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2 men whacked stranger with bat on Queens street: NYPD
JAMAICA ESTATES, Queens (PIX11) — Two men whacked a stranger in the head with a bat while he was walking home on a Queens street last weekend, police said. The suspects attacked the 22-year-old man near 189th Street and Aberdeen Road in Jamaica Estates at around 7:05 p.m. on April 13, according to the NYPD. […]
Ski Masked Gunman Found Guilty: Off-Duty Detective Thwarts Potential Violence at Gas Station
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Clyves Laurent, 30, of Elmont, was found guilty after a jury trial of weapons and drug charges, for possessing a defaced loaded handgun and methamphetamine outside of a Mount Sinai gas station convenience store. “This defendant, a previously convicted violent...
Dog snatched from Brooklyn home in broad daylight: NYPD
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Police are searching for a man who they said took a dog from the yard of a Brooklyn home last month, according to the NYPD. The incident happened on March 18 at 9:30 a.m. near Jerome Street and Pitkin Avenue. A 74-year-old woman let her dog, a Shih Tzu named Romeo […]
Man arraigned on 281-count complaint after 30+ firearms, ghost guns, handguns found in Queens home
A Queens man was arraigned on weapon possession charges after police found over 30 firearms inside his home, prosecutors said. Ryszard Materna, 51, of Queens was arraigned on a 281-count complaint.
NYC squatters get the OK sign with no bail for the Queens thug who sublet rooms during his takeover
New York City’s squatter nightmare continues: Brian Rodriguez, the repeat-offending thug who squatted in a Queens woman’s house and had the audacity to try and sublet rooms in it during his squat, has been cut loose with no bail. Let that sink in. A vicious crook with previous convictions for burglary and drug offenses tries to literally steal a woman’s house out from under her, and a bonkers judge decides he’s a good candidate for supervised release. Prosecutors asked for $100,000 bail, and rightly so. Dr. Phil left speechless after real estate agent claims that squatting is justified by colonization Rodriguez faces burglary, grand larceny...
A Five Towns village tests gated security
Could the village of Hewlett Harbor become a gated community?. Late last month, Mayor Mark Weiss sent a letter to residents informing them of the village’s plan to install and test manually operated security gates at its borders. This comes after years of discussion, which is now focused on increasing crime in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens, Weiss said.
Man accused of punching boy, 11, selling candy in NYC subway station: sources
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A man allegedly punched an 11-year-old boy while he was selling candy with his older brother in a Manhattan subway station on Wednesday, according to law enforcement sources. Alvin Doris allegedly confronted the young vendors and stole one of their cellphones in the Broadway-Lafayette subway station in Lower Manhattan at around […]
Brooklyn’s SUNY Downstate hospital saved from closure until at least 2025
Attendees of the Lenox Road Baptist Church in Brooklyn marched Thursday night in support of keeping SUNY Downstate hospital open. Lawmakers rejected Gov. Hochul's proposal to close the facility and replace it with an outpatient clinic. [ more › ]
Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the Lower Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial, PIX11 News confirmed. The man walked into the park around 1:30 p.m., opened a bookbag, and threw pamphlets containing conspiracy theories into the air, according to NYPD Chief of Department […]
Levittown Woman Drives Drunk With 2 Children, Expired Permit: Police
The incident occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, April 19 in Westbury, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 2:15 a.m., 35-year-old Olga Romero-Lopez was driving her black 2011 Toyota. RAV4 on School Street near the intersection of Whittier Street when police pulled her over for a traffic...
Man fatally punched during fight on Brooklyn street: NYPD
WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A suspect is accused of punching and killing a man during a fight on a Brooklyn street earlier this year, according to sources and police. James Chung, 34, allegedly attacked Salvador Galindo-Diaz, 43, during an argument near Metropolitan and Scott avenues in Williamsburg just after midnight on Feb. 19, according to […]
Stranger pummels man, 37, during clash on NYC subway platform: cops
A stranger pummeled a 37-year-old man during a clash on a Queens subway platform last week, cops said Thursday. The victim was waiting for a northbound F train at the 169th Street station near Hillside Avenue in Jamaica Hills around 3:30 a.m. Friday when a man began arguing with him, police said. The verbal clash turned physical when the aggressor — who did not known the victim — punched him twice in the face, cops said. NYC subway shove victim’s aunt wants to rip alleged killer’s ‘f–king heart out’ and says he’s not mentally ill— just ‘vicious’ The victim suffered minor injuries to the...
Squatter charged after allegedly taking over $1M property, getting homeowner arrested for changing locks
Brian Rodriguez, 35, faces a litany of charges after allegedly squatting in Adele Andaloro's Queens home. Andaloro was arrested earlier this year for changing the locks.
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