Forest Hills Man Dead After Five-Car Crash on Woodhaven Boulevard
An elderly Forest Hills man was killed four days before Christmas in a five-car accident on Woodhaven Boulevard in Richmond Hill, police officials said. Cops…
Crime
Former TSA Screener Convicted of Stealing Cash from Passengers
A former Transportation Security Administration officer assigned to John F. Kennedy International Airport was convicted last week of grand larceny and other charges for stealing…
Woman Arrested for DWI After Flipping Car on Richmond Hill Block
A Floral Park woman last Friday night was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after the car she was driving allegedly collided with two…
Cops and Communities Come Together in Glendale to Honor Slain Detective
Tens of thousands of mourners last Saturday morning turned out in Glendale to pay their last respects to a city police officer who along with…
Glendale Man Charged with Making Death Threats to Cops
A Glendale man this week remained on Rikers Island on $500,000 bail following his Christmas Day arraignment on multiple counts of criminal possession of a…
Manhattan Man Pleads Guilty to Home Invasions
A Manhattan man last week copped to burglary charges in connection with the robbery of three Queens women in two separate home invasions in April,…
City, State and Federal Officials Hail Heroin Haul
Law-enforcement officials on all levels last week touted the destruction of a multi-million dollar illegal drug pipeline which ran directly from Mexico to New York…
Toys R Us Clerk Charged with Stealing $56K Worth of Merchandise from Store
A cashier at a Toys R Us in Rego Park last week was charged with allegedly creating online orders using bogus coupon codes, which resulted…
Elderly Woman Struck by School Bus in Forest Hills Hit and Run
Police this week were still investigating last Friday’s hit-and-run accident in Forest Hills that left an elderly woman with severe injuries to her legs after…
JFK TSA Officers Detect Gun Parts in PlayStation Console
Game over. A Brooklyn man last week was arrested by Port Authority police officers on weapons charges after Transportation Security Administration officers at John F….
Seven Charged with Marketing $2.2 Million Worth of Fake Designer Goods
Seven Queens residents last week were charged with trademark counterfeiting, and more than $2.2 million worth of fake designer handbags, gloves, wallets, watches and other…
Rookie Cop Charged with Cashing $7,000 in Stolen Checks
A rookie city Police Department officer moonlighting as a part-time Flushing paint store employee was charged last week with cashing two checks in September from…
Graffiti Removal Initiative Declared Success
Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and the Queens Economic Development Corporation this week touted the success of their joint graffiti removal initiative implemented this past…
Former Correction Officer Convicted in Rikers Island Contraband Ring
A former city correction officer last week was convicted in federal court of bribery and narcotics offenses for his role in an inmate contraband distribution…
Expert: Juvenile Justice Report Will Spur Reform at Rikers Island
Perhaps Mark Soler has a future in soothsaying. The executive director with the Center for Children’s Law and Policy last week said that a bombshell…