Longest-serving inmate’s death spurs movement for elder parole
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Valerie Gaiter was 21 when was convicted of murder in 1979. She died of cancer Aug. 13 at 61 after serving nearly 40 years behind bars.
Read MoreCrime is down citywide, but Queens has mixed results
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Year-to-date results have also been mixed, with major crimes like reported rapes and felony assaults up in the Queens South patrol area from the previous year.
Read MoreWeak gun laws nationwide put Queens at risk
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There have been no mass shooting incidents reported in Queens this year, but murders and shooting incidents are on the rise in the NYPD’s Queens North sector.
Read MoreMan stabbed to death outside St. Albans home
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Police said the stabbing occurred after a dispute.
Read MoreUncle reportedly stabs nephew to death in Rochdale apartment
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Cops charged Eric Coleman with manslaughter for allegedly stabbing his nephew, Terrall, multiple times in the head and torso.
Read MoreJackson Heights death ruled a homicide after nearly four months
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Rafael Huertas, 56, was surrounded by drug paraphernalia and covered with a plastic sheet, according to sources.
Read MoreJamaica woman dies after husband stabs her multiple times
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Isabel Galeano, 42 was found by 103rd Precinct cops just before 2 p.m. on Monday with multiple stab wounds to her torso and a laceration to her hand.
Read MoreFather charged with murder for car fire death of 3-year-old Queens girl
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Cops say Martin Pereira, 39, started the blaze that killed 3-year-old Zoey Pereira on May 5.
Read MoreJudge denies motion, sets sentencing in Vetrano case
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After about two and a half hours of testimony, Justice Michael Aloise denied the defense motion and set sentencing for Tuesday morning.
Read MoreCambria Heights man faces 25 years for pimping out, trying to kill girlfriend
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Viltus’ girlfriend is transgender, and her case marks the first time the Queens DA’s Office has prosecuted a sex trafficking case involving a transgender person.
Read More80-year-old St. Albans man charged in 1973 beach cottage killings
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Ernest Broadnax was arrested in St. Albans on Monday and faces two counts of second-degree murder and one count of rape in Virginia Beach.
Read MoreRidgewood man indicted for stabbing daughter-in-law to death
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The indictment against Dahe Lin comes barely a week after 104th Precinct cops allegedly found him on top of Wen Ying He, after stabbing her multiple times in the neck.
Read MoreJury 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 MoreJury Selection Begins for the Retrial of Chanel Lewis
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More than 100 potential jurors from across Queens filed into the courtroom. None were selected.
Read MoreQueens DA's Office Hits Restart on Howard Beach Jogger Murder Trial
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Chanel Lewis, 22, is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse for allegedly killing Karina Vetrano.
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