Brooklyn man involved in viral staged Queens car crash arrested
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A Brooklyn man was cuffed last week after he allegedly staged a car crash on a Queens street that was caught on a video that soon went viral.
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Prosecutors knew witness to ‘93 Queens murder had bad vision – they’re retrying the man she ID’d anyway
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More than three decades after Michael Robinson was convicted of murder – and more than a year after that conviction was overturned – the reliability of the only witness to the slaying is being called into question.
Read MoreJudge lifts veil on group investigating complaints against Queens prosecutors
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A federal judge this week said that the public has the right to know more about state investigations into allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, a process that is currently shrouded in secrecy.
Read MoreDiscarded fork leads to Queens cold case arrest
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A discarded fork helped law enforcement get an indictment in a 15-year-old Queens murder last week, marking the first time a homicide suspect was identified and arrested in New York City using a public genealogy database.
Read MoreLong Island woman hit with 20 year sentence for killing officer in 2021
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The Long Island woman who in 2021 fatally ran over a highway patrol officer in Queens while driving drunk and high was sentenced to over two decades in prison on Wednesday.
Read MoreQueens election results: Incumbents cruise to victory
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Queens incumbents cruised to victory Tuesday following a sleepy general election in the World’s Borough where few races were contentious and even fewer competitive.
Read MoreFollowing wrongful conviction ruling, Queens DA to retry 30-year-old murder case
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Despite new DNA evidence that led to a group of judges ruling he had been wrongfully convicted of his estranged wife’s murder, Michael Robinson will be retried in the 30-year-old case, Queens prosecutors decided this week.
Read More‘Better late than never’: Three Queens men have convictions overturned after decades of incarceration
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Three Queens men had their convictions overturned this week. Altogether, they served well over half a century in prison for crimes they did not commit.
Read More‘Exonerated but not vindicated’: Top court rejects Queens DA’s attempt to reverse wrongful conviction
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The Court of Appeals has rejected an attempt by Queens prosecutors to overturn a ruling made by a mid-level court earlier this year that found that a local man had been wrongfully convicted of a Bayside murder three decades ago.
Read MoreGrasso says he’ll up victims’ services within Queens DA’s office if elected
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George Grasso, one of several Democrats challenging incumbent Melinda Katz in the upcoming primary election for Queens district attorney, said that if elected, he’d reform the way the top prosecutor’s office interacts with victims of crimes.
Read More'The War on Smoke Shops': Officials agree, illegal pot enforcement is needed, but how is it working?
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Most officials agree – in order for the legal cannabis market to thrive, the unlicensed market must be tampered down. But enforcement of the unlicensed market has ruffled feathers on both sides of the issue – some have pushed for greater enforcement, while others say the current tactics mirror the enforcement of the failed war on drugs that marijuana legalization in New York State was aimed at rectifying.
Read MoreBrooklyn woman sentenced to 21 years for poisoning lookalike with cheesecake
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Viktoria Nasyrova will now serve over two decades in prison after she poisoned a cheesecake before giving it to her friend in an effort to steal her identity and evade the authorities investigating her for a separate crime.
Read MoreHistorically long 12-week trial wraps up six years after Queens murder
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The 12-week trial marks the longest murder trial in recent Queens Criminal Court history, and is potentially the longest in the history of the court.
Read MoreDozens of alleged warring SE Queens gang members arrested
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday a massive gang bust that resulted in the indictment of nearly three dozen alleged gang members.
Read MoreQueens DA indicts 23 alleged Queens gang members
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz along with the mayor and police commissioner announced the indictments of nearly two dozen alleged Northwest Queens gang members in connection with gun and conspiracy charges on Tuesday.
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