Category: crime

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…

Stolen bike dispute leads to fatal stabbing in Corona; suspect remanded without bail

Apr. 22, 2025 By bparry April 22, 2025 By Bill Parry A Corona man is being held without bail for allegedly stabbing a Rockland County man to death during an altercation over a stolen bicycle just after midnight on Monday, April 14. Nelson Torres, 33, of 37th Avenue, was initially taken into custody as…

Serial burglar hits mail rooms in four Queens neighborhoods: NYPD

Apr. 16, 2025 By bparry April 16, 2025 By Bill Parry Police are searching for a serial burglar who targeted mail rooms in at least five Queens apartment buildings last month — including one Jackson Heights location he struck three times, authorities said. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for…

Jackson Heights drug dealing operation dismantled with nine individuals indicted: DA

Apr. 15, 2025 By bparry April 15, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury has indicted nine individuals in connection with the sale and possession of controlled substances—including fentanyl, cocaine, and crack—following a 17-month investigation into a drug-dealing crew operating on 95th Street in Jackson Heights, District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday. Undercover…