Caught On Video: Man Violently Rips Necklaces Off Woman Out Walking Her Dog In Queens
Police said he ripped multiple gold necklaces, worth approximately $1,100, off her neck.
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Police said he ripped multiple gold necklaces, worth approximately $1,100, off her neck.
It happened just after midnight on the Long Island Expressway near Main Street in Flushing.
If convicted, Maricia Bell faces up to 25 years in prison.
The victim, 47, was walking on the sidewalk when he was hit.
An Asian woman in Queens is angry after she says she was attacked and spoken to in a racist way at a local boutique. She spoke exclusively to CBS2 on Sunday.
A brazen attack on an NYPD detective on Monday was caught on camera.
Teresa Ting created Main Street Patrol, a group of volunteers who gather on the weekends to be the eyes and ears of downtown Flushing, Queens.
Police said the suspect pulled out a gun and forced the 36-year-old victim to walk behind a building.
All across the city people have been coming together, holding rallies to show their support for the Asian community.
Police say the men got into her apartment by following her after she took out the trash.
Police say the suspect dragged a 44-year-old woman to the floor, then punched and kicked her before running off with her purse.
The video made national headlines: An Asian woman in Flushing viciously pushed to the ground on Roosevelet Avenue.
The NYPD says anti-Asian hate crimes jumped from three in 2019 to 29 last year, mainly motivated by COVID-19.
Stephen Blumling, 65, was killed, along with his 6-year-old son Shawn. The boy's twin brother is still in the hospital with severe burns.
With its inviting nature path and block long playground, Kissena Corridor Park could definitely do without three regular visitors police have identified as teenaged robbery suspects.
There have been four incidents inside Kissena Corridor Park in Flushing in the past three weeks.
It took more than 200 firefighters several hours to knock the flames down early Saturday morning. Several businesses were either damaged or destroyed and seven firefighters were hospitalized.
A case of road rage in Queens left at least four people injured on Monday night.
More than 160 firefighters responded to the strip of stores and restaurants on 38th Avenue and Main Street just after 11 p.m. Friday night.
Surveillance video shows the suspect point a gun at the clerk and demand money.
There will be no fans in the stands, and almost no media will be on site except for tournament broadcasters.
Police said the suspect approached the 35-year-old victim around 9 p.m. on July 26 as she walked by Kissena Park in Flushing.
The destruction is widespread in Flushing. Trees knocked down power lines, landed on homes and crushed cars.
Surveillance video shows an intruder walking right into the Flushing, Queens, home while the children were sleeping.
It happened shortly before 2 a.m. near Booth Memorial Avenue and College Point Boulevard in Flushing.
