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Masked robber hits Chase bank near Queensboro Plaza, suspect at large: NYPD

Jan. 17, 2025 By bparry

[caption id="attachment_87631" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for this suspect for allegedly robbing a Chase branch in Queens Plaza after passing a note to the teller demanding cash. NYPD[/caption]
Jan. 17, 2025 By Bill Parry

Astoria man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2020 fatal stray bullet shooting: DA

Jan. 16, 2025 By bparry

[caption id="attachment_5057" align="aligncenter" width="700"] An Astoria man pleaded guilty to manslaughter for firing the shot that killed a Navy veteran who worked as a groundskeeper at the Astoria Houses in 2020. (via Google Maps)[/caption]
Jan. 16, 2025 By Bill Parry

Man hospitalized after pepper spray attack in Woodside on Friday the 13th: NYPD

Dec. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are looking for a heavy-set suspect who assaulted a 48-year-old man in Woodside on Friday the 13th. The victim and his assailant began arguing just before 4:45 p.m. near the intersection of Northern Boulevard and 61st Street when the perpetrator sprayed him… Read more »

DA Melinda Katz and NYPD announce takedown of 11 ‘worst of the worst’ gang members in Queens

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Dec. 5, 2024 By Colum Motherway Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz and the NYPD have announced the indictment of 11 alleged members after a three-and-a-half-year investigation, entitled ‘Operation: Deadliest Catch,’ into gang violence in Southeast Queens. The alleged members are from the ‘Whole Blocc Boys’ (WBB) and ‘Score On Anything’ (SOA) – two subsets…

Two men sought for wallet theft at Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue station: NYPD

Oct. 22, 2024 By bparry

[caption id="attachment_82897" align="aligncenter" width="680"] Cops are looking for two suspects who allegedly snatched a wallet from a 7 train rider inside the Jackson Heights 74th Street transit hub on Roosevelt Avenue.. NYPD[/caption]
Oct. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry

Woodside bar owner left in coma following brutal attack on 48th Avenue

Oct. 16, 2024 By Shane O’Brien  A Woodside bar owner was left in a coma for four days after being brutally attacked by three assailants while walking along 48th Avenue in broad daylight last month. Jason Spratt, who has owned the Jar Bar at 45-06 48th Ave. for the past ten years, was walking home… Read more »