Theft Archives – QNS

torah

Flushing man criminally charged for stealing sacred Torah from Far Rockaway religious school in May: DA

By Bill Parry

pitino

Hillcrest

Two burglars sought for breaking into office of St. John’s basketball coach Rick Pitino and stealing personal belongings: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Astoria Post

LIC comics and collectibles store suffers second break-in this year

Astoria Post

Suspect remains at large a month after breaking into upscale Astoria pizzeria stealing cash and liquor: NYPD

talk

St. Albans

Small talk between strangers behind St. Albans liquor store turns costly when one steals the other’s cash: NYPD

By Bill Parry

torah

Flushing man busted for stealing Torah from Far Rockaway Yeshiva in May: NYPD

By Bill Parry

retail

Elmhurst

Retail theft ring hit a store in the Queens Center Mall as part of a three month crime spree in three boroughs: NYPD

By Bill Parry

macbook

Elmhurst

MacBook crook sought for stealing laptops from women near Queens Center Mall: NYPD

By Bill Parry

burglar

Glendale

Burglar sought for stealing property, cash from employee locker room in Glendale: NYPD

By Bill Parry

jewelry

Elmhurst

Elderly woman swindled by jewelry swap scam in Elmhurst: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Astoria

Serial shoplifter arrested for jewel heists at half a dozen shops across Queens: DA

By Bill Parry

safe

Bayswater

Two men sought for stealing a safe from a religious establishment in Far Rockaway: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Jackson Heights Post

Two young men sought in the May Day slashing of a supermarket worker in Jackson Heights: NYPD

priest

Oakland Gardens

Priest imposter who allegedly robbed Queens church arrested in California after nationwide hunt

By Bill Parry

cellphone

Flushing

Three men sought for allegedly snatching cellphones from unsuspecting pedestrians in downtown Flushing in recent weeks: NYPD

By Bill Parry

man

Ridgewood

Man wanted for stealing packages from Ridgewood building: NYPD

By Anthony Medina

pickpocket

Flushing

Pickpocket targets woman in front of bank on Main Street in Flushing: NYPD

By Bill Parry

LIC Post

Woman’s AirPods snatched inside Queens Plaza subway station in Long Island City: NYPD

couple

Briarwood

Cops seek couple who snatched man’s wallet inside Briarwood subway station: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Police

Ridgewood

Police seek wallet thief who snatched debit card from deli patron in Ridgewood

By Emily Ramos

CVS

NYPD’s 104th Precinct arrests ‘chronic shoplifter’ inside of Middle Village CVS

By Anthony Medina

catalytic converter

News

Queens is epicenter of catalytic converter thefts in the five boroughs

By Bill Parry

catalytic converter

Legislation to address catalytic converter thefts await governor’s signature

By Bill Parry

ATM

Cops looking for crew that took ATMs from businesses in Queens and Brooklyn

By Bill Parry

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