In Wake of Cop Death, de Blasio Calls for Change in State Bail Law
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio last week in the Blue Room at City Hall called for change in state law to better ensure that dangerous defendants…
Crime/Courts
Woman Convicted of Bribing Cop with Sex and Cash to Drop Charges
PHOTO: A Woodhaven woman has been convicted of offering sexual favors and cash to a cop in exchange for dropping criminal charges against her. File…
Cops Find Gun on Perp Smoking Weed in S. Ozone Park
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Broken Windows works in the 106th. Borough Narcotics cops last week discovered a loaded .22-caliber gun on the person of a…
New K2 Laws Ratchet up Punishment for Producing or Dealing Synthetic Weed
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio on Tuesday signed three bills into law as part of the administration and City Council’s plan to crack down on synthetic…
DA: Apple Store Worker Bought $1M in Apple Gift Cards with Phony Credit Cards
PHOTO: A Cambria Heights man has been charged with manipulating Visa and Master Card gift, debit, or pre-paid cards and using them to purchase Apple…
Queens DA Brown Honors Former ADA with Hispanic Heritage Award
PHOTO: Queens DA Richard Brown last week presented the 2015 Hispanic Heritage Award to former ADA Lourdes Ventura. Photo Courtesy of DA Brown’s Office …
Cops Nab Second South Ozone Park Man in Jamaica Grandma’s Death
PHOTO: Leta Webb was shot to death in April as she answered the door to her 119th Avenue home. Photo Courtesy of NYPD Crime Stoppers…
FDNY EMT Charged with Placing False 911 Call
PHOTO: William Medina. Photo Courtesy of DOI A city Fire Department emergency medical technician last week was arrested on charges of placing a false…
Addabbo Promotes Protecting Personal Info as Nation Marks Cyber Security Month; Identity theft a cause for concern all year in south Queens
PHOTO: October has been National Cyber Security Awareness Month since 2004. Photo Courtesy of Seekonk (Mass.) Police Department Identity theft has been a consistent…
Cops Release Sketch of Hilton Garden Inn Armed Robbery Suspect
PHOTO: Investigators this week asked for the public’s help in identifying this man, wanted for questioning related to the armed robbery of the Hilton Garden…
Suspect Sought in Three Residential Burglaries
City Police Department detectives this week reached out to the public for assistance in locating and identifying a suspect wanted in connection with three residential…
Obama Nominates Capers to be Next U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of NY
PHOTO: Robert Capers has been nominated by Pres. Obama to succeed Loretta Lynch as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Lynch is…
NY AG, Facebook Announce Partnership to Combat Online Sex Trafficking
PHOTO: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Photo Courtesy of the Attorney General’s Office State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman last week announced a new…
De Blasio, Bratton Preside over Hiring Ceremony for 678 NYPD Recruits
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio last week addressed the newest class of NYPD recruits. Photo Courtesy of Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Unit Mayor Bill de Blasio and…
Brooklyn Man Charged with Scamming Elderly Woman out of $8,000
PHOTO: The victim transferred the money from her account at this Citibank branch on Bell Boulevard in Bayside. Photo Courtesy of Google A Brooklyn…