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Suspects in possible hate crime wanted for a second assault
Suspects in possible hate crime wanted for a second assault
News Billy Rennison 12/07/2012 at 12:05PM

Two suspects wanted in connection with a Corona slashing, are now wanted for a second assault that occurred the same morning just blocks away. The first attack took place when the suspects approached a 70-year-old man and asked him if he was Muslim or Hindu before proceeding to assault him, according to police. Both assaults [...]

Suspect sought in Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx bank robberies
Suspect sought in Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx bank robberies
Police Cristabelle Tumola 12/04/2012 at 3:19PM

The NYPD is looking for a man wanted in connection to eight bank robberies, which occurred in Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx last month. In each incident, according to police, the suspect, Derek Colon, 24, entered the bank and passed a note to the teller without displaying or simulating any weapons. He succeeded in stealing [...]

Queens man pushed to death at Midtown subway station
Queens man pushed to death at Midtown subway station
Police Cristabelle Tumola 12/04/2012 at 9:45AM

Police are looking for a suspect who pushed an Elmhurst man onto the subway tracks of a Midtown station Monday, killing the victim when an approaching train struck him. Authorities have classified the death as a homicide, and have released a video of the incident, which happened around 12:30 p.m. at the West 49th Street [...]

Suspects attack man, 70, after asking if he is Muslim or Hindu
Suspects attack man, 70, after asking if he is Muslim or Hindu
News Billy Rennison 11/30/2012 at 12:18PM

Six days after a Muslim was stabbed while opening his local mosque, another religion-based attack took place less than four miles away. Two suspects approached a 70-year-old man in Corona on Saturday, November 24 at 5:20 a.m. and asked him if he was Muslim or Hindu before proceeding to assault him, according to police. The victim sustained [...]

Con Ed worker burned in Queens electrical accident
News Cristabelle Tumola 11/27/2012 at 11:27AM

A Con Edison worker was burned in the face while responding to a reported outage at a commercial building in Maspeth Monday night, said the utility company. The employee, who was testing equipment at 55-30 46th Street, near the corner of 55th Avenue, was injured in what a Con Ed spokesperson called an “electrical flash.” Around [...]

Cop impersonators wanted for Queens attempted robbery
Cop impersonators wanted for Queens attempted robbery
Police Cristabelle Tumola 11/27/2012 at 9:48AM

Authorities are looking for two men who allegedly posed as police officers while attempting to rob a Queens home. On Wednesday, September 26, around 1 p.m., a 49-year-old man, thinking that the suspects, who displayed shields and carried guns, were cops, let them into his home in the vicinity of Cypress Avenue, said the NYPD. The police [...]

Alleged ‘cannibal cop’ denied bail, plotted to feast on victims for Thanksgiving: reports
Alleged ‘cannibal cop’ denied bail, plotted to feast on victims for Thanksgiving: reports
News Billy Rennison 11/21/2012 at 11:02AM

The alleged “cannibal cop” will remain behind bars this Thanksgiving after reportedly planning to feast on “girl meat” during the holiday. Prosecutor’s read transcript obtained from Valle’s computer during a hearing yesterday, according to multiple reports. “I’m planning on getting some girl meat,” said Valle, according to transcripts. “This November, for Thanksgiving. It’s a long [...]

Man found dead in Forest Park
Man found dead in Forest Park
Police Billy Rennison 11/15/2012 at 4:24PM

A man was discovered dead in a Forest Park parking lot early this morning with cuts to his wrists and arms. The man, who has not been identified, was found in the parking lot next to the George Seuffert Bandshell at 4:30 a.m and declared dead at the scene. According to reports, a Parks Department found [...]

Accused cop killer charged with 3 counts of first-degree murder
Accused cop killer charged with 3 counts of first-degree murder
News Alexa Altman 11/14/2012 at 9:25AM

The Queens man allegedly responsible for the murders of a Nassau County police officer and a Brooklyn motorist was indicted by a grand jury for three counts of first-degree murder. Darrell Fuller, 33, is accused of fatally shooting Officer Arthur Lopez, 29, on the Cross Island Parkway during a traffic stop on October 23. Fuller’s [...]

Man arrested for videotaping woman in bathroom
Man arrested for videotaping woman in bathroom
News Melissa Chan 11/13/2012 at 5:52PM

A homeless man originally from Whitestone was arrested after he was allegedly caught filming a woman relieving herself in a supermarket bathroom stall in Manhasset, cops said. Michael Seghposs, 25, was cuffed for second-degree unlawful surveillance on Sunday, November 11, when a 58-year-old woman said she found the perp videotaping her from an adjacent restroom [...]