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File Photo Subscribe in a reader A Queens man who allegedly butchered his 78-year-old mother with a meat cleaver was charged with murder.  David Galicia, 48, was charged with second degree murder in relation to the April 24th attack. He faces up to 25 years-to-life in prison if convicted.   Prosecutors said when police arrived to the entrance of the building Galicia shared with his mother on 41st Avenue, they discovered blood. The officers followed the bloody trail that led from the lobby to Galicia’s apartment. Inside they found 78-year-old Carmelita Cabansag dead on the kitchen floor with puncture wounds to the head. Cops recovered a blood-covered meat cleaver near the body.  “The victim in this case should have been enjoying her golden years. Instead, her life came to a bloody and brutal end, and the accused is her own son,” said Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. “The defendant is charged with an unthinkable crime. The defendant is in custody and will be held accountable

Jolenna Favor was killed in a car crash. -Photo from social media Driving Under Influence at 97 MPH, Prosecutors Say  Nearly Hit Cops Subscribe in a reader A Queens man who has a history of drunk driving, has been charged in the fatal crash that left a mother dead and which nearly hit police officers as the car traveled 97 MPH, prosecutors said. Nicholas Thompson, 35, has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges for the Saturday night deadly car crash that killed a female passenger on Rockaway Blvd. in Jamaica, Queens. “As a result of this defendant’s alleged criminal behavior, a woman’s life has been tragically cut short,” said Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. “From the moment the defendant allegedly got behind the wheel of the car, intoxicated and with a revoked license, he was breaking the law and endangering the lives of everyone on the road,” Katz said. “He will be held accountable for his alleged actions to the fullest extent of the law.”  P

Caught on Video  Subscribe in a reader A Queens man has been charged with shooting a college football player who bumped into him inside a local deli. The deadly shooting was caught on camera. According to the charges, on July 27th, at around 4:30 p.m., the 20-year-old victim, Malachi Capers accidentally bumped into the defendant while inside a deli on the corner of Springfield Boulevard and 136th Avenue. The defendant then allegedly punched Capers. The victim, who was a defensive end at SUNY Buffalo, chased the defendant out of the store and tackled him on the sidewalk.  Malachi Capers  Video surveillance captured the fight as both men wrestled on the ground. As they regained their footing, defendant Thurston allegedly pulled out a handgun and fired a single shot into Capers’ abdomen, prosecutors said. The defendant fled the scene but was apprehended two days later by the Regional Fugitive Task Force of the New York City Police Department. Capers is still being treated at an area

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

Beat Girlfriend with Nail Studded Piece of Wood  She Lost Eye, Had Teeth Knocked Out James Fitzgerald has been charged with assaulting then-girlfriend Victoria Chuminski with a plank of wood covered in nails. -Photo from social media Subscribe in a reader By Dan Gesslein, September 17, 2020 A Bronx man has been charged in the horrifying beating in Queens in which he repeatedly smashed a piece of wood covered in nails into her face. The victim lost sight in her eye and has been disfigured, prosecutors said.   James Fitzgerald, 53, has been charged with attempted murder by a Queens grand jury. Prosecutors said after the victim tried to break it off with him, Fitzgerald savagely beat and punched her girlfriend to the ground. As she lay defenseless on the sidewalk, Fitzgerald allegedly picked up a piece of wood covered in nails and repeatedly hit her in the face with the board. District Attorney Melinda Katz said, “This was a brutal crime. The victim was defenseless on the ground

Mayor Bill de Blasio announces the new phased in schedule for reopening NYC schools. -Photo by Mayor's Office Pre-K, 3-K and Special Needs Students Head Back on Monday    Staggered School Openings for Rest Subscribe in a reader By Dan Gesslein, September 17, 2020 Back to School will be delayed for the vast majority of NYC school children with half returning September 29 and the rest returning on October 1st.  Pre-K, 3-K and Special Needs students will return to the classroom on Monday.  Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the plan for a phased schedule for children to return to the classroom as well as the hiring of 2,500 additional teachers.  “For months, teachers, principals and school staff have been working hard to make sure our students have the education they deserve while putting health and safety first,” de Blasio said. “Today, we are announcing the latest in our larger plan to re-open schools the right way and give working class families the in-person education the

Jogger Hit With Bottle and ’N’ Word  A jogger was hit with a bottle and a racial slur by a woman in Woodside. Subscribe in a reader By Dan Gesslein, September 16, 2020 A Queens woman was hit with a bottle and the ’N’ word as she jogged on the streets of Woodside.  The NYPD released video of the incident from last month. Police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.  At around noon on August 17, the 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.  The jogger ran away without injuries. The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the matter.  The woman is described as light complexion in her 40s. She is 5 foot 5, 160 pounds blue eyes and blonde hair. She was last seen wearing dark sunglasses, a black tank-top an