Posts Tagged ‘nypd’
Construction Costumed Crook Attempts Bank Robbery
Dressed in construction gear with all the trimmings, including face mask, a man entered the Sussex Bank on Astoria Boulevard near 29th Street just before 4PM and attempted to rob the bank with a gun. It was an unhappy ending for the crook, who was seen wearing a hard hat, reflective vest, gloves and sunglasses…
Read MoreThief Breaks Into Parked Car
Last Friday, at around 4PM, according to the NYPD, a man approached a vehicle parked in a driveway around Ditmars Boulevard and 21st Avenue. The car seemed to have been unlocked, while the man commited petit larceny by entering the vehicle, taking a GPS system and a dashboard camera before fleeing the scene. The man…
Read More76 Year Old Woman Groped In Staircase
The Police are on the look out for a man, who is described as white or Hispanic in his 30's to 40's and approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall, around 200 pounds, who followed a 76 year old woman on 44th Street near 25th Avenue. The man proceeded to follow her into her apartment building…
Read MoreMan Tries To Rob 11 Year Old
At 2:20PM on Thursday, an 11 year old boy was walking along 21st Avenue and 43rd Street when a man suddenly came up behind him. The boy was taking by surprise when the suspect put his arm around his shoulder and tried to grab the boy's phone from his pocket. The man, described as white…
Read MoreViolent Spree Suspect Arraigned On Charges
Earlier this month Astoria residents were shocked when James Dillon, 23, went on a violent spree which saw one life taken. It started at 11:30AM on Sunday, March 6th, when 23 year old James Patrick Dillon slashed a 39-year-old woman on 36th Street near 28th Avenue, on the back of the head and face before making his way from…
Read MoreTwo Get Away With Money And Jewels
Between 10:45AM on Saturday, February 20th, and 4:15AM Sunday February 21st, two suspects forced their way into an apartment in Astoria Heights on 73rd Street. They then proceeded to burgle the place, taking with them an undetermined amount of money along with jewerly and some other belongings before leaving the residents and making their escape in…
Read MoreA Bloody End To A Bloody And Fiery Crime Spree
It started at 11:30AM on Sunday, when 23 year old James Patrick Dillon ran into a 39-year-old woman on 36th Street near 28th Avenue. Dillon then proceeded to slash the victim on the back of the head and face before making his way from the scene. The woman was taken to Sinai Hospital, where she is in…
Read MoreMan Robs 5 Times At Knifepoint: Police Seeking Assistance
Police are offering $2500 for any information regarding 5 robberies which occurred at knifepoint by a single suspect in the last month. The man was described as a white male, about 20 years of age. He was dressed in a black jacket, red hooded sweatshirt and dark blue jeans with gray boots. He wore a…
Read MoreIllegal Food Delivery Scooters Become Headache In Astoria
There's been recent complaints from Astoria residents at 114th Precinct Community Council and Community Board 1 meetings, that involve the many delivery scooters buzzing their way through the streets of Astoria. Most complaints suggest that the delivery drivers often don't obey street laws, usually driving through red lights, or down one way streets. According to QNS, Earlier this year,…
Read MoreKnife Duo Sought By Police
Earlier this month, at about 4AM on February 2nd, two individuals got into an altercation with a man outside Chubby Burgers & Chicken on 25-97 Steinway St. One of the duo took out a knife in the middle of the fight, and stabbed the man in his torso, before both men quickly fled the scene. The man…
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