ID Theft Scandal Rocked Ozone Park Building; Some Park Village tenants say they still live in fear
PHOTO: Cops last month put an end to a large-scale credit card fraud operation that was run out of a 2nd floor residence at Park…
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Cops Say Parents Left Kids in Car to Gamble at Resorts World
PHOTO: Investigators said two Brooklyn parents gambled inside Resorts World New York after leaving their two young daughters in their car in the parking lot. …
Grand Jury Indicts Members of Borough Theft Ring
PHOTO: One of the vehicles that were allegedly stolen by the indicted theft ring. Photo Courtesy of NYPD A grand jury has returned a…
Trio Charged with Holding House Hostage From Owners
Two Long Island brothers and a New Jersey man have been charged with breaking into a Jamaica Estates residence in April, changing the locks and…
Wills: DHS Reneged on Pledge to Relocate Shelter Sex Offenders
PHOTO: City Councilman Ruben Wills this week called out the city Department of Homeless Services for not honoring its pledge to transfer all sex offenders…
Real Estate Rep Refutes Claims of ID Theft Condo Landlord; Says she did not discourage background check of lessee
PHOTO: An Incredible Homes Realty, Inc. salesperson this week told The Forum that she did not discourage the landlord of a Park Village condo from…
Cops, Community Still Searching for Missing Howard Beach Crooner
PHOTO: Police, family, and friends this week were still searching for Gary Russo, a.k.a. the 2nd Avenue Sinatra,” who was last seen in Howard Beach…
Area Gang Members Charged with Selling Guns, Drugs
Seven purported members of the Trinitarios street gang and a member of the Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, street gang have been charged with selling more…
NYPD to Roll Out New Initiative in Queens South Precincts
PHOTO: Police Commissioner Bill Bratton indicated that he will be piloting a new department initiative in the eight precincts that comprise Patrol Borough Queens South….
ID Theft Apartment was Leased by Woman with Shady Past
PHOTO: Earlier this month, cops raided a second-floor residence in Park Village Condos in Ozone Park. Financial Crimes investigators believe the apartment, allegedly leased by…
Real Commanding Officer Nabs Phony Cops
PHOTO: Deputy Inspector Jeff Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, arrested two men last week who allegedly falsely claimed to be police officers. Photo…
Historian Organizing Petition to Change Name of Rikers Island
PHOTO: An historian is organizing a petition to change the name of Rikers Island due to the namesake family’s ties to the slave trade. File…
Driver Charged with DWI after Crashing into City Sanitation Truck
A Whitestone man last Friday posted $10,000 bail following his arraignment on charges of reckless endangerment and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, among others,…
Police Take Down Ozone Park ID Theft Scheme; Two arrested after cops execute early-morning raid
PHOTO: NYPD cops last week executed a search warrant at a 2nd Floor condominium inside Park Village on Centreville Street in Ozone Park. Two men…
Queens Man Charged with Armed Bank Robberies
PHOTO: According to federal authorities, Leonid Kaziyev robbed this Bank of America branch on Broadway and 63rd Avenue in Manhattan. Photo Courtesy of scoutingny.com …