Violent crime in the Sunnyside/Woodside & LIC precinct has declined so far this year, according to the latest police statistics. This year (through Sept. 4) there have been NO murders in police precinct 108 compared to TWO for the same period in 2010.…
A Queens man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a string of sexual attacks that had been previously listed as cold cases, according to the Queens district attorney last week. Mauricio Rosales, of Woodhaven, was arrested for four sexual attacks after he was require to submit a DNA sample after he was arrested for stealing $3,000 from a former employer.…
Organized by the 108 Police Precinct Community Council, which includes civilians and officers, and Hunter’s Point Community Development Corporation, all ages were welcomed and dined on food donated by LIC restaurants on Tuesday night at John Andrew Park on 48th Ave.…
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.…
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,…
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.…
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.…
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.…
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, …
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,…