Deputy Inspector Thomas Kavanagh, the head of the 108th police precinct, reported at Tuesday night’s precinct meeting that crime dropped 6.5 percent in the past 28 days ending May 21, compared to the same 28-day period one year ago. He said that crime was essentially flat for the year so far—compared to the same period in 2009. While Read More »
The crime figures reported by the 108th Police Precinct (which covers Sunnyside, Woodside and LIC) were released last week and crime for the 28-day period ending April 25 was down 10% compared to the same period in 2009. The biggest reason for the decline was the large drop in grand larcenies, burglaries and grand larceny autos. Meanwhile, crimes such as robbery and felony assaults rose. The Read More »
The crime rate for the 108 precinct, which includes Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City, was up markedly in the month of October. However, when viewed in the context of the 2009 year, crime remains at a very low level. During the four week period ending October 25th, 104 crimes were reported. This compared to Read More »
The following article has been widely distributed– from the Woodside Herald to Queenscrap. Brazen thieves stole four tires from a young woman’s Honda just yards from her building on 52nd Street near Skillman on Tuesday night. The thieves worked quietly and used garbage bags to cushion the chassis. Photo by J. Millus
Police Precinct 108, which covers Sunnyside, Woodside and LIC, reported that crime was down for the year through to the end of August, compared with the same period last year. Robbery, felony assault and burglary were all down. And there has only been one murder this year, compared with last year’s two. The only alarming change was in the increase in rape Read More »
From the Daily News: An ex-boyfriend who conned thousands of dollars from his NYPD girlfriend was arrested Thursday in her grisly murder, sources told the Daily News. Gary McGurk, a handsome Irish soccer player at CUNY John Jay College, is accused of stabbing his former girlfriend Michele Lee in the throat and searing her chest Read More »
