The local crime rate has increased nearly 5 percent this year, according to statistics released today by the 108 police precinct. Police precinct 108, which covers the neighborhoods of Woodside, Sunnyside and LIC, announced that the number of “reported” crimes increased 4.74 percent for the year-to-date period ending August 15,…
Late July, a Sunnyside Gardens resident came home in the middle of the afternoon to find her front door pried open and her family’s belongings scattered all over the floor. Her home, located in the 49th and Skillman area, had been ransacked and $12,000 worth of jewellery,…
Deputy Inspector Thomas Kavanagh, the outgoing head of the 108th police precinct, reported at Tuesday night’s precinct meeting that crime dropped 9.6 percent in the past 28 days, compared to the same 28-day period one year ago. He said that crime was essentially flat for the year to date—compared to the six month period in 2009.…
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.…
This week marks the first anniversary of the arrest of Gary McGurk, an Irish national from Woodside, who allegedly strangled and stabbed his one-time Sunnyside girlfriend to death on April 26, 2009. He faces a murder charge. Despite all of the attention at the time,…
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, […]
April 11, 2010, By Christian Murray
A Woodside babysitter who allegedly shook a baby boy to his death has been charged with murder, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office.
Yohani Moran, 37, of 35-47 64th Street was initially charged with felony assault for shaking Dilan Criollo,…
New York’s major tabloid newspapers have been reporting that crime is up throughout the city. Unfortunately, Precinct 108, which covers Woodside, Sunnyside and Long Island City, is no different. In the last 28-days, Deputy Inspector Thomas Kavanagh reported that crime jumped 26% over the same period one-year earlier.…
The perpetrator of some ugly graffiti at Sunnyside’s PS 150 has been arrested, according to police. Daniel Wattenbarger, a 58-year-old male who lives on 41st Street, was arrested on March 23 for painting a message full of expletives on a wall adjacent to PS 150 — for all the students to read.…
North Country Gazette QUEENS—Three individuals with ties to Eastern Europe have been charged with putting “skimmer” devices on a Woodside bank’s ATMs last week in order to steal the account numbers and other personal information from customers’ credit/debit cards used at the machines.…