New York police are investigating the suspicious death of a woman in a Queens apartment building after her fiance reported finding her body in the hallway. Sources told The New York Post that the 49-year-old man also said he spoke with her about three hours before findiing her body around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday — but …
Police in New York are looking for a man they believed set a fire in Queens that killed an elderly man and woman on Monday. Officials responded to the fire Monday afternoon and found a 77-year-old man and a 78-year-old woman dead at the scene, WABC reported. The man was found tied to a pole …
A New York woman was indicted last week for setting a fire in Queens that killed her ex-boyfriend and another person earlier last month. Edward Jacobs, 35, and Anastasia Ettienne, 33, died the “raging inferno” on November 2 from smoke inhalation and thermal injuries, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement announcing the …
A paralegal in a Queens district attorney’s office has been arrested and charged with trying to build a bomb that he planned to use against a migrant shelter across his apartment. Derek Klever, 27, was arrested Thursday and charged with multiple counts, including making a terroristic threat, criminal possession of a weapon, and endangering the …
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with assault, robbery, and grand larceny for an attack on a 68-year-old woman who was shoved down a flight of steps in front of Saint Demetrios Greek Orthdox Church last week. The vicious attack was captured on surveillance video, as CrimeOnline previously reported. The boy was seen following the …
A New York Police officer was fatally shot in Queens on Monday during a traffic stop. Officer Jonathan Diller, 31, was struck in the torso just beneath his bullet-resistent vest. He was rushed to Jamaica Hospital, where he died, WABC reported. Police said Diller and his partner had approached a vehicle that had been parked …
New York police are searching for a suspect seen on surveillance video driving off in an SUV with a 5-year-old girl inside. The little girl was dropped aff at a YMCA about 10 minutes later, and the stolen vehicle was found abandoned in the Bronx at about 10 p.m. According to WPIX, the child’s mother …
A woman is dead and man seriously wounded after gunmen approached their stopped car in Queens Tuesday night and opened fire. Clarisa Burgo, 28, was shot in the head and pronounced dead on the scene, WPIX reported. The 39-year-old man in the vehicle was hit several times in the torso, according to police, who said …
A New York landlord has been charged with the murders of his girlfriend and two tenants after he showed up at a police precinct and told officers he was having issues with his tenant and “did something bad.” David Daniel, 54, gave the officers the address in the St. Albans section of Queens Tuesday morning, …
A Queens man charged with stabbing an EMT to death a year ago says he was home watching “Star Wars” at the time and that surveillance video and photos showing the brutal attack were “photoshopped.” FDNY Lieutenant Alison Russo-Elling, 61, was getting food in Queens when Peter Zisopoulos, 35, allegedly knocked her over and stabbed …
A Queens mom collapse while celebrating her 35th birthday last month in an illegal after-hours club, where workers dragged her into a back room and left her instead of calling 911. Video that circulated on social media showed people slapping an unresponsive Stephanie Quinones in the face, The New York Post reported. Eventually, the unnamed …
One person was killed and three more wounded when a scooter-riding gunman zipped around Queens and Brooklyn apparently firing randomly at people on the streets. Thomas Abreu, 25, was taken into custody Saturday afternoon and charged early Sunday with murder, attempted murder, and criminal possession of a weapon, WNBC reported. Investigators don’t know what prompted …
