Category: crime

Woman sought in anti-Asian hate crime on R train near Queens Plaza: NYPD

Apr. 22, 2025 By bparry April 22, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an anti-Asian assault that occurred on board an R train in Long Island City on the night of Wednesday, April 16. A 29-year-old woman was riding a northbound R train approaching Queens Plaza subway station…

AG James probes fatal NYPD shooting of man in mental health crisis in Astoria

April 15, 2025 By Dean Moses  Attorney General Letitia James has launched an investigation into the fatal police shooting of a 61-year-old man experiencing a mental health crisis while armed with a knife on a public sidewalk in Astoria, her office announced Tuesday. Police brass said that they attempted to de-escalate the shooting that happened… Read more »

Jackson Heights drug dealing operation dismantled with nine individuals indicted: DA

Apr. 15, 2025 By bparry April 15, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury has indicted nine individuals in connection with the sale and possession of controlled substances—including fentanyl, cocaine, and crack—following a 17-month investigation into a drug-dealing crew operating on 95th Street in Jackson Heights, District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday. Undercover…

Early morning police-involved shooting in Astoria leaves one man dead: NYPD

April 14, 2025 By Dean Moses and Queens Post News Team A knife-wielding man was fatally shot by police during an encounter early Monday morning in Astoria, according to authorities. The police-involved shooting occurred just before 6:30 a.m. on April 14 near the intersection of 31st Street and 30th Avenue. Officers from the 114th Precinct… Read more »

Police arrest Astoria repeat offender for multiple hate crimes at same church: NYPD

April 10, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force arrested an Astoria man on Wednesday for vandalizing a religious statue and menacing a priest inside the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on Sunday. Jose Rodriguez, 38, from Shore Boulevard in the Marine Terrace apartments, was taken into custody by police from the 114th… Read more »

Man assaulted at Queens Plaza Starbucks in an unprovoked attack: NYPD

Apr. 8, 2025 By bparry April 8, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are looking for a suspect who assaulted a 66-year-old man in an unprovoked attack inside a Queens Plaza Starbucks just before noon on Wednesday, April 2. The two men were standing next to each…

Man assaults 86-year-old woman in Queens because she asked to move past him

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Queens detectives are on the hunt for a brute who assaulted an 86-year-old woman last week because she asked to move so she could pass him in an apartment building hallway. According to police sources, the attack occurred inside the Ravenswood Houses located at 23-03 36th Ave. in Astoria at around 7 p.m. on…