Police

Man nabs wallet at Sunnyside bar, takes off
News Terence M. Cullen 10/22/2012 at 4:41PM

Police are looking for a man wanted for a Tuesday, October 2 grand larceny inside PJ Horgan’s Bar on Queens Boulevard. The victim, 45, left her seat to go outside around 2 p.m., police said, when the suspect reached down into her purse and removed her wallet, placed it inside his bag and left. The [...]

Two wanted for purse snatch from elderly woman
News Terence M. Cullen 10/22/2012 at 11:47AM

Cops are looking for two suspects in connection with a Friday, October 19 grand larceny on Northern Boulevard near 86th Street. The two men, described as Hispanic in their early- to mid-20s, approached a 74-year-old woman from behind, police said, and removed her purse from her shoulder. The two then fled, police said, and the [...]

Suspect wanted for alleged car-jacking, threatening officers
News Terence M. Cullen 10/21/2012 at 4:49PM

Cops are looking for a suspect they say is a car thief who pointed a gun at police and attempted to mow them down, it was reported. Police opened fire on the suspect and chased the man, who was reportedly driving a stolen SUV. The suspect had convinced staffers at a Ridgewood repair shop that [...]

Neighbor of Federal Reserve bomb suspect speaks
Neighbor of Federal Reserve bomb suspect speaks
News Maggie Hayes 10/18/2012 at 2:10PM

The day after a Queens man was arrested for allegedly attempting to detonate what he believed to be a real bomb at the New York Federal Reserve Bank in lower Manhattan, a neighbor spoke out, saying he had no idea what was being plotted, just downstairs. The FBI said that Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, [...]

Robbery suspect wanted
Police Billy Rennison 10/15/2012 at 9:41AM

Police are looking for a suspect wanted for a September 28 robbery at the Cross County Savings Bank on Eliot Avenue. The suspect entered the bank just before 3 p.m., police said, and passed a note to the teller demanding money. The teller handed over an unknown amount of cash and the suspect fled, police [...]

18-year-old goes missing
18-year-old goes missing
Police Queens Courier Staff 10/15/2012 at 9:39AM

Police are looking for a missing 18-year-old who was last seen on Thursday, October 11 at his 88th Avenue home. Kevin Celestin is described as a black male and was wearing a green T-shirt, blue jeans and tan boots when he was last seen around 9 a.m. He is 5’11” and weighs 180 pounds. Anyone [...]

Police looking for missing 14-year-old
Police Queens Courier Staff 10/15/2012 at 9:38AM

Police are looking for a missing 14-year-old Flushing boy. Brian Hur was last seen at his home on 165th Street around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9. He is described as 5’3” tall and 105 pounds. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.

Woman struck, killed by bus
News Billy Rennison 10/14/2012 at 9:40AM

A 54-year-old woman was struck and killed on Saturday, October 13, police said, by a Nassau Inter-County Express bus at the intersection of Merrick Boulevard and Hillside Avenue. Police responded around 7 p.m. and found the victim unconscious. EMS pronounced the woman dead at the scene, police said. The bus driver had been traveling west [...]

36-year-old reported missing
News Queens Courier Staff 10/14/2012 at 9:37AM

A man has been missing since he was last seen leaving his 67th Street home on Sunday, October 13, police said. Jose Hernandez, 36, was last seen leaving his home around 2 p.m., police said. He is Hispanic, 5’6” and 160 pounds, and was last seen wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and black sneakers [...]

Unarmed national guardsman killed by police is laid to rest
Unarmed national guardsman killed by police is laid to rest
News Alexa Altman 10/12/2012 at 3:10PM

“We just want justice,” whispered a cousin of Noel Polanco’s during his funeral service. “That’s it. Justice.” Hundreds of friends and family members filled the Eternal Love Baptist Church in Corona on Friday morning to bid a final goodbye to Noel Polanco, the 22-year-old national guardsman, killed by a police officer during a traffic stop [...]