Tag: queens-crime

Senior couple attacked during Flushing home invasion by drink-swilling intruders: NYPD

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Jun. 23, 2025 By Bill Parry Two perpetrators beat and robbed two Flushing seniors during an early morning home invasion on Wednesday, June 18. Police from the 109th Precinct reported that around 3 a.m., two strangers were captured on a security camera after they entered a residential building at Sanford Avenue and College Point Boulevard…

Armed suspects impersonating Amazon workers invade Whitestone home, Paladino urges gun rights

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Jun. 10, 2025 By Bill Parry A family was held at gunpoint during a violent home invasion Monday morning in Whitestone, prompting Council Member Vickie Paladino to urge residents to arm themselves in order to protect their homes and families. According to police, two armed men posing as Amazon delivery workers forced their way…

Man attacks 9-year-old in Glendale, bites off cop’s finger during arrest: DA

May. 14, 2025 By bparry May 14, 2025 By Bill Parry A Glendale man is criminally charged for assaulting a young girl and then biting off a fingertip of an off-duty cop who chased after him in Glendale on Saturday afternoon. Feliz Enrique, 31, of 68th Street, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on…

Fake doctor arrested at JFK after botched butt implant in Astoria home: NYPD

Apr. 3, 2025 By bparry April 3, 2025 By Bill Parry A fake doctor who was performing medical procedures without a license at an Astoria home was taken into custody on the night of Friday, March 28, after one of his patients went into cardiac arrest. At around 1 p.m. that afternoon, Felipe Hoyos-Foronda,…

Notorious Flushing squatter sentenced to two years in prison for illegally occupying home: DA

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Mar. 31, 2025 By Bill Parry A notorious Queens squatter was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday for illegally occupying a single-family Flushing home and renting out rooms to other illegal tenants in February 2024. Brian Rodriguez, 36, of 161st Street in East Flushing, pleaded guilty in January to falsely reporting an…

Suspect sought in violent subway stabbing at Steinway Street station in Astoria

Feb. 5, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Feb. 5, 2025 By Rob Pozarycki  Transit police in Queens are searching for the suspect involved in a violent subway stabbing during an argument on Friday, Jan. 31. The NYPD released images on Tuesday night of the assailant, who is sought in connection with the attack at the Steinway… Read more »

Duo wanted for mugging two men in Rego Park: NYPD

Sept. 21, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released photos of a pair of suspects who allegedly mugged two men in Rego Park last week. The suspects approached the victims in the vicinity of Austin Street and 63rd Drive at around 11:05 p.m. on Sept. 15 and demanded they hand over money, according to police…. Read more »