Reported Sex Crimes Rise In Queens Despite Overall Decline in Crime
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CompStat data for precincts located in Queens North shows a 71.9 percent increase in misdemeanor sex crime reports.
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New Queens Jail Would House All Detained Women in NYC
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The city plans to construct three other jails in Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx and close Rikers detention center by 2017.
Read MoreWoman Charged in Death of Newborn Found in Queens Hotel
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Lauren Becker of Seaford, NY was charged with manslaughter.
Read MoreNew Queens Jail Plan Assailed By Diverse Interests
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On March 12, CB9 voted 34-0 in favor of a resolution against the jail plan.
Read MoreSchool Policing Budget Spike Is Fuel for School-to-Prison Pipeline, Activists Say
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“The city should be investing in support like guidance counselors, not things that criminalize young people of color in schools.”
Read MoreSunnyside Robbers Beat Victim, Steal Cash and Apple Products
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The 34-year-old victim was walking near the intersection of Greenpoint Avenue and 48th Avenue.
Read MoreMurdered Jogger's Father Testifies Again In Murder Retrial
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Phil Vetrano began his emotional testimony on Tuesday in the retrial of Chanel Lewis, the East New York man accused of killing Karina Vetrano in Howard Beach.
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Jury Hears Opening Statements in Retrial Of Chanel Lewis
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Assistant District Attorney Brad Leventhal spoke for roughly 1 hour and 50 minutes as he laid out the case against Lewis. Lewis’ first trial ended in a split jury in 2018.
Read MoreJamaica Man Found Dead With Mysterious Forehead “Puncture” Wound
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Harnam Thakoor was found unconscious and unresponsive near the intersection of 115th Avenue and 165th Street after police received reports of a man shot.
Read MoreLawsuits Against Queens Cops Cost City Nearly $1.5 Million Since 2015, Database Reveals
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‘Transparency and accountability around police misconduct are two of the most important issues we face in the fight for criminal justice reform.’
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DA Candidates Stake Out Positions on Sex Work Decriminalization
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Candidates’ responses ranged: from a willingness to consider the issue, to a call for limited prosecution and diversion alternatives, to support for decriminalization.
Read MoreDA Candidates Clarify Stances On Cash Bail
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All call for significant reforms, some for the total elimination of cash bail.
Read MoreQueens DMV Test Examiner Accused of Demanding Bribes, Groping
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The office of the state inspector general announced the allegations facing Ian Cioffi on Tuesday.
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