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STATEMENT OF QUEENS DISTRICT ATTORNEY MELINDA KATZ ON THE PASSING OF FORMER QUEENS BOROUGH PRESIDENT CLAIRE SHULMAN
“I am extremely saddened to hear about the passing of Claire Shulman. I had the pleasure of working for Claire when she was the Queens Borough President – the first woman to hold the post. She was a trailblazer. A fierce leader who dedicated her life to bettering the lives of all Queens residents and…
Read MoreJohn Jeff – Age 28
On August 15, 2020, at approximately 3:00 A.M., John Jeff was shot and killed at the corner of Ridgedale and Defoe Street in Jamaica, Queens. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: 1-800-577-TIPS OR VISIT: CRIMESTOPPERS.NYPDONLINE.ORG OR DOWNLOAD AND USE THE CRIMESTOPPERS APP: CS-NYC TIPS ARE CONFIDENTIAL
Read MoreFLUSHING MAN CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY AND OTHER CRIMES FOR USING STOLEN IDENTIFICATION TO BUY AND LEASE LUXURY CARS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz with New York Police Commissioner Dermot Shea today announced that Guang Jin of 38th Avenue, Flushing has been charged with grand larceny, identity theft and other crimes for allegedly using fake identification to buy and lease several luxury autos in other people’s names. One of the victims in this case…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO SEXUALLY ABUSING CHILDREN AT DAUGHTER’S DAYCARE CENTER
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz today announced that Ramon Rodriguez, 77, of South Ozone Park has been sentenced to 2 years in prison for sexually abusing two girls at his daughter’s daycare center. One of the victims was 7 years old when the abuse began in 2010. The second victim was a 5-year-old who was…
Read MoreQUEENS DISTRICT ATTORNEY MELINDA KATZ TEAMS UP WITH NYPD TO HOST TWO GUN BUY BACK EVENTS THIS MONTH
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz with the New York City Police Department is hosting two gun buy back events in Queens this month. The first takes place this Saturday, August 15th at the Greater Springfield Community Church in Jamaica. The second gun buy back event is scheduled for next Saturday, August 22nd at Macedonia Baptist…
Read MoreCAMBRIA HEIGHTS MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER OF GIRLFRIEND WHO REFUSED TO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN PROSTITUTION
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that a 31-year-old Cambria Heights man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder in the April 2018 attack on his transgender girlfriend. The defendant beat and slashed the victim when she refused to continue selling sex for cash to fill his…
Read MoreBROOKLYN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR HOMICIDE FOR A 2018 CRASH THAT KILLED A MAN AND TWO DOGS
Queens District Melinda Katz today announced that a Brooklyn man has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide, assault and other crimes for getting behind the wheel of a car and driving after consuming alcohol and smoking marijuana. The August 2018 crash killed a 38-year-old man, his dogs and injured four people. District Attorney Katz said,…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AND ASSAULT IN SHOOTING OF FORMER SUNY BUFFALO FOOTBALL PLAYER
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that a 27-year-old Hollis, Queens man has been charged with attempted murder and other crimes for allegedly shooting a former student athlete outside a deli on Springfield Boulevard Monday afternoon. District Attorney Katz said, “This kind of gun violence is unacceptable. A young man is now fighting for…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN CHARGED IN SHOOTING DEATH
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that a Queens resident has been charged with murder for allegedly shooting a man in the middle of a street in Corona on June 30, 2020. District Attorney Katz said, “I am committed to ending the streak of gun violence that has recently plagued too many of our…
Read MoreMAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED RAPE AND ASSAULT IN ATTACK ON WOMAN INSIDE FOREST PARK
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that a 32-year-old man has been charged with attempted rape and other crimes for allegedly assaulting a 51-year-old woman as she walked in Forest Park around 6:30 p.m. on July 25, 2020. The victim screamed and fought off her attacker as he pulled off her pants and got…
Read MoreBASKETBALL COACH SENTENCED IN ONE-PUNCH DEATH OF MAN VISITING QUEENS FOR WEDDING IN 2018
