Posts Tagged ‘nypd’
Police Looking For Thief Who Choked And Punched A Woman
A woman suffered several broken bones when a robber followed her into an apartment building and proceeded to choke and punch her, making off with her credit card. The woman (35 years old) was entering the building around 7:30AM near 31st Drive and 21st Street, according to DNAinfo. The man followed her into the elevator…
Read MoreThief Pulls Knife Out And Threatens Store Worker On Steinway
Around 5:25PM on Monday, the suspect walked into New York and Company, located on 30-37 Steinway St. He proceeded to take clothing off the shelves and attempted to leave the store. An employee tried to stop the suspect from leaving which is when the suspect pulled a knife out, threatening the store worker before fleeing…
Read More3 Injured After Construction Materials Fall Through Building Roof
Thousands of pounds of construction material fell through a roof of a building, crashing into an Astoria home on Tuesday afternoon leaving three construction workers seriously injured and one trapped for almost two hours. The material included; laminated beams and bags of cement. The material was lifted to the top of the two story building…
Read MoreMan Flashes 13 Year Old Girl
The girl, 13, was on her way to school around 7:40AM on Friday, April 7th when a man walked up to her in front of 29-22 36th Avenue. The man began to engage the girl in conversation before dropping his pants and showing her his penis, according to police. The man quickly ran off. The…
Read MoreRoad Rage Fight Leaves One Man Stabbed By Audi Driver
Police are on the look out for a motorist who ended up stabbing another driver in a fit of road rage, before slashing his tires in Astoria. The incident occurred while the two men were driving south on Crescent Street just after 8PM on Tuesday night. The men both pulled their vehicles over near 30th…
Read MoreUPDATE: False Alarm – Bomb Threat Shuts Down Broadway
UPDATE: Sunday afternoon a false bomb threat was called in to the NYPD who responded 20 minutes later, according to witnesses. The alleged “bomb” was found to be a wireless system that was set up in an old phone booth. The system would have usually been covered up, however was not. The bomb squad responded…
Read MoreThree Men Damage 13 Cars In One Night
Three men damaged more than a dozen parked cars in Astoria this month. All three men kicked or broke side view mirrors all along Astoria Boulevard and 35th Street just after 4AM on April 2nd, according to NYPD. The suspects are described as men in their 20’s. Surveilance video shows them walking down a sidewalk…
Read MoreFake Cop Attempts To Get Cash From Astoria Preschool
A man attempted to solicit money from a preschool in Astoria last month, pretending to be a police officer. February 28th, at around 11:50AM, the suspect went into New Milestone Pre-School, on 27-18 Hoyt Avenue, according to police. He showed a NYPD identification card before attempting to get money for an unknown charity. He quickly…
Read MoreMan In Critical Condition After Botched Robbery
Late Monday evening, around 10:30PM, two men attempted a robbery on 38th Street and 30th Avenue, according to NYPD. The attempted robbery went very wrong when two other men, a 32 year old and his friend, a 39 year old, got involved. The robbers attacked the two men and managed to stab the 32 year old in…
Read MoreShia LaBeouf Art Installation Shut Down
The Museum of the Moving Image has shut down Shia LaBeouf’s anti-Trump installation last week. The project, which the museum said was an “ongoing public safety hazard” was meant to be running for the entirety of Trumps Presidency. The museum shut it down after LaBeoufs arrest following an altercation with an alleged Nazi, along with…
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