Two Queens residents allegedly responsible for dealing $2 million in stolen retail goods were busted in a crackdown that Gov. Kathy Hochul and Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday. The bust occurred just days before the biggest shopping day of the holiday season, Black Friday — something that officials drove home during the…
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Crunching the Queens crime numbers: felony assaults on the rise as crime overall flattens
Feb. 28, 2024 By Christian Murray The number of felony assaults reported across Queens over the last month are up nearly 10% compared to the same period a year ago, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD on Feb. 26. During the 28-day period from Jan. 29 to Feb. 25, the number of felony assaults reported increased 9.6% in northern Queens, from 197 incidents last year to 216 this year. Meanwhile, in southern Queens, the number of felony assaults also rose 9.6% over the period, from 187 to 205. The jump in the number of felony assaults…
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Gunman sought in armed robbery of teen in Forest Hills: NYPD
Nov. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry A 16-year-old boy was robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight while walking past a Forest Hills medical facility last month, according to the NYPD. Police say the teenager was in front of 96-10 Metropolitan Ave. at around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24, when he was approached by a stranger who allegedly pulled out a handgun and forcibly removed the victim’s necklace, earrings and his wallet containing $30 in cash, police said. The suspect ran off eastbound on Metropolitan Avenue toward Sybilla Street. Police from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills are still looking…
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Woman robbed while waiting for bus in Rego Park: NYPD
Oct. 10, 2023 By Bill Parry A 58-year-old woman was robbed in broad daylight as she waited for a bus in Rego Park last week and her alleged mugger remains at large, according to the NYPD. Police from the 112th Precinct are looking for the stranger who approached the victim as she waited at a…
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Cyclist wanted for allegedly assaulting, robbing pedestrian on Austin Street in Forest Hills: NYPD
Sep. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry A man walking along the Austin Street commercial corridor in Forest Hills was attacked and robbed by an enraged cyclist on the night of Wednesday, Sept. 6, according to authorities. Police say the 64-year-old victim was walking past an eyeglass shop located at 107-02 71st Ave. when a stranger…
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Three armed men rob Forest Hills street vendor at gunpoint: NYPD
Aug. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry
Creep sought for groping women in Rego Park and Long Island City: NYPD
Aug. 10, 2023 By Bill Parry
Police from two Queens precincts are on the lookout for the creep who targeted and groped women at least two times last month, according to the NYPD.
Woman burns MTA employee’s face with ‘unknown substance’ after verbal dispute at Forest Hills subway station: NYPD
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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