
Apr. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 76-year-old Jamaica Hills man died Tuesday after clinging to life for 11 days, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has reclassified his assault as a homicide investigation.
Apr. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 76-year-old Jamaica Hills man died Tuesday after clinging to life for 11 days, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has reclassified his assault as a homicide investigation.
Apr. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 16-year-old Jamaica boy was arrested on Thursday and criminally charged in the vicious attack that left a 68-year-old grandmother in critical condition after the teen shoved her while she was heading to church in Jamaica Hills on Sunday morning.
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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Apr. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 68-year-old woman was critically injured after she was beaten and robbed as she was going to church in Jamaica Hills on Sunday morning by a perpetrator who also allegedly stole her car.
Apr. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 102nd Precinct spotted a wanted man in front of the Queens Criminal Court in Kew Gardens on Tuesday and arrested him for trying to rape a woman at a Jamaica Hills subway in late February.
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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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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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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Jan. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry
An on-duty MTA worker was attacked inside a Jamaica subway station and the NYPD is still looking for the woman who assaulted him more than a week later.
Dec. 5, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The number of burglaries across Queens has dropped year-to-date through Dec. 3 compared to 2022, according to the latest crime stats from the NYPD. While the degree of change varies between northern and southern Queens, both areas have experienced fewer burglaries. In northern Queens, burglary cases dropped 3.5% year-to-date, from 1,878 in 2022 to 1,813 this year. In southern Queens, the number of burglaries fell 7.8%, from 1,149 to 1,059. The decrease in burglary cases across northern Queens is also evident when comparing the 28-day period from Nov. 5 to Dec. 3 this year…
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