Nov. 9, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD is looking for a pair of individuals who assaulted MTA workers in two Queens police precincts last month. Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are searching for a woman who attacked two bus operators in two separate incidents nearly two hours apart in College Point during…
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Nov. 1, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD is investigating a vandalism incident that occurred on Monday, Oct. 30, at a Murray Hill church that caused tens of thousands of dollars worth or damage to a nearly 110-year-old statue. Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing responded to a call around 5 p.m. at St….
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Nov. 1, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Crime continues to rise in northern Queens, although it remains flat in the southern portion of the borough, according to the NYPD’s latest crime statistics released Oct. 29. The number of major crimes — murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and grand larceny of automobiles — increased…
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Oct. 25, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The NYPD released the crime stats for the 28-day period of Sept. 24 to Oct. 22 in northern and southern Queens and, while the numbers show there was little change year-over-year in major crimes, there was an overall increase in crimes across the borough. Some of the notable trends…
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Oct. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry A Fresh Meadows man was arrested on Oct. 16 and booked at the 109th Precinct in Flushing in connection with a robbery spree and police are now looking for two other members of his crew that targeted pedestrians in northeast Queens in the last three months. Jianwei Chen, 20,…
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Oct. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry
Oct. 18, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The NYPD released the crime stats for northern and southern Queens from Sept. 17 to Oct. 15. While much of it follows a similar trend to last week’s stats, there are some notable changes in trends. Rape cases in northern Queens rose from 15 to 20 year-over-year. While the 104th, 111th and 112th precincts each saw no change, the only northern Queens precinct to experience a decline was the 115th, from five last year to one this year. Southern Queens, on the other hand, experienced no change compared to the same period of time…
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Oct. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are looking for a burglar who broke into two Murray Hill restaurants in just two minutes during the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 8. The burglar forcibly entered Mika’s Miga BBQ, located at 149-09 41st Ave., just before 5 a.m. and…
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Oct. 18, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki A Queens man is fighting for his life after being shot during an apparent home invasion robbery early on Wednesday morning. Police are looking for as many as eight masked marauders involved in the dramatic pre-dawn caper, which took place at about 5:39 a.m. on Oct. 18 on…
Oct. 16, 2023 By Rachel Butler Dozens of Flushing residents filled the hall at Bowne Street Community Church to hear reports of reduced crime and applaud the Officers of the Month during the 109th Precinct Community Council Meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 11. Attendees also had the opportunity to voice their concerns to their local officers…
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