Dec. 13, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a 42-year-old man in broad daylight during an argument on Friday, Dec. 6. The perpetrator and the victim were engaged in a dispute in front of 92-01 165th St. near the intersection with…
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DA Melinda Katz and NYPD announce takedown of 11 ‘worst of the worst’ gang members in Queens
Dec. 5, 2024 By Colum Motherway Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz and the NYPD have announced the indictment of 11 alleged members after a three-and-a-half-year investigation, entitled ‘Operation: Deadliest Catch,’ into gang violence in Southeast Queens. The alleged members are from the ‘Whole Blocc Boys’ (WBB) and ‘Score On Anything’ (SOA) – two subsets…
Trio of robbers targeted two victims one month apart near Captain Tilly Park in Jamaica Hills: NYPD
Nov. 21, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are looking for a trio of robbers who targeted two people at the same location, just over a month apart, near Captain Tilly Park in Jamaica Hills. The first incident occurred during the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 12, near the…
Jamaica man convicted of attempted murder in shooting of rookie cop in April 2023: DA
Nov. 13, 2024 By Bill Parry A jury convicted Jamaica resident Devin Spraggins of attempted murder in the first degree on Tuesday for shooting NYPD Detective Brett Boller after an altercation in April 2023. Boller was a rookie cop when he was on routine patrol with his partner, NYPD Officer Anthony Rock, in the…
Man beaten, robbed at a Queens Village Burger King, two suspects remain at large: NYPD
Oct. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village are looking for two suspects who beat and robbed a man in front of a Burger King on Hillside Avenue on the night of Sunday, Oct. 13. The 46-year-old victim was in front of the fast food restaurant at 9:05…
Man stabbed repeatedly in face after refusing to give attacker a smoke in Jamaica: NYPD
Oct. 29, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a suspect who savagely stabbed a 43-year-old man who refused to give him a cigarette in broad daylight last week. The victim was sitting in his car in the vicinity of Lowe Court and 148th Street after dropping…
Fourth Cambria Heights man indicted for Douglaston home invasion, burglary and kidnapping: DA
Oct. 29, 2024 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a fourth Cambria Heights man in connection to a Douglaston home invasion in August. Oneil Thompson, 45, was arraigned on Friday in Queens Supreme Court on a 41-count indictment charging him with seven counts of kidnapping and a slew of other crimes, including…
Richmond Hill man charged with attempted kidnapping after mother foils abduction of 2-year-old daughter: NYPD
Oct. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry A Richmond Hill man was arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping after he allegedly tried to abduct a 2-year-old girl at knifepoint in broad daylight at a laundromat around the corner from his home on 109th Street on Thursday, Oct. 10. Peter Vonderhofen, 32, was arraigned in Queens…
Flushing man busted for pushing an 82-year-old woman off the platform at the Main Street 7 train station in Wednesday: NYPD
Oct. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry A Flushing man was arrested Monday and charged with attempted murder for allegedly shoving an 82-year-old woman onto the tracks at the Main Street 7 train station during a random attack on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Brandon Harris, 35, who lives directly across the street from the bustling subway…
Cambria Heights men indicted for Douglaston home invasion, kidnapping in August: DA
Sep. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry Three Cambria Heights men were indicted by a Queens grand jury for a violent home invasion, burglary and kidnapping in Douglaston during the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 17. Jone Smith, 47, and brothers Ryan and Brandon Dash, 39 and 34, respectively, were arraigned in Queens Supreme…