Attempted Rape In Richmond Hill
Police in the 102nd Precinct are looking for a man who tried to rape a 21-year-old victim on Friday morning. The girl, who was walking…
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Robberies And Burglaries In The 112th – Suspects sought, arrests made, $1,000 reward offered
A robbery originally reported in last week’s Forum appears to have been the just beginning of a rapidly developing robbery pattern according to the 112th…
Stabbing at Liberty/Cross Bay Train Station
Transit police are looking for a man they say stabbed a rider while trying to rob him of his backpack and cell phone. The…
In Forest Park, Learning to Love Science
Catching a dragonfly, it turns out, is not as easy as one may think. “You have to go like this,” said Tiffany Nunez, 11, as…
Tapping Into Their Inner Picasso, Young Queens Artists Showcase Skills
Clinking glasses of bubbly – non-alcoholic – and nibbling on chocolates, the attendees of an art show in Richmond Hill this week assessed the works…
Beaters of Off-Duty Cop Arrested – Charged with attempted robbery, criminal possession of a weapon and second degree assault
Two arrests have been made in the assault and robbery of an off-duty cop from the 112th precinct in Forest Hills. Angel Valerio, a 30-year-old…
Forest Hills Man Charged In Hate Crime – Faces up to 25 years in prison for attack on Muslim man at mosque
Less than eight months after an the attack on a Muslim prayer leader at the Majid Al Saaleel mosque in Flushing, a Forest Hills man…
City Council Votes For Police Oversight – Opponents worry about the end of stop and frisk
Two recently passed City Council bills have once again put the NYPD’s controversial crime fighting tool, known as stop-and-frisk, back in the spotlight as area…
Cops Will Make More Stops In Broad Channel After Attack
After a Broad Channel man was attacked by thieves swiping copper piping from an empty house on West 12th Road last month, representatives from the…
‘Civic Virtue’ Statue’s Hasty Removal Prompts Queens Man To Sue City
Irate that the city did not produce requested communication documenting why it moved the “Civic Virtue” statue from outside Queens Borough Hall to the private…
Ozone Park Man Charged With Attempted Murder – Arraigned In Hospital
An Ozone Park man charged with attempting to murder an off-duty police officer when the cop came to the aid of a woman and her…
Residents to Bloomberg: Do Not Sink Our Ferry
Gathering on the steps of City Hall last Friday, Rockaway and South Queens residents sent an SOS to Mayor Bloomberg and urged him not to…
After Bullying Leads To Suicide, Pols Call for Change In Schools
Following the suicide of a Queens Village 12-year-old who took her life after being harassed, borough legislators have called on the city Department of Education…
Burglaries Flare Up In 112 – Forest Hills residents back on alert
Nice homes. Easy Access. Those are the two main reasons burglars keep revisiting the normally quiet, tree-lined residential streets of Forest Hills accordinig to the…
Back Behind Bars: 112th Nabs Career Bad Guy
A search warrant executed by the commanding officer of the 112th precinct and his team has resulted in the arrest of yet another career criminal…