Category: crime

Venezuelan migrant pleads guilty in 2024 shooting of two cops in East Elmhurst: DA

May. 21, 2025 By bparry May 21, 2025 By Bill Parry A homeless Venezuelan migrant admitted he shot two NYPD officers from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights who attempted to stop him for riding a motorcycle the wrong way on a one-way street in East Elmhurst nearly a year ago. Bernardo Raul Castro…

Suspects wanted for strangling, beating man unconscious in Jackson Heights: NYPD

May. 19, 2025 By bparry May 19, 2025 By Bill Parry A 29-year-old man was allegedly strangled and beaten by two strangers who continued to assault him after he lost consciousness in Jackson Heights early Saturday morning. The victim was walking in the vicinity of 81st Street and Northern Boulevard at around 4:20 a.m.…

Trio wanted in early morning chain-snatching attack in Jackson Heights: NYPD

May. 9, 2025 By bparry May 9, 2025 By Bill Parry A 33-year-old man was critically injured after he was beaten and robbed by three chain-snatchers in front of a bar on Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights during the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 7. The victim was walking with a 37-year-old man…

Jackson Heights man gets 30-year sentence for 3-month burglary spree across Queens: DA

May. 7, 2025 By bparry May 7, 2025 By Bill Parry A serial burglar from Jackson Heights was sentenced to up to 30 years in prison Tuesday in Queens Supreme Court for targeting homes across the borough during a three-month crime spree beginning in late 2022. Juan Morales, 45, of 37th Avenue, was convicted…

Brooklyn men held without bail for shooting off-duty cop during LIC carjacking attempt

Apr. 30, 2025 By bparry April 30, 2025 By Bill Parry Two career criminals from Brooklyn are charged with attempted murder for shooting an off-duty cop during an attempted carjacking in Long Island City on Sunday morning. Denzel Brown, 29, and Marvin Dankwah, 26, both from the Beach Haven Apartments in Bensonhurst, were arraigned…