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz today announced that a 37-year-old basketball coach from North Carolina has been sentenced to probation and community service following a jury conviction for assault in the third degree. The defendant punched a man, who later died. The defendant and the victim encountered each other in Long Island City early in…
Read MoreDISBARRED ATTORNEY CHARGED WITH BILKING CASH FROM CLIENTS
District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that a disbarred lawyer, who had an office in Fresh Meadows, Queens has been charged with 3 counts of grand larceny. The defendant allegedly stole more than $150,000 from 3 of his clients from June 2013 through June 2017. District Attorney Katz said, “The defendant in this case is…
Read MoreQUEENS DISTRICT ATTORNEY MELINDA KATZ ISSUES WARNING ABOUT BUSINESS EMAIL SCAMS
Business transactions that require good faith and trust are increasingly being conducted online and through email. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and increasing reliance on technology, transactions once done by in-person interactions and even a trusted handshake now take place virtually. Unfortunately, online predators and scammers have caught on and are using manipulative business email…
Read MoreARRAIGNMENT UPDATE: BRONX MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER IN KNIFE ATTACKS THAT INJURED TWO SEPTUAGENARIAN MEN ON SUBWAY TRAIN
Defendant Patrick Chambers, 46, of the Bronx, was arraigned late yesterday afternoon in the hospital before Queens Criminal Court Judge Scott Dunn. The defendant is charged with attempted murder in the second degree, two counts of attempted assault in the first degree, 2 counts of assault in the second degree of an elderly person, 2…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO SEXUALLY ABUSING TWO CHILDREN
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz today announced that a 64-year-old homeless man has been sentenced to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to 2 counts of sexual abuse in the first degree. The defendant in October of 2019, lured a little boy with a balloon and then pushed the tot’s face into his groin.…
Read MoreBRONX MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER IN KNIFE ATTACKS THAT INJURED TWO SEPTUAGENARIAN MEN ON SUBWAY TRAIN
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that a 46-year-old Bronx resident has been charged with attempted murder, assault and other crimes for allegedly stabbing 2 men on a subway train on the morning of July 5, 2020. One of the victims was a Good Samaritan, who stepped in to try to stop the violent…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN CHARGED WITH SEX TRAFFICKING TEENAGE GIRLS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz today announced that a 29-year-old Queens man has been charged with sex trafficking and other crimes for allegedly holding 2 teenage girls against their will at a Jamaica, Queens, hotel last month and forcing them to have sex with strangers for money and then pocketing the cash. The defendant was…
Read MoreMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER IN STABBING DEATH OF LIVE-IN GIRLFRIEND INSIDE QUEENS HOME
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that a Queens man has been formally charged with fatally stabbing his partner inside their Jackson Heights apartment after an early morning argument on Friday, July 3rd. The defendant then allegedly stabbed himself multiple times in the abdomen. He is currently in the hospital. District Attorney Katz said,…
Read MoreBRONX RESIDENT CHARGED IN HIT-AND-RUN BOX TRUCK CRASH THAT KILLED MAN AND DAMAGED NUMEROUS VEHICLES
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz today announced that a 37-year-old Bronx man has been charged with murder in the second degree and other crimes in connection with a deadly collision on Metropolitan Avenue at the Metro Mall exit in Middle Village, Queens Tuesday afternoon. A 25-year-old man lost his life as a result of the…
Read MoreDA KATZ: RETIRED POLICE OFFICER WHO ALLEGEDLY FIRED SHOT INSIDE HOWARD BEACH RESTAURANT CHARGED WITH ASSAULT IN THE FIRST DEGREE
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that a retired police officer has been charged with assault in the first degree and other crimes for allegedly firing a gun inside a sushi restaurant in Howard Beach Tuesday evening during a verbal dispute with another patron. A stray shot hit an innocent bystander in the eatery.…
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