Entries Tagged as 'Queens'
Residents of Queens, New York Apartments return after Fire Clean-Up
July 31st, 2008 · No Comments
Residents of Queens, New York apartments returned back to their apartment buildings which caught fire after a gas explosion last week.
The residents started moving back into 11 of the 37 apartments which were vacated after the fire accident.
More than a dozen people were injured in the gas explosion which took place at 147-25 Sanford Avenue. [...]
Tags: Accident Injuries · Accidents · Burn Injuries · New York · Personal Injury · Queens
New York Construction Worker Seriously Injured In a Fall Accident
July 28th, 2008 · No Comments
A New York construction worker got seriously injured after falling from fourth floor of a building in Queens this morning.
According to officials a 40 year old fell when he was installing guard rails on a residential building. He was not wearing safety harness at that time.
The worker was taken to Elmhurst Hospital by the fire [...]
Tags: Accident Injuries · Accidents · Construction Accidents · New York · Personal Injury · Queens
New York Police Detective Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping, Promoting Prostitution
July 17th, 2008 · No Comments
A Veteran Police Detective from Queens, New York, pleaded guilty to the kidnapping and prostitution charges against a teenage girl.
Wayne Taylor along with his wife Zelika Brown, both entered guilty pleas to the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl who lived in Brooklyn, NY.
As per the Queens, New York District Attorney, Taylor kidnapped and presented her [...]
Tags: Crime and Assault Injuries · General News · New York · Queens
Queens Woman sentenced to 11 Years In New York Adoption Scam
July 15th, 2008 · No Comments
A 63 year old Woman named Judith Leekin, has been sentenced to 11 Years in adoption scam. The woman is a former resident of Queens and has been convicted for adopting and abusing 11 disabled children.
She has admitted to using forge names to adopt the children, and used to send phony report [...]
Tags: Legal News · New York · Personal Injury · Queens
Police in Search of Two Queens Suspects In multiple Sexual Assaults
July 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Police on Thursday night were looking for two men who are responsible for three separate sexual assaults in Queens, New York over the last few days.
Police also on Thursday released a sketch of a man, who they say was responsible for two of the sexual assaults in Queens, New York over in the last few [...]
Tags: Crime and Assault Injuries · Queens · Sexual Assault
Police Makes Arrest in Queens, New York Shooting
July 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Police has arrested 19-year-old man in connection with the shooting death of a Queens teenager, Brandon Bethea who was shot on May, 08.
Police are also searching for searching for his accomplices involved in the crime.
Brandon Bethea, aged 15, was shot in the head by a stray bullet on May 17, while he was partying with [...]
Tags: Crime and Assault Injuries · General News · Queens
Queens Toddler Hit By Car
July 4th, 2008 · No Comments
A two-year-old boy was in the hospital Thursday night after being hit in a car accident.
A two-year-old was hit by a car in Queens. He was taken to Jamaica Hospital on Thursday night where he is in critical condition.
The accident happened around 4 p.m. Thursday along 145th street in South Jamaica.
Police has told that the [...]
Tags: Accident Injuries · Queens
Woman assaulted by a Queens man faking as Policeman
June 28th, 2008 · No Comments
A vigilant neighbor helped cops to nab a suspect who raped a woman while disguising himself in a police uniform on Thursday.
The Queens district Attorney says Anthony Lane (35) disguised himself as a policeman to gain entry inside a Flushing woman’s home. He also flashed fake a fake officer’s badge.
When the woman opened the door, [...]
Tags: Crime and Assault Injuries · Queens · Sexual Assault
