Oct. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry A Springfield Gardens man was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court to 17 years in prison for attempted murder for a shoot-out in Far Rockaway in a territorial dispute among drug dealers in March 2022, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Friday. Marvin Mitchell, 37, of 229th Street, was convicted…
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Oct. 6, 2023 By Bill Parry
A man is in critical condition after he was pulled from the surf in Rockaway Beach by good Samaritans on Thursday evening. The 31-year-old swimmer and another man nearly drowned after they ignored the familiar red no swimming flags posted at Beach 86th Street and went into the ocean, according to the FDNY.
Oct. 4, 2023 By Ethan Marshall While felony assaults and grand larceny auto cases are on the rise, overall crime has decreased in Queens, according to 28-day crime stats released by the NYPD for police precincts in northern and southern Queens. The NYPD released crime stats for Sept. 3 to Oct. 1 in northern and…
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Oct. 1, 2023 By Dean Moses
Reports that a man seeking asylum sexually assaulted a young girl earlier this week in a Queens migrant shelter has been deemed unfounded by police, law enforcement sources said.
Sep. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry A teenager was stabbed in broad daylight in Far Rockaway on Sept. 11 — and authorities say his attacker remains at large. Police from the 101st Precinct in Far Rockaway report that the assault occurred just before 4 p.m., when the 17-year-old boy got into an argument with a…
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Sep. 26, 2023 By Bill Parry A Far Rockaway man was arrested Tuesday morning and charged in connection with two shootings in Queens and Brooklyn on the same day last month. An indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn federal court charging Abel Mora, 22, a member of the Trinitarios street gang, with being a convicted felon…
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Aug. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 101st Precinct in Far Rockaway and Transit District 23 are on the lookout for a slipper-wearing gunman who menaced an on-duty MTA worker at the Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue subway station on the night of Monday, Aug. 14. The 22-year-old MTA employee was standing on the platform…
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Jul. 26, 2023 By John Schilling Next Tuesday, Aug. 1, the annual National Night Out Against Crime event will return to the many NYPD precincts across New York City. This year, the National Night Out Against Crime will celebrate 40 years since it was established by Matt Peskin in Philadelphia in 1984 when the event…
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Jul. 12, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police found a dead man in a bathtub inside a Far Rockaway apartment Tuesday night after responding to a 911 call regarding a “foul odor” that was coming from the apartment, according to an NYPD spokesperson. Officers from the 101st Precinct responded to the 911 call at approximately 9:23…
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May. 4, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Loud music, ATVs and dirtbikes, and a crackdown on illegal smoke shops were just some of the quality-of-life issues discussed during the Queens Borough Board meeting with NYPD officials on Monday, May 1, regarding crime and public safety. The Queens Borough Board meeting, chaired by Queens Borough President Donovan…
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