Victims of a citywide scam targeting elderly Chinese women have given $1.3 million to con artists within the last year, police said. According to the 109th Precinct, a hoax stemming from China continues to plague seniors in downtown Flushing. Victims have lost about $500,000 in the Queens precinct alone out of about 50 cases citywide, [...]
A smartphone tracking app played a key role in arresting an alleged cell phone thief within 30 minutes of the crime, police said. Jordan Osborne, 19, allegedly fled in Flushing after grabbing an iPhone 5 out of the hands of a 28-year-old woman, according to the 109th Precinct. The victim was walking on Main Street [...]
At least six apartments in Flushing have been broken into within the last month by burglars who enter through fire escapes, police said. Cops at the 109th Precinct say the thieves enter apartment complexes through building lobbies, make their way up to the roof and work their way down. “A lot of the time in [...]
Seven people were arrested in Flushing for possessing narcotics and loaded guns, police said. Ecstasy pills and nearly six pounds of ketamine or “Special K” were confiscated from a residential home during a drug bust on January 25 at around 9:30 p.m., cops said. Two .22 caliber rifles, a shotgun and a .45 caliber handgun [...]
The NYPD is asking for your help in finding the man wanted in connection with five larcenies: On Saturday, July 21, the man entered a location on Kissena Boulevard and removed a purse containing credit cards, money, sunglasses, keys and other miscellaneous items. On Wednesday, August 1, the perp entered a location on Roosevelt Avenue and [...]
An 18-year-old man was arrested for a string of three burglaries – including a church – on January 17. According to a police source, Maksim Kriton was taken into custody by officers of the 109th Precinct for allegedly burglarizing a residence at 157th Street and 17th Avenue on December 12, followed by a location on Francis Lewis Boulevard [...]
Murders, rapes and shootings in the 109th Precinct declined in 2012, while burglaries and grand larcenies went up, officials said. According to the precinct’s commanding officer, Inspector Brian Maguire, the 109th saw three murders last year — a 50 percent decrease from 2011. Ezra Black, 31, was allegedly stabbed to death by his fellow Parks Department coworker inside the Al Oerter Recreation Center in Flushing on [...]
Police arrested a man in northeast Queens Wednesday when they found several weapons and drugs in his possession, according to a police source. On January 16, officers from the 109th Precinct responded to a call of an emotionally distressed person. When the suspect, Vincent Abruzzo, 38, opened the door, he allegedly had a lit marijuana cigarette and tried [...]
The 109th Precinct has named a new second in command, hoping the executive’s bilingual skills and immigrant roots will give the downtown Flushing-based precinct a leg up. Captain Tommy Ng, 41, was assigned as the new executive officer of the 109th Precinct this week, after Captain Christopher Manson, the precinct’s former second in charge, was [...]
In the wake of the most recent shooting at Flushing’s James A. Bland House, Councilmember Peter Koo held a town hall meeting to discuss new security protocol at the Bland and Latimer housing projects. According to reports, on Halloween, October 31, Alex Botero, 21, was shot and killed in an elevator in the Bland [...]
