Tag: nypd-crime-stoppers

Duo on moped rob 23 people in multi-borough chain-snatching spree: NYPD

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Jul. 8, 2025 By Bill Parry Police are still searching for two moped-riding suspects behind a three-month-long chain-snatching spree that has targeted teenagers and women across multiple neighborhoods, including Ridgewood’s 104th Precinct. Among the victims was a 64-year-old woman who successfully fought off an attempted robbery in front of Maspeth Federal Savings Bank in…

Driver sought in hit-and-run that injured 14-year-old on scooter in Elmhurst: NYPD

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May. 14, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck a 14-year-old boy and allegedly sped away from the scene earlier this month. The incident occurred just before 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, as the youngster was riding a scooter on the…

Man hospitalized after shooting at Astoria Houses Saturday night: NYPD

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April 27, 2025 By Dean Moses Detectives from the 114th Precinct and Police Service Area 9 are investigating a shooting in Astoria on Saturday night that left a man hospitalized. According to police sources, officers rushed to Astoria Houses located at 1-05 Astoria Blvd. at around 8:54 p.m. on April 26 after receiving reports of… Read more »

Fake doctor arrested at JFK after botched butt implant in Astoria home: NYPD

April 3, 2025 By Bill Parry A fake doctor who was performing medical procedures without a license at an Astoria home was taken into custody on the night of Friday, March 28, after one of his patients went into cardiac arrest. At around 1 p.m. that afternoon, Felipe Hoyos-Foronda, 38, injected a 31-year-old woman with… Read more »

Cold case homicide: Queens DA seeks public help in solving 2020 murder of correction officer

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Feb. 19, 2025 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Wednesday the release of surveillance video of the cold case murder of an off-duty Rikers Island correction officer in Springfield Gardens more than four years ago. During the early morning hours of Aug. 15, 2020, 28-year-old NYC Correction Officer John Jeff was…

Attempted rape in East Elmhurst, suspect caught on camera with weaponized handkerchief: NYPD

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Jan. 27, 2025 QNS News Team Police from the 115th Precinct released surveillance footage revealing a suspect in an attempted rape in East Elmhurst appearing to carry a handkerchief allegedly used to subdue his victim. The NYPD shared the chilling video early Sunday morning, showing the man walking calmly down a sidewalk while folding…