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Your Weekly Update – January 30, 2026

By QDA-IS-Team-1 | January 30, 2026 |

A Virginia man was convicted of murder last week in the cold case homicide of a 15-year-old killer in her Far Rockaway home in 1992. The victim was found … (continued).

Your Weekly Update – January 23, 2026

By ASokol@queensda.org | January 23, 2026 |

A South Carolina man was extradited and arraigned last week on charges of killing his ex-girlfriend in a calculated and cold-blooded murder in her Queens home… (continued)

Your Weekly Update – January 16, 2026

By QDA-IS-Team-1 | January 16, 2026 |

We announced criminal charges this week against two defendants in the stabbing death of 17-year-old…(continued)

Your Weekly Update – January 9, 2026

By QDA-IS-Team-1 | January 9, 2026 |

This week, my office announced an indictment charging a Rosedale man with making terroristic threats as a hate crime and related charges for threatening to kill Jewish, Israelis and law enforcement on his X account…(continue)

Your Weekly Update – January 2, 2026

By QDA-IS-Team-1 | January 2, 2026 |

As I begin my seventh year as your District Attorney, it is important to reflect on the measurable results we have achieved in service of public safety, accountability and justice. In 2025…(continued).

Your Weekly Update – December 26, 2025

By QDA-IS-Team-1 | December 26, 2025 |

The holidays are about coming together as friends, families and community to share and celebrate…(continued)

Your Weekly Update – December 19, 2025

By QDA-IS-Team-1 | December 19, 2025 |

This week, I announced a major drug trafficking takedown near the Roosevelt Avenue corridor in Jackson Heights. We uncovered an open-air drug market…(continued)

Your Weekly Update – December 12, 2025

By QDA-IS-Team-1 | December 12, 2025 |

I was joined by Gov. Kathy Hochul and State Police officials to announce the largest organized theft prosecution in Queens County history. We charged 13 individuals in a 780-count indictment with stealing $2.2 million…(continued)

Your Weekly Update – December 5, 2025

By ASokol@queensda.org | December 5, 2025 |

A Queens man was sentenced to 20 years in prison this week for attacking a woman outside her Flushing building in 2022 and ransacking her apartment… (continued)

Your Weekly Update – November 28, 2025

By ASokol@queensda.org | November 28, 2025 |

A Queens man was sentenced to 20 years in prison this week for attacking a woman outside her Flushing building in 2022 and ransacking her apartment… (continued)