The crime rate took a significant nose dive in June throughout Police Precinct 108, which covers Woodside, Sunnyside and Long Island City. Captain Donald Powers, the precinct’s commanding officer, said that the number of reported crimes for the 28 day period ending Sunday,…
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Cops Nab a Number of Suspects Related to Sunnyside/Woodside Crime
Herman Oliazola just put his nose in where it didn’t belong. The Bronx man was arrested for a Sunnyside burglary after the police saw video footage of him breaking into an apartment at 46-51 50th Street. “We got the video of him and he was trying to defeat the camera by covering his face with a handkerchief and pulling his baseball cap down low,” said Captain Donald Powers at the police precinct 108 meeting yesterday.…
Sunnyside Woman Victim of iPhone Theft
A Sunnyside woman was robbed Tuesday evening by a man who snatched her iPhone Tuesday evening and fled, according to police. The 38-year-old female was walking and talking on her iPhone at about 6:15 pm in Sunnyside Gardens when a man came up from behind her ripped it from her ear.…
NYPD: Man Gropes 19-Year-Old Woman on 41st Street
A man approached a 19-year-old female on 41street (by 43rd Ave.) from behind and then touched her private parts, according to police. The incident occurred on May 16th at 10:50 pm. NY1 Follow up, below: Police were searching Sunday for a man they say forcibly touched a 19-year-old woman late Wednesday in Sunnyside,…
Suspects wanted for Sunnyside Woodside robbery
The police are searching for two suspects who are wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred on the border of Sunnyside and Woodside at about 7pm on Friday, May 11. The police said that two men approached a woman who was walking home,…
Drunk Driver Kills Pedestrian on Greenpoint Avenue Sidewalk
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a drunk driver on the corner of Greenpoint and 46th Street in the early hours of Sunday morning. The victim, a 24-year-old man, was struck by a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis at 2:28 am while he was on the side walk on the northwest corner of Greenpoint and 46th Street. …
Police Nab Armed Robber, Add More Cops to 108 Police Precinct
The police have arrested a man who allegedly robbed a series of Woodside residents at gunpoint and forced them to withdraw cash at ATM machines, according to an official source. The 23-year-old suspect, who was arrested in the Bronx, was wanted in connection with three incidents in April.…
Police Searching for Men After Gunpoint Robbery in Woodside
The police are searching for two men wanted in a gunpoint robbery of two pedestrians in Woodside last month. The pair of suspects approached two men, ages 32 and 25, in front of 64-13 Broadway at about 6:10 a.m. Saturday, April 21,…
Residents Ask Tough Questions of Police Captain
Sunnyside and Woodside residents fired a volley of complaints against the captain of the 108th police precinct on Monday night, claiming that the cops are too slow to respond to calls, that there is a lack of a police presence in the neighborhood and that the area is no longer safe.…
NYPD: Armed Robber Forces Local Victims to Make ATM Withdrawals
A man has been targeting Sunnyside/Woodside residents by holding them at gunpoint and forcing them to withdraw funds from an ATM. The police said that there have been three incidents in the past two weeks and that they are seeking the public’s help in apprehending the perpetrator,…