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Two scooter-riding armed robbers sought for targeting four victims in Jackson Heights, LIC: NYPD
Two scooter-riding armed robbers sought for targeting four victims in Jackson Heights, LIC: NYPD

Apr. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry

Police from two western Queens police precincts are looking for a pair of armed robbers who targeted several people miles apart in just over an hour last week.

Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights reported that the first robbery occurred at around 2:40 a.m. as a 34-year-old man was walking home in the vicinity of 37th Avenue and 71st Street when he was approached by two strangers who punched him in the face, displayed a firearm and forcibly removed $3,000 in cash, his gold chain, his cell phone and his wallet, an NYPD spokesman said.

The two men jumped on a two-wheel scooter and sped northbound on 71st Street toward Northern Boulevard. EMS responded to the scene and treated the victim.

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Crunching the Queens crime numbers: grand larcenies down across borough, rapes halved in the north, robberies decrease in the south

Apr. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

The number of grand larcenies across Queens was down during the 28-day period from March 18 to April 14, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. At the same time, rapes and robberies decreased significantly in northern and southern Queens, respectively.