Woman Threw Bottle, ’N’ Word at Jogger Subscribe in a reader A Queens woman has been charged with hate crime charges related to an attack on a black jogger. Lorena Delaguna, 53, has been charged with attempted assault as a hate crime and aggravated harassment for allegedly throwing a bottle at a passing jogger and using a racial epithet on August 17, 2020 in Woodside, Queens.  At around noon on August 17, a 37-year-old woman was jogging in Woodside. On the corner of 53 Place and Broadway, she was accosted by another woman who threw a glass bottle at her. “Get out of here, n—-r, go back to Africa!” the attacker is said to have shouted at the jogger, investigators said.  “In addition to allegedly yelling the N-word, the defendant in this case is also accused of throwing a bottle in an attempt to strike the victim,” said Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. “Crimes like this, which are fueled by hate, are in a special category for a reason. No one should have to endure being cal

Queens Man Stalked, Raped Woman Walking Home from Bus Photo courtesy of NYPD Subscribe in a reader A Queens man who stalked a woman on a city bus, and then viciously raped her on the sidewalk has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.  Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Matthew Luna, 27, of Long Island City has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for pursuing and raping a woman shortly after she exited a bus in Sunnyside on the night of February 15, 2019.  Luna had pled guilty to the attack back in January.  District Attorney Katz said that on February 15, 2019, the defendant boarded a city bus where he first spotted the 20-year-old woman. He then followed her when she exited the bus near 54 th Street and Skillman Avenue.  Moments later, Luna approached her and asked for directions to a nearby subway station. The defendant continued talking to the woman, telling her she was pretty and asking for a hug. Startled by the defendant’s request, t

Guman Wore Black Lives Matter Gear to Gas Station Stickup-NYPD Says  Subscribe in a reader By Dan Gesslein, August 19, 2020  A gunman decked out in Black Matter gear robbed a Queens gas station and now the NYPD is searching for him and two other men wearing equally attention grabbing fashion.   At around 8:55 pm on July 23, two men walked into the Mobil Gas Station at 32-09 21 Street. They displayed a black handgun and walked behind the sales counter. The robbers ordered the 65-year-old clerk to hand over cash.  The stickup artists removed $450 from the cash register and the victim’s cell phone.   Police released photos taken from a surveillance camera. One of the suspects is seen wearing a black baseball cap and t-shirt with the words “Black Lives Matter” on both. He was also wearing dark shorts and black and white sneakers. He was wearing a black mask at the time.  The other suspect is a bald man with an athletic build. He was seen wearing a br

Perv Pleasures Himself on Subway Subscribe in a reader By Dan Gesslein, August 11, 2020 The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in trying to catch a subway perv on the “R” Line. Investigators released surveillance video of the man they are searching for in regards to public lewdness on a subway train.  At around, 9:30 pm on August 5, a 27-year-old woman was riding the eastbound “R” train when she saw a man pleasuring himself. According to police, the man was rubbing his groin over his shorts.  The suspect got out off the train at the Elhurst Avenue station and fled. However, he did not escape before his image was caught on surveillance cameras at the station.  Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.