Southeast Queens serial rapist eyed in three attacks
A stocky rape suspect brutally pounced on a Queens woman from behind, put her in a choke hold on a residential street and tried to rape her, a chilling police video shows. The Wednesday attack happened in southeast Queens around 2 a.m. when the suspect — described by police as a black male, 25-30 years old, 5-feet-5 and 220 pounds — placed a sharp object to the victim’s back Read More: Daily News
NYC Teacher Accused of Loansharking, Steroid Possession
Authorities on Long Island have charged a New York City schoolteacher with loansharking. Sean Harris, 36, of East Meadow, who moonlights as a professional bodybuilder, is a gym teacher at I.S. 141 in Astoria. However, he is not in the school gym these days. He was reassigned to administrative duties elsewhere at the beginning of the school year after being charged with possession of steroids. Read More: Fox News
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Police on the lookout for South Richmond Hill rape suspect
Police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating for a South Richmond Hill rape suspect. On Thursday, November 24 at approximately 5:15 a.m. the suspect sexually assaulted a victim in the vicinity of 117thStreet and Liberty Avenue, according to police. The suspect is described as a 23-year-old Hispanic male, standing 5-feet-8-inches tall weighing 165-pounds. Read More: Queens Courier
Queens State Senator’s Niece, Senior Aide Among Those Indicted In Nonprofit Scheme
Four people with ties to Queens State Senator Shirley Huntley have been accused of trying to steal funds intended for a nonprofit she founded. Huntley’s niece and a senior aide are among those indicted. They allegedly conspired to pocket nearly $30,000 in member items earmarked for Parent Workshop Incorporated, a group that Huntley founded prior to joining the legislature. Huntley has not been charged. In a statement, the lawmaker said she’s confident a full investigation will prove she did nothing wrong. Read More: NY1
Three Suspects Sought For Two Armed Robberies In Astoria
Police in Queens were searching Thursday for three people involved in two gunpoint robberies last week. The first incident happened on 27th Street and Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria last Thursday night. Investigators said the suspects pulled a gun on a 33-year-old woman, demanded cash and her cellphone and then ran off. Read More: NY1 Watch the Video: Queens Courier
Long Island City bank robber panicked after he fired his gun at the ceiling
The FBI is hunting for a gun-toting bank robber, who was caught on camera after he fired a shot into the ceiling of a Queens bank to prove he meant business but left without a cent. The bandit, dressed in a dark colored cap, dark framed glasses and a dark jacket and black leather gloves, walked into the HSBC bank on 43rd Avenue near 22nd Street in Long Island City, shortly before 9 a.m. on Wednesday, said authorities. Read More: Daily News
Controller John Liu blasts Parks Dept. for losing big bucks in concessions deals
Mishandling of contracts with eateries, mobile vendors and other concessions run in Queens parks cost the city nearly $730,000 in three years, according to a new audit. Controller John Liu alleges the Parks Department took so long to solicit and award such contracts that it lost $8.8 million across the city during fiscal years 2008 to 2010. The agency missed out on more potential revenue in Queens than in any borough besides Manhattan, according to the damning report. Read More: Daily News
