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Kew Gardens Hills woman accused of scamming seniors out of their life savings: DA

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Mar. 10, 2025 By Bill Parry A Kew Gardens Hills woman is criminally charged for scamming senior citizens out of their life savings in a nationwide elder fraud scheme, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Friday. Lisa Rossopoulos, 59, of Park Drive East, was arraigned Thursday in Queens Criminal Court on two counts of…

Man wanted for lewd act, forcible touching on Q44 bus in Flushing: NYPD

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Mar. 6, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are looking for a sleazy soccer fan who groped a 19-year-old woman after he flashed her and pleasured himself on board a Q44 MTA bus last month. The incident occurred on the night of Thursday, Feb. 27, on the bus near…

Attempted rape in East Elmhurst, suspect caught on camera with weaponized handkerchief: NYPD

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Jan. 27, 2025 QNS News Team Police from the 115th Precinct released surveillance footage revealing a suspect in an attempted rape in East Elmhurst appearing to carry a handkerchief allegedly used to subdue his victim. The NYPD shared the chilling video early Sunday morning, showing the man walking calmly down a sidewalk while folding…

Mass shooting outside Jamaica nightclub on New Year’s Day leaves 10 wounded

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Jan. 2, 2025 By Dean Moses and Rob Pozarycki Police in Jamaica are searching for the gunmen involved in a mass shooting outside a nightclub Wednesday night that left at least 10 people injured. The incident occurred around 11:20 p.m. on Jan. 1 outside the Amazura event hall, located at 91-12 144th Place, within…