Category Archive for CrimeFull article NY Post “…A horde of … “actors” — mostly disguised as dapper day traders — suddenly stripped off their clothes and frolicked around Wall Street early yesterday morning in a bizarre protest of corporate greed. …(And they) initially dressed as a CEO, dog walker and janitor — were collared by cops..” Among them Read More »
See full article in NYDaily News “…Prompted by complaints from merchants and local officials, inspectors from the city Department of Consumer Affairs and the Health Department joined police officers on a crackdown of street vendors in the Sunnyside and Woodside neighborhoods last week. They checked to make sure vendors had the proper permits and signage Read More »
Crime jumped in the Sunnyside/Woodside & LIC region in June, with the number of reported burglaries up markedly. Sgt. David Porter said that crime across Police Precinct 108 jumped 11% in the 28-day period ending in June 26, 2011, compared to the same 28-day period a year ago. There were 90 reported crimes. Burglary was Read More »
The New York City Police Department is asking residents to identify a suspect (pictured above) in connection with a burglary that occurred on 43rd Ave. on Monday, June 20. The alleged perpetrator entered an apartment located at 42-15 43rd Avenue, Sunnyside, at 9:30 am through an open window. While inside, he removed money and electronic equipment. The suspect exited Read More »
The number of reported crimes continues to decline throughout Sunnyside/Woodside and LIC, according to police. Captain Donald Powers said at the Police Precinct 108 meeting on May 31 that crime throughout the wider district had dropped 6% year-to-date, compared to the same time period one year ago. While the number of major crimes that were Read More »
A 21-year-old Brooklyn man who allegedly mugged a series of Sunnyside/Woodside women near the 52nd Street subway station has been arrested, according to police. Paul Winston allegedly followed women when they got off the 52ndStreet/Lincoln Ave. subway station and then “grabbed them from behind and wacked them to the ground,” said Capt. Donald Powers, the Read More »
WSJ blog A newborn was in critical condition after the baby’s mother gave birth inside a bathroom at Elmhurst Hospital Center, left the baby in a trash can and walked out of the Queens hospital. Dawa Lama, 23 years old, arrived at the hospital and started the check- in process around 2 p.m., according to Read More »
The number of reported crimes continues to decline throughout Sunnyside/Woodside and LIC, according to police. Captain Donald Powers said at the Police Precinct 108 meeting on Tuesday that crime throughout the wider district had dropped 8.6% year-to-date, compared to the same time period one year ago. “The crime numbers are steadily declining because we continue Read More »
Captain Donald Powers, the head of the 108th Police Precinct, said earlier this week that the number of reported crimes dropped 19 percent for the 28 days ending March 27, compared to the same 28-day period in 2009. Powers, who spoke at the precinct’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, said that crime was down 5.6% for the year through March 27—compared to Read More »
Another mugger is targeting Sunnyside and Woodside women. In the past two weeks, three young Asian women have been followed from the 52nd Street subway station, pushed to the ground and have had their personal property stolen, said Sgt. David Porter, who spoke at the monthly police precinct 108 meeting on Tuesday. All three muggings Read More »
Many Sunnyside residents were awoken in the early hours of Monday morning by a low-flying police helicopter. The helicopter was flying over 42nd and Queens Blvd at 2:00am as police were pursuing three teenagers who were tagging the building above Dunkin’ Donuts. The police tracked them down and arrested them at 41stand Queens Blvd at Read More »
A man was arrested Friday night after a fight broke out at Center Cinemas. Miguel Melchor, 20, allegedly got involved in an altercation at the Queens Blvd theater and then went on to smash the glass in the entrance, police said. Melchor then proceeded up Queens Boulevard and tagged Lynch Funeral Home and a number Read More »
A Woodside man was sentenced to 25 years in prison today for fatally stabbing his wife in front of their 7-year-old daughter. Balbir Singh, 37, killed his wife, Kulwinder Kaur, after the two got involved in an argument in their 64th Street Woodside home on Sunday, April 6, 2008. Singh stabbed Kaur four times; once Read More »
A 16-year old youth who allegedly mugged six Sunnyside women on the northern side of Queens Blvd in early January has been arrested, according to police. Damari Morris, from Brooklyn, allegedly followed the women to their apartment buildings from the 40thStreet subway station, then knocked them to the ground and stole their belongs, said Capt. Read More »
The drunk driver who killed a deliveryman for a Sunnyside Chinese restaurant pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter on Wednesday. Richard Contreras, 29, of Long Island City, admitted that he was drunk when he struck down and killed Jianqui Chen, 52, who was riding his scooter for Ten Full Chinese Food, located at 39-49 48th Read More »
A Woodside man was sentenced to 33 years in prison on Wednesday, after pleading guilty last month to the October 2009 killing of a Sunnyside resident and then trying to hire a hit man to kill two witnesses who were expected to testify against him. Gino Florencia, 32, killed Edison Vera in the courtyard at 45-55 48th Street and then met with Read More »
The number of burglaries reported in the northern section of Sunnyside, accounted for one-quarter of all burglaries in the 108 police precinct last month. Police Precinct Capt. Donald Powers said that eight burglaries occurred in Sunnyside for the 28-day period ending Jan.9, with seven of them taking place north of Queens Blvd. For police precinct Read More »
