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Richmond Hill
Rich Hill man seeks to clear name in 1996 drive-by killing
The Queens DA agreed last Thursday to look into the 2004 conviction of a Richmond Hill man who is serving 11 years of a life sentence for a 1996 drive-by shooting. Comment.
Kew Gardens
Woman steals $50 from wallet in Fresh Mdws.: DA
KEW GARDENS — It was not kosher with police when Rosemarie Vega, of Fresh Meadows, allegedly stole a woman’s wallet Aug. 18 outside Aron’s Kissena Farms, according to a criminal complaint from the Queens district attorney. Comment.
Fresh Meadows
111th officers make arrest in phone rob spree
Detectives from the 111th Precinct arrested a man two weeks ago who they believe to be responsible for a string of cell phone thefts throughout the borough dating back to June. Comment.
Queensbridge
Cops seek man, 22, in killing of Queens teen
QUEENSBRIDGE — Police were on the lookout for a man suspected of killing a Woodside Houses teenager at Queensbridge Houses in early July. Comment.
Queensbridge
Police hunt for robbers of boro delivery person
QUEENSBRIDGE — Police were on the lookout for two suspects suspected of robbing a deliveryman going to a Queensbridge Houses apartment Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. Comment.
Jamaica
Jury finds Jamaica squatter guilty of killing neighbor
A Jamaica squatter was convicted last week of killing another person in an abandoned building two years ago after the two quarreled over an illegal prostitution ring that was being operated out of the property, the Queens district attorney said. Comment.
Astoria
Astoria Houses teenager sought in shooting: Cops
ASTORIA — Police were looking for an Astoria Houses resident suspected of shooting another male in the torso and in the leg in Astoria on the afternoon of Sept. 9. Comment.
Maspeth
Cops seek two robbers of Maspeth tire shop
MASPETH — Police were searching for two men suspected of robbing the BP and L Brothers Tire Shop Aug. 25. Comment.
Elmhurst
L.I. killer convicted in Elmhurst stabbing
A Long Island man who made a nasty comment to a woman outside an Elmhurst nightclub and then killed her boyfriend when he tried to defend her was found guilty of murder last Thursday, the Queens district attorney’s office said. Comment.
Jamaica
Woman robbed of $40 at knifepoint: Post
JFK AIRPORT — Gary Fitzgerald, 47, allegedly robbed a woman Sept. 18 in the John F. Kennedy International Airport parking lot, the New York Post reported. Comment.
South Jamaica
Drunk driver hits family of three in Jamaica: DA
JAMAICA — A South Jamaica man who was allegedly driving drunk hit a family of three standing near their car Sept. 12, according to a criminal complaint from the Queens district attorney’s office. Comment.
South Jamaica
Boro man caught with drugs, gun in home: DA
SOUTH JAMAICA — A South Jamaica man unsuccessfully tried to ditch a gun and bag full of drugs when he led police on a chase into his own house Sept. 13, according to a complaint from the Queens district attorney’s office. Comment.
Rosedale
Rosedale girl stabbed to death in Brooklyn
City Councilman James Sanders (D-Laurelton) is calling for an end to youth violence after a Rosedale teen was fatally stabbed when she walked the streets of Brooklyn unattended over the weekend. Comment.
Howard Beach
Sheehan kids say mother justified in husband slay
The murder trial of the Howard Beach woman who admits she shot her husband 11 times hinges on the ability of each side to reconstruct the personality of a dead man. Comment.
Forest Hills
Forestdale 8 found safe in Pennsylvania
The eight children who were abducted by the parents from a Forest Hills foster care center last week were found safe and sound along with their fugitive parents in Pennsylvania Monday night, police said. Comment.
Flushing
L.I. bros. steal $24K from senior, 90: Brown
0FLUSHING — Two Long Island brothers were arrested on fraud charges after they allegedly defrauded a 90-year-old Flushing woman of $24,185, the Queens district attorney’s office said. Comment.
Flushing
Victim dragged by beard and hit with bottle: Post
FLUSHING — A 52-year-old man allegedly attacked his 58-year-old friend with a beer bottle in a building on 56th Avenue and 185th Street Sept. 5 at 7:45 a.m., the New York Post reported. Comment.
Jackson Heights
Bicyclist on cell phone stealing spree: Police
WESTERN QUEENS — Police were on the lookout for a bicycle-riding man suspected of stealing cell phones from 19 people in Jackson Heights, Astoria, Corona and Rego Park between July 15 and Sept. 19. Comment.
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