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Gunmen Stick Up Ball Player The NYPD is searching for a pair of thieves who robbed a Queens man at gunpoint on a basketball court. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice October 3, 2024 QUEENS - Cops are looking for a pair of moped riding thieves who stuck up a Queens man at gunpoint on the basketball court. At around noon on September 25, a 25-year-old male was playing on the basketball court at London Planetree Playground on Atlantic in Woodhaven. Cops said the moped rode up on the basketball court and the passenger pulled a gun on the ball player. The robber then ripped two chains off the victim’s neck and had him hand over $100 in cash. The pair of robbers then rode off northbound on 89 Street. The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspects who were seen riding a blue moped.  The suspects are two males with medium complexions and thin builds. Both wore paper face masks and hoodies. One wore a gray hoodie and the other wore a red hoodie. Anyone with information in regard

Pink Pants Wearing Vandal Cuts Up Pride Flag The NYPD is searching for this man who stole and cut up a pride flag in Flushing. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice  October 2, 2024  QUEENS - Cops are looking for a man who was caught on video cutting up an LGBTQ flag he allegedly stole from a bar.  At around 2:30 pm on September 6, the suspect was inside a bar at 45-01 23 Avenue in Queens. Cops said the man tore down a pride flag that was hanging in the bar and ran out.  The NYPD released surveillance video which showed the suspect  walking down the street carrying the stolen flag. The alleged thief is then seen on camera pulling a knife out of his pocket and cutting the flag in half.  Cops said the suspect then began calling the bar where the flag was stolen and threatened workers and unleashed a flurry of anti-gay slurs.  The suspect is described as a male with a light complexion and medium build with dark hair. He was last seen wearing a black shirt with a design on the brea

Mall Gunmen Caught on Video The NYPD is searching for these two men in connection with a gunpoint robbery inside a Flushing mall. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice September 26, 2024 QUEENS - A pair of gunmen stuck up a Flushing mall and made off with a bag with $40,000 in cash. At around 9:15 pm on August 18, two men entered the Tangram Mall in Flushing. Cops said the men approached a 21-year-old woman and a 23-year-old woman. The suspects pulled a gun on the women and grabbed a bag. Cops said the bag contained $40,000 in cash. The suspects are described as males with light complexions who were dressed all in black. They ran out of the mall and their images were caught on subway surveillance cameras. 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 also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at  https://crimestopper