Cops, DA Slam Brakes on Major Auto Theft Ring
PHOTO: Police last week executed a search warrant at the home of one of the suspected members of a borough auto theft ring and recovered…
Crime/Courts
Cuomo Appoints AG as Prosecutor for all Police-Related Civilian Deaths
PHOTO: Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week appointed state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman special prosecutor for all cases in which law enforcement officers are involved in…
City Admits to Violating Law with South Ozone Park Shelter; Sex offenders reside in facility less than 1,000 feet from school
Photo: Residents of the upper floors of Skyway Shelter, including 52 sex offenders, have an unobstructed view of the PS 124 playground. This image was shot…
Alleged Wiseguy Appealing Shamrock Bar Murders
The Gambino crime family captain who was convicted in 2013 of murdering the two owners of the Shamrock Bar in Woodhaven over a spilled drink…
Big Bang: Cops’ Fireworks Crackdown Yields Explosive Results
Photo: Courtesy of NYPD While many area revelers were still able to set off fireworks last Saturday, the 106th Precinct’s top cop reported a banner…
Smith, Tabone to Start Federal Prison Terms This Fall; Former senator, QGOP official convicted of fraud, bribery
Photo: Former State Sen. Malcolm Smith Disgraced former state Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith and former Queens GOP Vice Chairman Vince Tabone last week were sentenced…
Cambria Heights Duo Charged with Running Pot Farm
Photo: Two women were charged last week with operating a marijuana farm in Cambria Heights. Courtesy of NYPD. Two Cambria Heights women last week were charged…
Queens South Crime Forum Brings Police Ideals to the People
Photo: With the commanding officers of every Queens South precinct in the front row, concerned civic leaders and residents (background) waited in line to ask questions…
Man Gets 14 Years for Gas Station Gun Threat During Sandy Fuel Shortage
Photo: Cops guarded some gas stations during the fuel shortage that hit New York and New Jersey in the days following Superstorm Sandy. Photo Courtesy of…
Unlicensed Contractor Charged with Stealing $10K from Clients
An unlicensed Flushing contractor has been charged with bilking three Queens homeowners out of $10,000 in down payments for air-conditioning and other work to be…
Auto Body Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Cheating on Sales Taxes
An East Elmhurst auto body shop and its owner have pleaded guilty to bilking the city and state out of collectible tax revenue and agreed…
Schiff Settles in to Role as Community’s Top Cop
You’d be hard-pressed to find two more prescient Christmas gifts. When he was 7 years old, bouncing around the borough of Brooklyn, Jeffrey Schiff and…