Aug. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry A resident from a city-run shelter in Long Island City was arrested Friday and booked at the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows for stealing personal items belonging to St. John’s University basketball coach Rick Pitino from his office at Carnesecca Arena during the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 20.…
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NYPD searching for burglary crew that targeted nearly 30 laundromats in Queens and others in Brooklyn and the Bronx
Jul. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for three masked men who broke into Susan’s Laundromat at 85-12 Grand Ave. at around 3:15 a.m. on Monday, June 24, while a fourth member of their crew acted as a lookout near their getaway car parked in front.
Priest imposter who allegedly robbed Queens church arrested in California after nationwide hunt
Apr. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry
A bald-headed burglar who allegedly posed as a priest to gain entry to the rectory at American Martyrs Roman Catholic Church in Oakland Gardens—before robbing a real reverend of $900—was arrested in California earlier this month.
Man sought for impersonating a priest to burglarize an Oakland Gardens church in broad daylight on Sunday: NYPD
Mar. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 111th Precinct in Bayside are looking for a bald-headed burglar who pretended to be a priest to gain entry to the rectory at American Martyrs Roman Catholic Church in Oakland Gardens.
Crunching the Queens crime numbers: boroughwide drop in rape and burglaries cases
Jan. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported rapes and burglaries across Queens both dropped over the last month compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. During the 28-day period from Dec. 25 to Jan. 21, the number of reported rapes went down 20% in northern Queens, from 15 reported cases last year to 12 this year. Over the same period of time, burglaries decreased 12.4% in northern Queens, from 169 to 148. The 108th Precinct, which oversees Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside, experienced…
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Man burglarizes kosher restaurant on Union Turnpike: NYPD
Jan. 2, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are still looking for a burglar who broke into a kosher steakhouse on Union Turnpike in mid-December and made off with nearly $5,000 in cash. The suspect targeted the Union Bistro at 190-11 Union Tpke. on the morning of Monday, Dec….
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Crunching the Queens crime numbers: felony assaults rising, burglaries declining
Dec. 19, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported felony assault cases in Queens has increased over the last month when compared to the same period in 2022, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD on Monday. Felony assault cases have increased in both northern and southern Queens for the 28-day period from Nov. 20 through Dec. 17, compared to the same 28-day period last year. In northern Queens, felony assault cases over the 28-day period went up 15%, from 167 last year to 192 this year. The numbers also jumped in southern Queens, up 8.4%, from…
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Man sought in burglary of a Bell Boulevard restaurant in Bayside: NYPD
Nov. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 111th Precinct in Bayside are looking for a man who burglarized a Bell Boulevard restaurant in broad daylight just blocks away from the station house last week. The suspect entered Laterna Estiatorio & Catering, located at 47-20 Bell Blvd. in Bayside, five blocks south of Northern Boulevard, through a backdoor just before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Once inside, he removed approximately $60 in cash, credit cards and personal items before running out of the eatery in an unknown direction, police said. The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect…
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Cops seek crook who stole more than $300K in loot during Oakland Gardens heist: NYPD
Nov. 7, 2023 By Bill Parry
Burglar snatches 13 cartons of cigarettes from Oakland Gardens gas station: NYPD
Oct. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry
Police from the 111th Precinct in Bayside are looking for a burglar who broke into an Oakland Gardens gas station in broad daylight and stole multiple cartons of cigarettes on Sunday, Oct. 22.