Aug. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry A South Ozone Park man was indicted by a Queens grand jury for a fatal collision that killed a 67-year-old pedestrian from Long Island who was visiting with kin on Christmas Day 2019. Ravinda Dharamjit, 26, of 124th Street, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Friday morning…
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Two burglars sought for breaking into office of St. John’s basketball coach Rick Pitino and stealing personal belongings: NYPD
Aug. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are looking for two young men who broke into Carnesecca Arena at the campus of St. John’s University in Hillcrest on Tuesday night. The suspects slipped into the office of basketball coach Rick Pitino, where they stole his personal memorabilia,…
Bronx man indicted for attempted murder of young woman in Richmond Hill subway station in July: DA
Aug. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry A Bronx panhandler was indicted by a Queens grand jury for the attempted murder for the stabbing of a 23-year-old woman who was attacked while leaving the Jamaica-Van Wyck subway station in Richmond Hill last month. Two good Samaritans from Venezuela, who live with their families at a…
Migrants honored by NYPD for saving woman’s life from knife-wielding attacker in Queens
NYPD Chief of Transit Michael Kemper honored on Tuesday two heroic migrants who saved a woman in Queens last month from a dangerous criminal who attacked her with a knife. Alexander Oswaldo Robles Lino and Josnan Alberto Palacios of Venezuela arrived at One Police Plaza on Aug. 20 alongside their families, tears welling in…
Officials praise NYPD drones used in Douglaston home invasion response where family was held hostage
Aug. 19, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Two days after a family was held hostage during a home invasion in Douglaston, city officials gathered outside local Council Member Vickie Paldino’s office on Monday afternoon to applaud the NYPD’s efficient response. Officials from the NYPD shared details about how the operation, which was compared to something…
Southeast Queens woman identified ten days after she was struck and killed by driver of MTA bus: NYPD
Aug. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry A Springfield Gardens woman who was struck and killed by an MTA bus earlier this month was identified by the NYPD on Friday. Amesha Mishael Keys, 31, was two blocks from her home on Baisley Boulevard near 171st Street on the night of Tuesday, Aug. 8, when she…
Homeless man indicted for stabbing spree in Ozone Park that left two men injured: DA
Aug. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry A homeless man from Brooklyn was indicted by a Queens grand jury for a stabbing spree that left two men wounded in Ozone Park during the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 7. Feruz Radjabov, 40, whose last known address was on East 10th Street in Midwood, was arraigned Friday…
Jackson Heights woman once again charged with animal cruelty after dozens of cats and dogs were rescued from her home: DA
Aug. 15, 2024 By bparry Aug. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry A recidivist animal abuser and hoarder from Jackson Heights was indicted by a Queens grand jury after dozens of dogs and cats were rescued from deplorable conditions from her home on 82nd Street in May. Elizabeth Grant, 56, was arraigned Wednesday in Queens Supreme… Read more »
Man stabbed multiple times during Cambria Heights armed robbery, four men remain at large: NYPD
Aug. 14, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village are looking for four armed robbers who attacked a 34-year-old man in Cambria Heights before stealing property from his vehicle on the night of Monday, Aug. 5. At around 10 p.m., the victim parked in front of 231-07 Linden Blvd.…
Cryptocurrency hacker ring dismantled, seven indicted for stealing more than $300K in bitcoin from Jamaica resident: DA
Aug. 13, 2024 By Bill Parry Seven members of a California-based cryptocurrency hacker network were indicted by a Queens grand jury on charges of grand larceny, money laundering, identity theft and other related crimes following a long-term investigation into the hack of a private Bitcoin wallet belonging to a 61-year-old Jamaica man, Queens District…