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Gunman Fires Into Playground, Hits a House The NYPD is looking for this man in connection with a shooting in Queens. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice  May 2, 2024  QUEENS - A gunman who fired into a playground blew out a car window and hit a house, cops said.  At around 5:30 pm on April 28, cops said a man across from a playground at 156-11 108 Avenue pulled out a gun and opened fire. The bullet shattered a car window and busted a window inside a nearby house.  No one was injured in the shooting.  Investigators are unaware if the gunman was aiming at a person during the shooting.  Police released surveillance video of the suspect who is described as a male with a medium to dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a white hooded sweater, dark-colored vest, black pants, and gray sneakers. Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at  1-800-577-TIPS  (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can

Female Subway Rider Beaten in Random Attack The NYPD is searching for this woman in connection with an assault on a female subway rider at Queens Plaza. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice May 1, 2024 QUEENS - A female straphanger was violently attacked by a woman who repeatedly punched her in the face on a Queens subway train, cops said.  At around 8 pm on April 21, a 55-year-old woman was riding on a northbound E train near the Queens Plaza subway station. Cops said a woman walked up to her and, without saying a word, began punching the straphanger in the face.  When the train stopped at the station, the attacker ran out.  Cops said the victim suffered pain and bruising to the face but refused medical attention at the scene. 

Toolbox Muggers Attack Man on F Train The NYPD is searching for these men in connection with an assault and robbery of a straphanger using pliers. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice April 24, 2024 QUEENS - A Queens subway rider was beaten and robbed by a pair of attackers who displayed a knife and a pair of pliers, cops said.  At around 8 pm on April 20, a 20-year-old man was onboard an F Train in Queens. As the train was pulling in to the Hillside Avenue/179 Street Subway Station, two men approached the straphanger.  Cops said one of the men pulled out a knife, the other pulled out a pair of pliers. The attackers then began punching and kicking the straphanger. They also beat the man with the pliers, cops said. The attackers went on to forcibly removed the victim’s cellphone and wallet.  When the train stopped at the station, the attackers ran out of the subway car and fled the station.  EMS rushed the victim to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center where was listed in stable cond

VIDEO - Crook Smashed in Face with TV The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the theft of a TV at St. John's University. Surveillance video shows that during the course of the theft the suspect was smashed in the face with the TV. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice April 23, 2024 QUEENS - Cops are looking for a dimwitted burglar who robbed a TV from St. John’s University. The suspect not only was caught taking the TV off the wall in front of a running camera that recorded him, but also hit himself in the face with the TV, video shows.  At around, 12:30 am on April 13, the suspect entered St. John’s University through an unlocked door, cops said. In a student lounge area the suspect is recorded on a camera mounted right next to a mounted large-screen TV.  The suspect is seen on video yanking the TV off the wall. As the TV came loose, it hit the robber in the face and he rolled backward almost falling over. Then the suspect is seen trying to run off with the

Robbed 4 People in 1 Night The NYPD is searching for a pair of muggers who robbed four people on the same night in Queens. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice April 21, 2024 QUEENS - Cops are looking for a robbery duo who have stuck up three people, including a food delivery driver, at gunpoint all on the same night. At around 2:40 am on April 16, a 34-year-old man was walking home in the vicinity of 37 Avenue and 71 Street. Cops said two men approached him and punched him in the face. The other suspect pulled out a gun and yanked a gold necklace off the victim and took his wallet and cellphone. The crooks then drove off on a moped. Twenty minutes later the same crew robbed a food delivery driver of his cash and moped. At around 3 am, a food delivery driver was parked in the vicinity of 75 street and 30 Avenue.  Cops said the robbers ordered the man off his moped and then punched him in the face. While the other robber pulled a gun on the victim he then removed the delivery ma