Tag: robbery

Thieves break into popular Astoria gay bar Albatross and make off with ATM

An NYPD car outside Albatross Bar on 24th Avenue on Wednesday morning. Photo: Albatross Bar Instragram

Nov. 20, 2024 By sobrien Nov. 20, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Two men broke into a popular Astoria gay bar early Wednesday morning and made off with an ATM containing around $3,000, according to the bar’s owner. Nathan Finnegan, who owns Albatross Bar at 36-19 24th Ave., said two men broke into his establishment shortly… Read more »

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 »

Hunt for two suspects in subway assault and robbery at Woodside station: NYPD

Sep. 15, 2024 By Dean Moses Police in Queens are on the hunt for two brutes who relentlessly beat a commuter over a necklace at a subway station last week, authorities said. According to police sources, the callous attack occurred just after a 26-year-old man left a Flushing-bound 7 train inside of the 52nd…

Woman robbed while riding subway station escalator in Jackson Heights: NYPD

Aug. 14, 2024 By bparry

[caption id="attachment_78777" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for this suspect who reached into a woman’s backpack to steal her cash and property while riding an escalator in the Jackson Heights transit hub. NYPD[/caption]
Aug. 14, 2024 By Bill Parry

Man sought for knifepoint robbery in Woodside and Sunnyside break-in: NYPD

July 25, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are looking for an armed robber who targeted two women inside their apartments, one in Woodside and the other in Sunnyside. The first incident occurred just before 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 18, when the intruder entered a woman’s apartment… Read more »

Moped-riding robbers sought for targeting victims on Queens Boulevard: NYPD

June 6, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are looking for a pair of moped-riding criminals who targeted pedestrians on Queens Boulevard in broad daylight on consecutive Sundays last month. In the latest incident, at around 3:15 p.m. on May 26, the two men rode up alongside a… Read more »

Botched robbery in Corona, clumsy crook armed with flowers fails miserably

May. 20, 2024 By bparry

[caption id="attachment_74531" align="alignnone" width="521"] Cops are looking for this suspect, who tried to rob a man in Corona and threw a punch that missed his face. Photo courtesy of the NYPD[/caption]
May 20, 2024 By Bill Parry