Tag: queens-crime-news

Hollis man charged with raping 14-year-old told teen, ‘I can help you get work’

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Jul. 10, 2025 By Bill Parry New details have emerged in the case of the Hollis man accused luring a 14-year-old boy into his car in St. Albans and then allegedly raping him on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 1. Virgilio Taveras, 63, of Hillside Avenue, was arrested by detectives from the Queens Special…

Woman wanted for bank heist on Hillside Avenue in Jamaica Hills: NYPD

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May. 30, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are looking for a woman who allegedly robbed a Jamaica Hills bank on the morning of Thursday, May 29. The suspect entered the Webster Bank branch at 179-25 Hillside Ave. at 10:15 a.m. and passed a note to a teller…

Trio ambushes man near Alley Pond Park, makes off with $120K in cash: NYPD

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Apr. 11, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 111th Precinct in Bayside are still looking for three perpetrators who allegedly ambushed a man in Oakland Gardens and robbed him of more than $120,000 in cash last month. The incident occurred near Alley Pond Park just after 10 a.m. On Friday, March 7, when…