Jun. 11, 2025 By bparry June 11, 2025 By Bill Parry The homeless Venezuelan migrant who admitted he shot two on-duty police officers while resisting arrest in East Elmhurst just over a year ago was sentenced to 28 years in prison Tuesday in Queens Supreme Court. Bernardo Raul Castro Mata, 20, pleaded guilty on…
May. 22, 2025 By bparry May 22, 2025 By Bill Parry A Bronx man turned himself in at the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights for taking part in a beatdown of a good Samaritan who sensed two women were in danger during the early morning hours of Saturday, May 17. William Garzon, 23, of…
Mar. 31, 2025 By Dean Moses and QNS News Team Police in Jackson Heights are investigating a disturbing act of hate crime after two men were seen hanging a noose from a rooftop on Northern Boulevard last week. According to authorities, the incident occurred at approximately 7:20 p.m. on March 25, when two men…
Mar. 14, 2025 By bparry March 14, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are looking for a groper who targeted a 51-year-old woman near the Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street transit hub late last month. The incident occurred on the night of Thursday, Feb. 27, while…
Mar. 14, 2025 By bparry March 14, 2025 By Bill Parry A 13-year-old boy was critically injured when he was struck by a 7 train at the 111th Street subway station in Corona on Friday morning. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights responded to a 911 call of a victim in need…
Mar. 3, 2025 By bparry March 3, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct and Transit District 20 are looking for two muggers who slashed a 28-year-old 7 train rider who refused to hand over his money on Thursday morning. The victim was standing on the Manhattan-bound platform of the 90th Street-Elmhurst…
Feb. 20, 2025 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_89524" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for this suspect who allegedly assaulted a 7 train rider in Corona before running down to Roosevelt Avenue. NYPD[/caption]
Feb. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry
Feb. 11, 2025 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_88948" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for this suspect for allegedly murdering a Forest Hills man in front of a Humphrey Street home in East Elmhurst in September. NYPD[/caption]
Feb. 11, 2025 By Bill Parry
Feb. 7, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Reported rapes across both northern and southern Queens are on the rise during the 28-day period ending on Feb. 2, compared to the same period of time the previous year. However, robberies and grand larcenies have undergone significant declines across both northern and southern Queens. Northern and southern…
Jan. 13, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights did not have far to go to locate a senior who allegedly harassed a 12-year-old girl in broad daylight in East Elmhurst. At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 6, a bearded older man approached a young girl as she…