Sep. 25, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan The corner of 149th Street and 14th Avenue in Whitestone was ceremoniously co-named in honor of former police officer, and 9/11 hero, Thomas Gerald Brophy this past weekend. Brophy’s family was joined by local residents, Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, more than a dozen members of the Police Benevolent Association and…
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Sep. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry A Bland Houses resident was arrested and charged with murder for allegedly stabbing another Flushing man in the head during a bar fight on the night of Sunday, Sept. 24. Police from the 109th Precinct responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress in front of Kelly’s Bar at 136-11 41st St. in downtown Flushing just before 10 p.m., when they found 45-year-old Elliot Ortiz unconscious and unresponsive with a stab wound to his head lying in front of the saloon. EMS responded to the crime scene and rushed Ortiz to NewYork-Presbyterian…
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Sep. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are on the lookout for a mugger who targeted two women within a minute at the same Murray Hill location in broad daylight on Sunday, Sept. 3. Police say the man first struck at 10:45 a.m. near the intersection of Linden Place and 35th Avenue, a block away from Northern Boulevard, when he approached a 62-year-old woman and pushed her to the ground. He then forcibly removed her wallet, which contained $100 in cash, before fleeing the scene, traveling eastbound on 35th Avenue. The victim did not…
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Sep. 2, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the pair of thieves who robbed a Flushing jewelry store and made off with approximately $100,000 in loot on Aug. 31, according to authorities. Police say the two unidentified male suspects entered Prince Jewelers, located at 37-11 Prince St. within the confines of the 109th…
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Aug. 24, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crooks who snatched more than $8,500 in cash, as well as credit cards and personal items from a vehicle in Flushing last week. Authorities say that a driver was unloading a van in the vicinity of Maple Avenue and Main Street — within the…
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Aug. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing continue to look for the creep who allegedly exposed himself to a 22-year-old woman inside a Murray Hill coffee shop last month. Police say the creep entered Coffee Story, located at 152-22 Northern Blvd. in Murray Hill, just before 4 p.m. on…
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Jul. 20, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police from the 109th Precinct are searching for a a pair of crooks who allegedly posed as FBI agents and used a Taser to subdue a man and a woman before stealing their Mercedes Benz and more than $40,000 in loot during a home invasion in Flushing on Sunday….
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Jun. 22, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crook who stole a dog that was tied up in front of a College Point bodega as its owner shopped inside earlier this month, according to authorities. Police say that a 44-year-old man had left his dog, a chihuahua, outside of City Fresh Market,…
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May. 8, 2023 By Paul Frangipane The NYPD’s 102nd Precinct and community council brought families out for a “Cops and Kids Block Party” in Richmond Hill on Sunday, May 7, featuring an afternoon full of activities and community building. Children indulged with fresh cotton candy, hopped around in a bounce house, hula hooped, faced off…
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Apr. 26, 2023 By Emily Davenport The NYPD is looking for a crook who burglarized homes two Queens homes over the course of a couple of hours. Police say that at 2:45 p.m. on April 19, the suspect approached a residence located in the vicinity of Seward Avenue and 234th Street in Queens Village, within…
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