Unlicensed Cab Driver Hauled in for Hustling Fares at JFK
An unlicensed livery cab driver last weekend was arraigned on charges that he allegedly solicited fares at John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to Queens District…
Crime
Cops Catch Trio Allegedly Stealing Car Parts in Howard Beach
Anticrime Unit cops in the 106th Precinct this week nabbed three men who allegedly stole all four rims and tires off a car in Howard…
Senate Passes Comprehensive Sex Offender Legislation Package
The state Senate earlier this month approved a package of legislation designed to provide better protection for children and victims of sexual assault from sex…
Man Charged in Gunpoint Rape of Spa Worker
A College Point man last week was charged with rape in a gunpoint attack on a spa worker at an unlicensed massage parlor in Bayside,…
FEMA Admits Fraud
Local lawmakers are calling the Federal Emergency Management Agency “dishonest” after an executive there admitted to having seen evidence of fraud in reports used to deny Sandy…
Concession Robber Convicted, Faces up to 25 Years
A 23-year-old Queens man has been convicted after a jury trial of robbing a Rockaway boardwalk concession at gunpoint in September 2013, after having worked…
Teacher Admits Abusing Boys, Ducks Jail Time
A former public school computer teacher last week pleaded guilty to charges involving the sexual abuse of four young boys in his classroom on multiple…
102nd Precinct Sees Spike in Shootings, Killings
A south Queens police precinct this week was branded by NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton as one of a handful of city commands in which the…
Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Stray-Bullet Shooting
A Far Rockaway man last Friday was sentenced to 10 years in prison for recklessly firing a gun outside of an apartment complex and wounding…
Man Nabbed for Kew Gardens Bomb Threat Hoax
A Flushing man on Tuesday was arrested after threatening to detonate a bomb inside a Kew Gardens building in which the Queens District Attorney, New…
Early AM Home Invasion in Ozone Park, Phone Track Leads to Arrest
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, Feb. 25, police in the 106th precinct responded to a burglary taking place at 107th Avenue and 80th…
Sheldon Silver Pleads Not Guilty to Indictment Charges
Minutes after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal extortion, mail- and wire-fraud charges, his attorneys filed an exhaustive…
Criminal Officials: Money is Not the Only Motive
“Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Sir John Dalberg-Acton’s astute observation has endured for more than 100 years. Last week, The Forum profiled a rogue’s gallery of…
LI Man Indicted on Hate Crime Charges in Ozone Park Incident
A Queens grand jury has indicted a Long Island man on hate crime charges for a July, 2014 incident in which he allegedly called a…
Cops Bust Man Running Drugs Out of Daycare Facility
A Woodhaven man on Thursday was arrested and arraigned on drug, child endangerment and other charges for selling marijuana and other drugs out of the…