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Shaleek Brunson of Brooklyn has been arraigned on charges of assault, criminal possession of a weapon and other crimes f...
07/31/2026

Shaleek Brunson of Brooklyn has been arraigned on charges of assault, criminal possession of a weapon and other crimes for wielding a hammer and chasing a woman from the street onto the grounds of a Jewish School. While there, he pushed an eight-year-old boy into a fence and bit an employee.

An unlicensed surgeon has been sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison for killing a 31-year-old woman during a botched ope...
07/30/2026

An unlicensed surgeon has been sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison for killing a 31-year-old woman during a botched operation to remove buttock implants in a makeshift home clinic. https://bit.ly/3S5EVZ5

A mother and daughter have been charged with operating an international stolen merchandise ring from an East Elmhurst ap...
07/30/2026

A mother and daughter have been charged with operating an international stolen merchandise ring from an East Elmhurst apartment and Valley Stream home that was also a daycare. Targeted retailers included Macy's, Victoria's Secret, Marshalls, TJ Maxx, Home Goods, CVS and Ulta Beauty. https://bit.ly/4wvBkm1

A Georgia man has been indicted in the murder-for-hire killing of a Queens man on a Corona street. https://bit.ly/4ca1F0...
07/29/2026

A Georgia man has been indicted in the murder-for-hire killing of a Queens man on a Corona street. https://bit.ly/4ca1F0J

A Flushing man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for a fatal execution-style shooting outside a Corona deli. http...
07/29/2026

A Flushing man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for a fatal execution-style shooting outside a Corona deli. https://bit.ly/4yOkTCY

A Georgia man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking guns along the Iron Pipeline into Southeast Queen...
07/29/2026

A Georgia man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking guns along the Iron Pipeline into Southeast Queens. https://bit.ly/4xeoOre

A Queens man has been charged with multiple burglaries and one attempted burglary at commercial buildings in Long Island...
07/27/2026

A Queens man has been charged with multiple burglaries and one attempted burglary at commercial buildings in Long Island City, Woodside, Maspeth and Jamaica in May and June. The defendant allegedly wandered through office spaces and, in some cases, rummaged through desks to take cash and credit cards.

Following a four-month investigation, our office charged Daruis Adams with manslaughter, assault, leaving the scene and ...
07/24/2026

Following a four-month investigation, our office charged Daruis Adams with manslaughter, assault, leaving the scene and other crimes for a hit and run collision that killed Suzanne Schmieder, a Queens resident who was crossing Jamaica Avenue in March. Adams is alleged to have sped away after the crash, leaving Ms. Schmeider to die. He faces more than 15 years in prison if convicted. https://bit.ly/4x4bOEv

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07/24/2026

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