Mar. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry A Springfield Gardens man was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday for the bloody attack on a fellow passenger on board a Long Island Rail Road train that was pulling into the Locust Manor train station, located in southeast Queens, on Monday afternoon. Benneth Ekwegbalu, 32, of 183rd…
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Mar. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 20-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in broad daylight by at least a half-dozen attackers in Woodhaven last week.
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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Mar. 18, 2024 By Bill Parry
A city cop from Jamaica was arrested on Friday and booked at the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill, where he was charged with manslaughter and other crimes for a fatal collision last April.
Mar. 13, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of rapes across Queens increased during the 28-day period from Feb. 9 to Mar. 10, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. However, northern Queens has experienced a significant decline in grand larcenies over…
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Mar. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Rosedale woman, who relocated to Philadelphia, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Tuesday on an indictment charging her with criminally negligent homicide in connection with a high-speed collision on the Cross Island Parkway that killed her cousin and left her aunt gravely injured.
Mar. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry A Queens Village man was charged with criminally negligent homicide for the deaths of two teenagers who were riding in his car during a fatal crash near JFK Airport just over a year ago. Umar Khan, 21, of 219th Street, was arraigned Friday in Queens Supreme Court on a five-count indictment charging him with criminally negligent homicide, reckless driving and speeding for driving nearly 100 mph on the outbound JFK Expressway on the night of Jan. 29, 2023. According to the charges, Khan was behind the wheel of a white 2011 BMW traveling eastbound…
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Feb. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry
Fallen school crossing guard Krystyna Naprawa was posthumously promoted by the NYPD to the rank of community coordinator during a ceremony at One Police Plaza on Thursday attended by her family, friends and dozens of colleagues.
Feb. 23, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann The gym at J-CAP, a bilingual residential drug treatment program for adults and young adults in Jamaica, Queens, was abuzz on Wednesday when the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau hosted a powerlifting and basketball competition for cops, kids, and the community during winter recess. The DJs of Radio Hot 97 kept the crowd pumped and also handed out free shirts, cups, and bags. Team ESPN New York gave out free basketball cards while Reign Storm kept players and guests fueled with their energy drinks. Part of the fun activities was a friendly tire flip competition,…
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Feb. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park are actively searching for the driver of a sports car responsible for injuring an officer during a traffic stop on Sunday evening.