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,…
The Sunnyside Gardens crime wave continued Friday with a burglary on 39th Ave (49th Street) The police said that the perpetrator(s) broke into the house and made off with electronic items. A police report was filed on Friday, April 20, at noon.…
Sunnyside and Woodside residents were stunned to learn that the punishment handed down to gropers is small. Captain Terry O’Toole from the 108 Precinct told members of the United 40s Civic Association in Woodside on Thursday that most gropings were classified as “forcible touching” and were misdemeanors —punishable up to a year in jail.…
Neighborhood politicians held a press conference this morning at 46th Street and Queens Blvd. to warn residents about a sexual predator on the loose who attacked a Sunnyside woman on Easter Sunday. The press conference came just two days after a 30-year-old woman was attacked near 39-08 46th Street at 5:45 am.…
A 30-year-old Sunnyside female was sexually attacked on 46th Street this morning (Sunday). The perpetrator attacked the woman in the vicinity of 39-08 46th Street and “put his hands down her blouse and punched her in the face,” according to police.…
The police have arrested a Brooklyn man in connection with the attempted robbery of the Sunnyside Chase Bank branch located at 47-11 Queens Blvd. Sidney Williams, 43, of Knickerbocker Avenue, was wanted in connection with five robberies or attempted robberies—including the Feb.…
The Woodside woman who killed her new-born baby by dumping it in the trash faces 10-years in prison and deportation. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced yesterday that Dawa Lama, a 24-year-old woman from 65th Street, who had given birth in a hospital bathroom last May has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for having thrown her infant girl in the trash and leaving the premises without alerting anyone.…
A scam-artist duped a dozen of would-be Sunnyside renters out of hundreds of dollars. On Thursday, March 01, 2012, twelve victims were allegedly told they could move in to 43-01 46th Street after exchanging money with Peter Kim before for an apartment that he advertised on “Craig’s list”.…
A 43-year-old Astoria man has been sentenced to twelve years to life prison for assaulting a police officer in August 2010 by ordering a pit bull to attack the officer in an effort to prevent arrest. “The defendant used his pit bull as a four-legged weapon to attack a police officer,” said Queens District attorney Richard Brown. …
The number of burglaries and robberies continues to rise throughout the 108th police precinct, and Sunnyside and Woodside are not being spared. Last weekend, there were two break-ins on 47th Street (between Skillman Ave and 39th Ave). In one case, the burglar opened a ground-floor back window,…