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Following the discovery of anti-Semitic graffiti on the exterior of a Glendale yeshiva last Wednesday, June 25, police have launched an investigation to determine if the vandalism was a hate crime, law enforcement sources said. More ... Nobody was injured after a pair of gun-toting suspects fired several shots and missed hitting their teenage target along an Ozone Park street last Thursday afternoon, June 26, police reported. More ... Thousands of dollars in illegal fireworks were removed from the home of two Middle Village men busted by police last Wednesday, June 25 for allegedly trying to sell them on the black market, it was announced. The pair were identified by law enforcement sources as Patsy J. Colangelo and David Bonn, both 28-year-old residents of 70th Street. More ... One thing led to another as an apparent dispute inside a Brooklyn location on Monday evening, June 30 turned violent when one of the combatants was shot and critically injured, it was reported. More ... A teacher at a Richmond Hill elementary school has been charged with assaulting a 12- year-old student last week by punching him in the head with a closed fist and throwing him against a table. Queens District Attorney Richard A. More ... A spate of recent grand larcenies were the subject of the Wednesday, June 25 Richmond Hill Block Association meeting, where community members were warned not to leave their personal property unattended. The commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct, Capt. More ... Two women sharing a Rego Park apartment have been charged with assuming the identities of the previous tenants- a married couple- and opening approximately 19 credit card accounts in their names, making nearly $70,000 in unauthorized purchases, More ... A livery driver who was employed in Woodside has been charged with stealing the credit card account information of scores of passengers, which he then used to pay for his E-ZPass account, it was announced. The suspect was identified by Queens District Attorney Richard A. More ... A Brooklyn bicyclist who allegedly rode up to and knifed a woman in the chest as the victim and her daughter walked along a Long Island City street on June 22 has been charged with attempted murder, it was announced. Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown identified the suspect as 46-year-old Elie Granger, Jr., of Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint. More ... Persons arrested in recent police actions as reported by the 114th Precinct included the following individuals: June 23 • Two males- ages 24 and 26- at 28th Street for criminal mischief, making graffiti and possession of a graffiti instrument. The vandals scrawled graffiti on a metal roll-down gate at a location. More ... While Fourth of July festivities and fireworks would seem to go hand-in-hand, State Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. Smith reminded residents that the use of all consumer fireworks is illegal in New York State. The safest way to enjoy fireworks, he said, is through public displays conducted by trained professionals. More ... A 35-year-old man has been charged with unlawfully gaining entry to a woman's apartment in the neighborhood by pretending to be a police officer and then raping and robbing her. Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown identified the defendant as Anthony W. Lane, 35, of 160th Street in Flushing. More ... |
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