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Trio Robs 2 Stores in 15 Minutes The NYPD is searching for these three men in connection with two robberies in Queens. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice February 21, 2024 QUEENS - Cops are looking for a trio of stickup men who tried to knock over a smoke shop and then a flooring store all within the space of 15 minutes. At around 11 pm on February 18, three men were caught on surveillance video walking into a smoke shop at 30-07 39 Avenue. Cops said the three men simulated having guns and tried to gain access to behind the counter. When they couldn’t the trio left empty handed.  Cops said the same crew struck again 15 minutes later on Roosevelt Avenue. The crew walked into a flooring store and simulated having handguns. They forced their way behind the counter and removed $1,000 from the cash register. The crew then fled on foot.   No one was injured in either robbery.  The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspects. The first crew member is described as a...

Queens Man Indicted for 2020 Fatal Stabbing  When cops busted a Queens man for vaping inside a subway station, an investigation led to the suspect being charged in a four-year-old murder. -File Photo By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice  February 20, 2024  QUEENS - A Queens man has been indicted on charges he fatally stabbed a man during a gang fight in Astoria four years ago. The suspect had been at large for years but was picked up last month when an officer arrested him for vaping on a Brooklyn subway, the Queens DA announced.  Luis Hernandez, 36, of Maspeth, Queens, was charged today with murder and gang assault in the 2020 fatal stabbing in Astoria. Hernandez faces up to 75 years to life in prison if convicted. He  was charged with murder in the second degree, gang assault in the first degree, two counts of attempted murder in the second degree, two counts of attempted gang assault in the first degree and assault in the second degree.  “A young man’s ...

Third Attack on Queens Subway Stations in Three Days The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault of an elderly man on a Queens subway platform. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice February 19, 2024 QUEENS - An elderly man is recovering after being assaulted at yet another Queens station. At around 11:40 am on February 15, a 70-year-old man was standing near the emergency exit gate at the Jackson Heights – Roosevelt Avenue subway station. Cops said without warning another man walked up behind the senior and pushed him to the ground.  The suspect walked out of the station. The victim was treated for cuts and bruises at the scene. The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect who was seen rolling a suitcase and carrying a grocery bag. The suspect is said to be a male with a dark complexion who is in his 40s and was wearing eyeglasses. The suspect was last seen wearing a black winter jacket and black pants. He also wore bright red boots. This i...

Metal Pipe Attack at Queens Plaza Station The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault on a straphanger with a metal pipe. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice February 18, 2024 QUEENS - A day after a Brazilian tourist was slashed across the neck at the Queens Plaza subway station, a man was beaten with a metal pipe at the same station in an another apparent random attack. At around 1 am on February 17, a 31-year-old man was standing on the platform at Queens Plaza Subway Station. Cops said an unknown male approached the straphanger and started arguing with him. The man walked off. Cops said the man came back with a metal pipe and repeatedly struck the straphanger in the head with the pipe. The attacker fled the scene and out of the station on foot. EMS rushed the victim to Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center where he was treated for lacerations about the head. He is listed in stable condition. At around 10:30 am on February 15, a 29-year-old ...

Suspect Lives at Migrant Shelter Where Cops were Attacked  The NYPD has announced the arrest of three more suspects in the assault on a security guard during a shoplifting incident in Queens. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice February 17, 2024 QUEENS - Three more suspects have been arrested in the assault on a security guard at a Queens mall, the NYPD said. Police have already arrested one member of the crew who was out on no cash bail for attacking police officers in Times Square during the migrant melee. Police arrested two more suspects in a shoplifting that turned into an assault on a security guard in Queens. One of the suspects lives in the same shelter where two NYPD officers were assaulted by a group of migrants on Times Square. The NYPD announced the arrest of 21-year-old Gregorio Valera. He gave his address as 220 West 42nd Street - the same location where two NYPD officers were attacked by a group of migrants. He was charged with robbery and petit larceny...

Tourist Neck Slashed at Subway Station   The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a slashing of a Brazilian tourist at a Queens subway station. -Photo by NYPD 2nd Brazilian Tourist Wounded in NYC in 2 Weeks By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice  February 16, 2024  QUEENS - A Brazilian tourist was slashed across the neck at a Queens subway station during what is being called an unprovoked attack, the NYPD said.  At around 10:30 am on February 15, a 29-year-old tourist from Brazil was standing on the mezzanine level of the Queens Plaza subway station on the "E, M, R" line. Cops said without warning a man dressed in a black balaclava and gray hoodie walked up behind him and slashed the left side of the tourist’s neck with a knife.  The knife-totting suspect ran out of the station but not before his image was captured on subway surveillance cameras.  The victim was rushed by EMS to Elmhurst Hospital. He is listed in stable condition. This is the seco...