Posts Tagged ‘nypd’
Astoria Salon Broken Into
On December 17th, at around 4AM, a man smashed through a salon in Astoria, breaking through the glass door and stealing $350 from the cash register. According to police, Dawa Threading Salon, on the second floor of a building on 30th Avenue, close to 31st Street, was the target of the thief, who can be…
Read MoreThieves Use ATM Skimmers To Steal Cash And Identity
Tis the season for cheer and presents. It’s also the season for all your presents and holiday money to magically disappear at the hands of many holiday thieves doing the rounds this year. As police warn residents to be careful this season, Astoria has seen its own increase in crime, there is ample reason to…
Read MoreGuy Steals 55 Tubes of Toothpaste from Rite Aid
Sometimes you just need to brush. This holiday shopper decided to forgo the paying and get straight to the taking when he decided to steal toothpaste (of all things), from Rite Aid. The product of choice? Colgate and Sensodyne, of course. According to NYPD, a man in a black coat and hoodie entered the Rite…
Read MoreChecks Stolen From USPS Mailboxes For Cash
A group of individuals believed to originate from the Bronx are fishing out checks from USPS mailboxes in Western Queens and changing the information around for themselves. And it’s not just a Queens issue, with all boroughs in potential risk. It’s a simple enough plan, find USPS mailboxes (the blue postal boxes) then fish out…
Read MoreAlleged Dirty Dozen Arrested In Astoria Housing Development Drug Bust
12 people have been arrested last Friday, 10th, following a year long operation where undercover officers from the NYPD’s Queens Narcotics Division, working with the District Attorney’s Office, were sold crack, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and guns 98 times. The investigation into drug related crime took place at the Astoria Houses. The 22 building development sits on the…
Read MoreHonor The Victims Of 9/11 Tonight, In Astoria
This week, New Yorkers and Americans alike, will once again come together to honor and pay tribute to those that were lost, 15 years ago on 9/11, in the coordinated attacks on the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, the Pentagon outside Washington, DC and on the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in Shanksville, PA.…
Read MoreShots Fired On Steinway As Police Look For Gunman
Sunday morning at around 4AM, Polic were called in when witnesses heard several shots fired on Steinway Street, between 28th and 30th Avenues. It appeared that a 23 year old man who was sitting in his car was struck both in the neck and in the chest, after which he was quicly taken to Elmhurst…
Read MoreNYPD Sergeant Got Women To Send Him Pictures Of Them Sexually Abusing Their Children
Alberto Randazzo, 39, of Astoria was a former police Sergeant for the NYPD. He pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two counts of conspiracy to sexually exploit a child and a single count of receipt of child pornography, according to QNS. The former sergeant used an online dating profile to pick up women, and convince them…
Read MoreTwo Accidents Involving FDNY Fire Trucks and One Bus in Astoria.
Yesterday, June 26th, there was a serious accident involving FDNY fire trucks, which injured multiple people. The accident occurred just after noon, at the intersection of Ditmars Boulevard and 21st Street. The Fire Engine 312 was racing to the scene of a fire when the Q100 bus heading north on 21st collided with the fire truck, according…
Read MoreMan Tries To Force Himself Into Woman’s Appartment
On May the 3rd, a man followed an Astoria woman home around 1:15AM, after which he tried to force his way into the woman's apartment to rob her. The man was described as Hispanic, between 30 and 35 years and standing at 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet. He was seen wearing a backpack…
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