Feb. 29, 2024 By Bill Parry
The NYPD is looking for three men who allegedly robbed an East Elmhurst man of tens of thousands of dollars during a home invasion early Monday morning.
Feb. 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported robbery and felony assault cases across Queens climbed for the 28-day period ending Feb. 4—compared to the same period last year— while the number of reported rapes dropped, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. During the 28-day period from Jan. 8 through Feb. 4, the number of felony assaults increased 11.5% in northern Queens, from 174 reported cases in 2023 to 194 this year. Over the same period of time, robberies in northern Queens went up 12.6%, from 143 to 161. Reported rapes declined 25%,…
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Feb. 5, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_71611" align="alignnone" width="874"] An Astoria man was criminally charged in Brooklyn federal court along with a Chinese national for a bloody armed heist at an illegal Flushing gambling den in July that left one man wounded. QNS/File photo[/caption]
Feb. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry
Jan. 26, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_71453" align="alignnone" width="448"] Cops are looking for this suspect and his two accomplices, who assaulted and robbed two men hours apart in Jackson Heights. Photos courtesy of the NYPD[/caption]
Jan. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry
Jan. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry
An upstate man was indicted by a federal grand jury in connection to an armed jewel heist in Flushing that left a 79-year-old woman badly beaten nearly a year ago.
Jan. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The amount of reported cases of robberies and felony assaults across Queens have each risen over the last month compared to the same period of time a year ago, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. During the 28-day period from Dec. 18 to Jan. 14, reported robberies have increased 51.3% in northern Queens, from 117 cases the previous year to 177 this year. At the same time, felony assaults are up 29.3% in northern Queens, from 184 to 238. The 110th Precinct, which covers Corona and Elmhurst, experienced the…
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Jan. 16, 2024 By Rachel Butler Approximately 35 Flushing residents attended the NYPD 109th Precinct Community Council meeting at Bowne Street Community Church on Jan. 11 where they were introduced to a new commanding officer who addressed an uptick in robberies and auto thefts. The NYPD has appointed Deputy Inspector Kevin Coleman to take over the precinct who– prior to the move– was the commanding officer of the 104th Precinct that covers the Queens neighborhoods of Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale. Coleman, who spoke to the attendees, said that he had worked with the NYPD for over 20 years…
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Jan. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 21-year-old woman was robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight on a residential street in Corona on New Year’s Day.
Jan. 3, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of robberies spiked across Queens over the final month of 2023 when compared to the same period in 2022, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD on Monday. During the 28-day period from Dec. 4-31, the number of robberies rose 54.2% in northern Queens, from 118 cases in 2022 to 182 in 2023. The most significant increase was seen in the 110th Precinct, which oversees Corona and Elmhurst. Cases there rose from 18 to 52. In southern Queens, there was a 23.6% increase in robberies over the same period…
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Dec. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry
Three motorists were carjacked, and two others robbed during a terrifying crime spree in northeast Queens last week, according to police.