Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz Archives – QNS

A Maspeth man was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for stabbing a fellow bar patron to death at this Woodside bus stop on Roosevelt Avenue and 69th Street in September 2022.

Maspeth man sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for murder at Roosevelt Avenue bus stop after night of drinking in 2022: DA

By Bill Parry

Flushing resident Hao Tung Chen was arrested by federal agents at his 26th Avenue home on Jan. 29 and spent a month on Rikers Island until he was extradited to Oklahoma on Feb. 28.

Flushing man accused of running criminal enterprise that flooded Oklahoma’s black market with $1.5 billion worth of medical marijuana

By Bill Parry

A Woodside Houses man was charged with two counts of assault for slashing a woman across her face after she tried to help another man who had been attacked during a rampage in front of a fish market in Astoria.

Woodside Houses man criminally charged for slashing two victims in Astoria: DA

By Bill Parry

An Astoria man is being held without bail after his arraignment for murdering his next door neighbor on Tuesday, March 3.

Astoria man faces 25 years to life in prison for stabbing his elderly next door neighbor to death after years of quarreling: DA

By Bill Parry

Amityville resident Kenyatta Westin Jr. is being held without bail after he was arraigned on an indictment charging him with manslaughter for a fatal crash that killed a 27-year-old woman in Rosedale.

Suffolk County man criminally charged with manslaughter, drunk driving in fatal 2025 collision on Belt Parkway in Rosedale: DA

By Bill Parry

St. Albans resident Troy Siddons was sentenced to seven to 14 years in prison for sex trafficking a 14-year-old girl and weapons possession.

Southeast Queens man sentenced for trafficking 14-year-old girl, forcing her to engage in sex acts: DA

By Bill Parry

Glendale resident Feliz Enrique was sentenced to 17 years in prison for attacking a 9-year-old girl in front of her mother, and then biting an off-duty cop who tried to stop him.

Glendale man gets 17 years for attacking 9-year-old girl, biting a finger of a cop who tried to stop him: DA

By Bill Parry

Astoria resident George Tsintzelis was sentenced to 25 years in prison for shoving his 64-year-old mother out of their tied-floor unit at the Marine Terrace apartments in 2024.

Astoria man gets 25 years in prison for shoving his 64-year-old mother out a window in their third-floor apartment: DA

By Bill Parry

Jerry Lewis was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court to 25 years to life in prison for the murder of a 15-year-old Far Rockaway girl in 1992.

Virginia man sentenced for 1992 cold case murder of Far Rockaway girl: DA

By Bill Parry

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DA’s office secures court order to return two homes to rightful owners who were victims of deed theft

By Bill Parry

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz shows off the 124 firearms that were surrenders at a gun buyback she hosted at Mount Olivet Baptist Church in St. Albans.

Southeast Queens gun buyback event collects 124 firearms, including 10 assault weapons: DA

By Bill Parry

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz is urging potential victims of phony immigration lawyer Leonardo Ferretti to contact her office after he was charged with stealing more than $15,000 from a Corona woman.

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Long Islander accused of impersonating an attorney to defraud Corona woman of $15K: DA

By Bill Parry

DA Katz and AG James hosted a gun buyback program in 2021 at St. Mary Magdalene Roman Catholic Church in Springfield Gardens that took nearly 80 firearms off the streets of southeast Queens.

DA Katz, AG James hosting gun buyback event with NYPD in St. Albans on Saturday

By Bill Parry

$A New Jersey motorist was extradited back to Queens after he was indicted in connection to a hit-and-run collision in Astoria that left a motorcyclist with a fractured spine in November 2023.$

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New Jersey man indicted in hit-and-run collision in Astoria that left motorcyclist with broken back: DA

By Bill Parry

A Maspeth man was convicted of mrder on Tuesday for stabbing a fellow bar patron to death at this Woodside bus stop on Roosevelt Avenue and 69th Street.

Maspeth man convicted of stabbing Woodside bar patron to death after night of drinking in 2022: DA

By Bill Parry

A Virginia man was convicted at trial of murder in the second degree for strangling a 15-year-old girl to death in Far Rockaway in May 1992.

Virginia man convicted of 1992 cold case murder of Far Rockaway teenage girl: DA

By Bill Parry

Former Astoria resident Joe Velasquez was indicted by a grand jury on Jan. 13 for the cold case murder of this still unidentified woman at the old Turf Motel 27 years after her body was discovered stuffed in a mattress box in Room 119.

Former Astoria resident indicted in 1998 cold case strangulation murder of unidentified victim: DA

By Bill Parry

Crime scene investigators were at the scene on the morning of May 31, 2023 after 32-year-old Cody Gonzalez was found shot to death in front of a parking garage at 123-20 82nd Ave. It was determined that Foehner shot and killed the would-be robber.

Kew Gardens man sentenced to prison for possessing arsenal of illegal firearms in his apartment: DA

By Bill Parry

A disbarred attorney from Queens Village was sentenced to one to three years in prison for stealing more than $1 million from a church that operated out of this storefront near the Astoria Houses.

Disbarred Queens Village attorney sentenced for stealing more than $1 million from Astoria church: DA

By Bill Parry

Derek Trejo, 18, of Long Island City, and his 17-year-old accomplice were arraigned in Queens Criminal Court and charged in the murder of 17-year-old Josue Argudo in Woodhaven on Friday, Jan. 8.

Two teens criminally charged in fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Woodhaven boy: DA

By Bill Parry

Three Ozone Park men were arrested by multiple law enforcement agencies for allegedly operating a narcotics trafficking ring out of their apartment across the street from a public school.

Ozone Park roommates busted for running narcotics trafficking operation out of their apartment across the street from a public school

By Bill Parry

Crime scene investigators from the 115th Precinct gathered evidence from the home at 26-30 96th St. in East Elmhurst following the fatal shooting on the night of Sept. 12, 2025.

South Carolina fugitive indicted for execution-style murder of ex-girlfriend in East Elmhurst: DA

By Bill Parry

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Far Rockaway man indicted on multiple charges for beating Malba homeowner during illegal street takeover: DA

By Bill Parry

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Long Island City man criminally charged with animal cruelty for allegedly dragging dogs from car: DA

By Bill Parry

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