Apr. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry A Rockaway Park man was criminally charged with a slew of crimes after an arsenal of more than 30 firearms, including ghost guns and assault weapons, was uncovered along with thousands of rounds of ammunition and other weapons-related paraphernalia were seized during a raid at his home on Beach…
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Brooklyn man charged with manslaughter for hit-and-run collision that killed his friend on the Rockaway Boardwalk: NYPD
Apr. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Brooklyn man was indicted Monday by a Queens grand jury in connection to a fatal hit-and-run collision on the Rockaway Boardwalk near Beach 47th Street in Arverne in 2022.
Crunching the Queens crime numbers: grand larcenies down across borough, rapes halved in the north, robberies decrease in the south
Apr. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of grand larcenies across Queens was down during the 28-day period from March 18 to April 14, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. At the same time, rapes and robberies decreased significantly in…
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Queens man faces up to 30 years in prison in connection to fatal shooting of cop in Far Rockaway last month: DA
Apr. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry
The driver involved in the fatal shooting of NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller in Far Rockaway last month was indicted on weapons charges, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday.
Headless body found floating in Jamaica Bay on Friday identified as 46-year-old Ozone Park man: NYPD
Apr. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry
The NYPD has identified the headless man who was found floating in Jamaica Bay off Howard Beach on Friday night as 46-year-old Lukasz Mikolajewicz of Dumont Avenue in Ozone Park, after his family was notified.
Bomb scare at Chase Bank in Richmond Hill, grenade safely removed from scene: NYPD
Apr. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry and Lloyd Mitchell
Police from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park responded to a report of a suspicious device found near a Chase Bank in Richmond Hill just before noon on Tuesday.
Crunching the Queens crime numbers: murders drop in the north, spike in the south, vehicle thefts continue to be up across borough
Apr. 9, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of murders was down in northern Queens and up in southern Queens during the 28-day period from Mar. 11 to Apr. 7, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. At the same time, vehicle…
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Crunching the Queens crime numbers: vehicle thefts rise across borough, burglaries trending down
Apr. 3, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of vehicle thefts across Queens went up during the 28-day period from March 4 through March 31, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. At the same time, burglaries throughout the borough declined. Over…
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Crunching the Queens crime numbers: rapes still up across borough, robberies increase and grand larcenies decrease in northern Queens
Mar. 27, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of rapes throughout Queens remained up during the 28-day period from Feb. 23 to Mar. 24, compared to the same time period last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. In northern Queens, robberies had a large increase, while grand larcenies declined sharply. Over the course of the 28-day period, reported rape cases in northern Queens increased 33.3%, from 15 in 2023 to 20 in 2024. Robberies also had a large increase in northern Queens, rising 37% from 119 to 163. Grand larcenies, on the other hand,…
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Crunching the Queens crime numbers: rapes and felony assaults continue to rise, burglaries decrease slightly
Mar. 20, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of rapes throughout Queens continued to climb during the 28-day period from Feb. 16 to Mar. 17, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. Felony assaults also rose during this period of time, while…
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