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Fugitive Son Arrested in Florida Subscribe in a reader A fugitive on the run in Florida has been returned to New York to face murder charges. The suspect and his mother have been charged in the murder of a Queens man over $350 in car repiars.  Raymond Jackson, 22, has been extradicted to New York and faces murder charges. Jackson has been on the run since September in connection with the shooting death of a Queens man.  Jackson’s mother had been charged for her alledged part in the murder after she was arrested during a traffic stop. Prosecutors believe they recovered the murder weapon from inside the car she was driving. District Attorney Melinda Katz said, “This mother and son duo allegedly teamed up to kill a man. A minor dispute over a few hundred dollars sparked this tragic shooting. The pair sought out the victim and, when they found him, the son allegedly fired more than dozen shots at him. The mother was allegedly armed with a metal pipe. This was a ...

Subscribe in a reader By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice  December 14, 2020  A deranged attacker punched an elderly woman in the face causing her to fall and break her hip in an unprovoked attack, the NYPD says.  Police are searching for the woman who punched an 86-year-old in the face during what is being described as a random attack.  The NYPD says a woman carrying a bucket hit an 86-year-old woman in the face in an unprovoked attack. At around 10:30 am on November 11, the elderly woman was standing outside the Post Office at 229-01 Linden Boulevard in Cambria Heights when she was approached by a woman. Without warning she punched the 86-year-old in the face. The victim fell to the pavement fracturing her hip.  The senior was rushed to Franklin Hospital Medical Center where she is listed in stable condition.   The attacker fled on foot. She is described as an African-American woman between the ages of 50 to 60 and is 5 foot 8. She was ...

Homeless Man Accused of Killing Worker  Tackled by Off-Duty Cop Subscribe in a reader By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice  December 9, 2020 A Queens grand jury has indicted a homeless man in the shooting death of a deli worker. An off-duty police officer stopped the gunman as he tried to shoot another employee, prosecutors say. Steven Cohen, 63, has been indicted by a Queens County grand jury and arraigned in Supreme Court on murder, attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon and other charges for allegedly shooting and killing a 26-year-old deli worker on October 26, 2020. Surveillance video captured the moment Off-Duty Police Officer Jason Maharaj tackled a gunman inside a Queens deli. “The defendant’s alleged actions took the life of one man, and could have ended with another man being killed if not for the brave actions of an off-duty police officer who selflessly stepped in and disarmed the defendant,” said Queens DA Melinda Katz. “We are thankfu...

Flu Shot Needed More than Ever in Light of Covid 2020 is Almost Over, but Flu Season Isn’t! Subscribe in a reader Tweet By Dr. Margaret E. McCort, Montefiore Health System  Bronx Voice December 8, 2020 2020 is almost over, but don’t worry - it’s not too late to get your flu shot. In fact, it’s still helpful!  Each year, a new version of the flu shot is introduced around September, aimed at protecting against the flu strains that will circulate during that year’s flu season. Typically, the flu season runs from September until March. Even in December, the flu shot is still very effective and very important.  As we continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic this year, getting your flu shot is more important than ever. Like COVID-19, influenza spreads easily through close casual contact and can be spread before you realize you’re sick. Symptoms of the flu are similar to those of COVID-19, so if you develop a cough or fever, you should talk to your doctor about get...

Prosecutors say this video shows  Goey Charles  dumping his pregnant girlfriend's body on the side of the road. Subscribe in a reader A grand jury indicted a Long Island man for allegedly murdering his pregnant girlfriend and dumping her body on the side of the road. Shocking video of the woman ’s body being dumped was captured on a traffic camera. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that 30-year-old Goey Charles has been indicted by a grand jury and was arraigned in Supreme Court on murder charges in the October death of his pregnant girlfriend. Katz said, “The defendant is accused of committing a despicable, irreparable act of domestic violence – killing the young woman who was to be the mother of his child, dragging her limp body from a car and then abandoning her body alongside a road. He will be held accountable for his alleged actions.” Charles, of Rochelle Court in Uniondale, was arraigned late yesterday afternoon before Queens Supreme Co...

Airport Employee Pled Guilty to Using Cell Phone in Bathroom Stalls File Photo Subscribe in a reader Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Samuel Rodriguez, 39, was sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to using his cell phone to secretly record “pretty girls” using a public restroom at LaGuardia Airport where he worked in December 2018.  District Attorney Katz said, “In pleading guilty, this defendant admitted to preying on unwitting individuals by setting up his phone to record women using the bathroom. He turned an airport restroom into his own personal peep show. This is unconscionable and as a result of his actions the defendant is going to jail.”  Rodriguez, of College Point, pleaded guilty in September to unlawful surveillance in the second degree.  Acting Queens Supreme Court Justice Gia Morris today sentenced the defendant to six months in jail to be followed by ten years’ post release supervision. Rodriguez will also...