Police & Fire News – QNS

Cops are looking for these suspects who allegedly robbed two 16-year-old boys at knifepoint on board a Q22 MTA bus in Rockaway Park.

Duo wanted for knifepoint robbery of two 16-year-old boys on Q22 bus in Rockaway Park: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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NYC subway crime dropped in November, over past 11 months, compared to 2024: NYPD

A Jamaica man was indicted by a Queens grand jury for allegedly terrorizing a 25-year-old woman at the Pomonok Houses subjecting her to rape, sex trafficking and other heinous crimes for months.

Jamaica man criminally charged with sex trafficking, rape and strangulation of victim at Pomonok Houses in Fresh Meadows: DA

By Bill Parry

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz secured grand jury indictments against 13 members of a retail theft crew, including three men from Middle Village, for stealing more than $2.2 million in merchandise from 128 Home Depot store.

Three Middle Village men indicted for roles in $2.2M retail theft organization: DA

By Bill Parry

DEA agents, the NYPD and the SNP's Special Investigations Bureau took down a narcotics trafficking crew after 12 kilograms of cocaine were recovered at a Bushwick sports bar.

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Glendale housemates busted in takedown of cocaine trafficking crew that operated out of Bushwick sports bar: Feds

By Bill Parry

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Corona

Homicide detectives investigating fatal shooting of Jackson Heights man in front of Corona bodega: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Howard Beach man gets 23 years for fatal shooting of Ozone Park tarot card reader

By Bill Parry

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Woodhaven

‘A beautiful way to celebrate’: Woodhaven BID and 102nd Precinct gather for tree lighting event

By Patrick Stachniak

Queens DA Melinda Katz and Gov. Kathy Hochul look at table of stolen merchandise from Home Depot

AMNY

Queens retail theft ring nailed: 13 do-it-yourself thieves cuffed for stealing more than $2 million in Home Depot goods in historic bust

The NYPD released new surveillance images of a suspect who allegedly groped a 21-year-old woman who fell asleep on an E train in Forest Hills in November.

Cops release new images of suspect who allegedly groped young woman on E train in Forest Hills: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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AMNY

Actor who appeared in ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ struck and killed by SUV driver in Midtown Manhattan: cops

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Long Island City

Detectives searching for couple behind brutal assault of woman in Long Island City: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Malba

‘It’s an ongoing issue’: Malba community speaks out after violent car meet up left homeowner injured

By Patrick Stachniak

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AMNY

Op-ed | Mayor-elect Mamdani’s biggest test: Protecting the city’s Jewish community

Maruc Pittman pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court in the 2024 murder of a drug dealer in a U-Haul van in Bayside.

Bayside

Maryland man pleads guilty to fatal Bayside shooting during drug-related kidnapping in 2024: Feds

By Bill Parry

PAPD officers safely captured a horse after it broke free from Curly's Cowboy Center in South Jamaica.

Runaway horse makes surprise appearance at JFK Airport after breaking free from South Jamaica stable: PAPD

By Bill Parry

An NYPD recruit is accused of raping a woman at the Woodside Motor Inn on Queens Boulevard in October.

Recent recruit arrested at police academy in College Point for allegedly raping woman in Woodside: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Astoria

Astoria man found guilty of attempted murder for pushing his mother out of a window at the Marine Terrace apartments in 2024: DA

By Bill Parry

A grandfather from Springfield Gardens was struck and killed by a moped rider in Jamaica on the evening of Friday, Dec. 5, police said.

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Unlicensed moped operator fatally strikes senior pedestrian in Jamaica: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Police at a slashing scene in Queens.

AMNY

Two men slashed in early morning Queens attack: cops

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AMNY

Queens cyclist dies after getting doored by driver on Liberty Avenue: cops

A Far Rockaway teen was arrested and charged with gang assault and riot for beating a Malba homeowner on the night of a violent street takeover in which the crazed mob torched a security guard's vehicle.

Far Rockaway teen charged with gang assault and riot for beating Malba homeowner during violent car meet up: DA

By Bill Parry

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Ozone Park

AG James will not press charges against NYPD officers who fatally shot Win Rozario in Ozone Park home

By Bill Parry

Cops are looking for these suspects for allegedly snatching necklaces from victims in Jackson Heights, Corona and Maspeth, as well as Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Corona

Chain-snatchers sought in crime spree spanning western Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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