Feb. 28, 2025 By bparry Feb. 28, 2025 By Bill Parry An off-duty FDNY firefighter from Oakland Gardens is accused of driving three times over the legal speed limit while inebriated and high on cocaine and marijuana when he caused a pre-dawn collision that killed a Brooklyn man in East Elmhurst early Wednesday morning.…
Feb. 13, 2025 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_29432" align="aligncenter" width="700"] An FDNY EMT was indicted for the fatal shooting of a Rosedale man during a robbery in Astoria in April 2021.File Photo: Michael Dorgan, Queens Post[/caption]
Feb. 13, 2025 By Bill Parry
Feb. 7, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Flushing woman and her friend from the Bronx for various crimes related to the August 2024 hit-and-run death of 56-year-old David Opiela, two blocks from his Queensboro Hill home. Jamie Ferreira, 37, of 98th Street, was allegedly behind the wheel of a…
Jan. 30, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a married couple from Jamaica Estates for abusing nine infants and toddlers at the daycare center they operated in the home on 188th Street near Midland Parkway, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday. Ilya Davydov, 48, and Ksenia Davydov, 41, promised…
Jan. 30, 2025 By Bill Parry An East Flushing man pleaded guilty to a felony and is expected to be sentenced to two years in prison for illegally occupying a single-family home in Flushing and renting out rooms to others last year. When the homeowner regained access to the property and changed the locks,…
Jan. 29, 2025 By Bill Parry A Bronx woman was sentenced to 18 years in prison Tuesday in Queens Supreme Court for killing a 62-year-old Uber passenger while drag racing at more than 120 miles per hour against other drivers on the Whitestone Expressway in May 2023. Melissa Rodriguez-Lopez, 29, of Kossuth Avenue in…
Jan. 16, 2025 By Bill Parry Two New Jersey men were criminally charged for participating in an international stolen merchandise ring based in Kew Gardens Hills and diverting products meant for large-scale beauty retailers, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Wednesday. Leudy Marte, 28, of Perth Amboy, and Wilton Pena de Dios, 28, of…
Jan. 14, 2025 By Bill Parry A Fresh Meadows man was sentenced to seven years in prison for attempting to kidnap a 5-year-old boy in Richmond Hill in July 2021, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday. James McGonagle, 27, of Parsons Boulevard, pleaded guilty in Queens Supreme Court in November to attempted kidnapping…
Nov. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry A Whitestone man was arrested for allegedly making and distributing forged modem devices filled with malware that mimics legitimate cable and streaming services in a takedown of a major cable theft operation in Flushing and Whitestone, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Tuesday. Kong Gao, 35, of…
Nov. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man was criminally charged with staging a car crash on the Belt Parkway in Rosedale last month that was captured on the dashboard camera in the victim’s car and went viral on social media after it was posted on TikTok, where it was viewed by millions…