, of Gates Avenue in Brooklyn, allegedly approached seven…
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Feb. 25, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the brazen crook who punctured the tires of seven NYPD vehicles that were parked near the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills on Friday morning. Authorities say that at approximately 7 a.m. on Feb. 24, the male suspect approached seven NYPD vehicles parked near the precinct,…
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Feb. 2, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD released video surveillance Wednesday night that shows four suspects sought in connection to a burglary at a Forest Hills restaurant during the early morning hours of Feb. 1. Police from the 112th Precinct reported that two men entered the locked Bamboo Ya Japanese restaurant located at 69-12… Read more »
Feb. 1, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The Community Council for the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills and Rego Park held a virtual meeting with the NYPD last month where residents were updated on local crime and were advised to be vigilant about scammers seeking to solicit money. The monthly meeting — which aims to bring… Read more »