Trial begins for man accused of shooting police officer in Queens
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The courtroom was packed on Tuesday for the start of the trial of Guy Rivera, who is accused of shooting and killing a police officer in Queens in 2024.
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Decomposing head found in Queens wildlife sanctuary: sources
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A decomposing head was found in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge late Thursday night, prompting a major law enforcement response on Friday, law enforcement sources told the Eagle.
Read MoreQueens man pleads guilty to attempting to kill 82-year-old he pushed onto subway tracks
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A Flushing man will spend 15 years behind bars after he admitted in court that he attempted to kill an 82-year-old woman in 2024, though his motive still remains unknown.
Read MoreAppeals court again rebukes Queens judge for acting like a prosecutor
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For the second time in a month, a state appellate court has overturned a Queens conviction after finding that a trial judge abandoned his role as neutral referee, asking witnesses more than 800 questions and berating the defense attorney in front of the jury.
Read MoreAdvocates call for prison sentencing reform
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Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered on the steps of the State Capitol to call on lawmakers to pass a series of prison sentencing reform bills on Monday.
Read MoreFormer Queens Defenders boss admits to stealing over $100,000 from nonprofit
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The co-founder and former executive director of Queens Defenders on Tuesday admitted in federal court to stealing over $100,000 from the taxpayer-funded nonprofit that provides legal defense services to New Yorkers who can’t otherwise afford it.
Read MoreFeds make another arrest in Queens Defenders fraud case
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A music media personality was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly hiding evidence in the ongoing fraud case against former Queens Defenders executive director Lori Zeno and her husband, Rashad Ruhani.
Read MoreTexas man arrested for making ‘terroristic threats’ against Mamdani
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A Texas man was charged in Queens with making terroristic threats after he allegedly made several menacing phone calls and wrote Islamophobic and exploitative-laced emails to Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor, earlier this year.
Read More‘Sickening’: Victims blast prison sentence for Queens doctor who raped patients
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A former Queens doctor who raped at least eight women, some of whom came to him as patients, was sentenced to 24 years in prison at Queens Criminal Court on Thursday, angering a group of victims who say his sentence should keep him behind bars for life.
Read MoreFormer Queens Defenders boss stole tens of thousands of dollars from organization she founded, feds say
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Lori Zeno, the former head of Queens Defenders, allegedly stole tens of thousands of dollars from the organization she founded to fund luxury vacations, a teeth-whitening procedure and other personal expenses, prosecutors said this week.
Read MoreVehicle stop-and-searches increased in 2024, report shows
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The number of vehicle stop-and-searches committed by the NYPD skyrocketed last year – and the vast majority were conducted on Black and Latino drivers, newly released data shows.
Read MoreTrial begins in case of attempted murder of Queens police officers
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The trial of a Far Rockaway man accused of attempting to shoot two NYPD police officers began on Monday.
Read MoreAG releases video of police shooting of 79-year-old outside of Bayside precinct
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The New York attorney general’s office last week released videos of a deadly police shooting outside a Queens precinct as an investigation into the shooting continues.
Read MoreQueens cops arrested for robbing sex worker
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Two Queens police officers robbed and groped a woman working in an illegal brothel while they were on duty, prosecutors alleged on Monday.
Read MoreTen teens shot outside Jamaica nightclub on New Year’s Day
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2025 started in horror for residents of Jamaica, as a mass shooting left 10 teenagers injured and the community reeling last week.
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