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. Mr. Edgar Zaldumbide and his two year old daughter Melissa received serious burn injuries in this fire accident.

Several of the vacated residents still feel unsafe to go back in the apartments. However building manager told that rooms have been repaired and they comply with [...]]]> 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. Mr. Edgar Zaldumbide and his two year old daughter Melissa received serious burn injuries in this fire accident.

Several of the vacated residents still feel unsafe to go back in the apartments. However building manager told that rooms have been repaired and they comply with safety rules.

Ten apartments received extensive damage that could consume another month to be repaired. Other 10 apartments were less damaged and were fixed over the weekend.

Several residents have reported that their important documents and personal belongings were dumped into a dumpster as part of the building’s cleanup.

However the representative of the building’s management company told that only those items were thrown out which got contaminated in gas explosion resulting in this fire accident.

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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 officials and was unconscious with multiple injuries.

A stop-work order was issued by the Department of Buildings for safety violations including lack of a safety harness.

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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 as a 19-year-old prostitute and was forced to perform sexual acts for money in several parties.

The girl was held captive in a Queens, New York home, but finally managed to escape.

The two defendants were tracked down with the help of NYPD.

Taylor has served NYPD’s for [...]]]> 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 as a 19-year-old prostitute and was forced to perform sexual acts for money in several parties.

The girl was held captive in a Queens, New York home, but finally managed to escape.

The two defendants were tracked down with the help of NYPD.

Taylor has served NYPD’s for 14 years, and resigned from the services before pleading guilty.

Both the defendants face three and a half imprisonment for kidnapping and prostitution, and will be sentenced on August 4th.

She has admitted to using forge names to adopt the children, and used to send phony report cards to the authorities. She received

She made a fortune of $1.68 millions in adoption subsidies, which was forfeited by her in a plea deal.

Leekin, moved to Florida after adopting children from New York during 1988 – 1996.

The children were kept in inhumane conditions – [...]]]> 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 cards to the authorities. She received

She made a fortune of $1.68 millions in adoption subsidies, which was forfeited by her in a plea deal.

Leekin, moved to Florida after adopting children from New York during 1988 – 1996.

The children were kept in inhumane conditions – forced to sleep on the floor and were tied up, or beaten if they misbehaved.

Lawyers for the children have asked for up to 40 years in prison for Leekin.

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 days and they have also offered a reward of $12,000 dollars for his conviction.

According to Police in both cases the victims at bus stops were approached by this man.

The first incident occurred at about 2 a.m. when officers [...]]]> 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 days and they have also offered a reward of $12,000 dollars for his conviction.

According to Police in both cases the victims at bus stops were approached by this man.

The first incident occurred at about 2 a.m. when officers that say a 23-year-old woman was waiting at a bus stop in Laurelton when she was forced to a nearby building and sexually assaulted.

Another incident took place on Thursday at 2 a.m., when an 18-year-old woman was approached in Springfield Gardens.

The man suspected threatened the teen with a knife and took her behind a building on 137th Avenue and Belknap Street where she was raped by him.

This man according to the victims wore a T-shirt that had a tribal pattern with skulls and a rose on it.

Another reward of $12,000 is now offered for any kind of information leading to the conviction of the second suspect.

Police are still investigating two other sexual assaults in the area.

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 friends outside the Redfern Houses in Far Rockaway.

The suspect has been held on charges of murder ( second-degree), manslaughter, criminal possession of weapon.

Police search is going on to nab his accomplice.

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 boy ran out into the street and was hit by a car. The driver of the car did not flee from the scene, and hasn’t been charged with a crime.

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, Lane assaulted the woman and forced her inside where he repeatedly raped her.

However a vigilant neighbor heard the woman’s screams and nabbed the suspect who also stole money from the victim.

The accused was charged with 10 felony counts which includes first-degree rape, secondary

Lane was [...]]]> 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, Lane assaulted the woman and forced her inside where he repeatedly raped her.

However a vigilant neighbor heard the woman’s screams and nabbed the suspect who also stole money from the victim.

The accused was charged with 10 felony counts which includes first-degree rape, secondary

Lane was charged Friday with 10 felony counts including first-degree rape, first-degree criminal impersonation, and second-degree burglary.