Archive for April 2023
QUEENS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDER IN STABBING DEATH OF WIFE
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Carmelo Mendoza pleaded guilty to murder in the fatal stabbing of his wife during an argument inside their Jackson Heights apartment in July 2020.
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QUEENS DA MELINDA KATZ AND THE NYPD ANNOUNCE PROGRAM TO HELP FLUSHING MERCHANTS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz joined by NYPD officials, members of the Flushing business community and elected officials today announced the Flushing Merchants Business Improvement Program to ...
QUEENS MEN SENTENCED FOR DEADLY RICHMOND HILL SHOOTING
Defendants Killed Guyanese Man and Shot Brother During Richmond Hill Robbery
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Shakim Allen and Dreshaun Smith were sentenced to 50 years to life in...
MAN SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS IN PRISON IN SHOOTING DEATH OF DELI WORKER
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Steven Cohen has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the shooting death of a 26-year-old deli worker after a brief verbal altercation.
Distri...
LONG ISLAND TEEN CHARGED WITH LEAVING SCENE OF CRASH THAT KILLED 16-YEAR-OLD
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Yaser Ibrahim, 18, was arraigned on a charge of leaving the scene of a fatal incident without reporting it, as well as driving without a license, s...
BRONX MAN SENTENCED FOR SHOOTING INTO MTA BUS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Melvin Adams was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for opening fire on a busy thoroughfare intending to hit a stranger and instead shooting at ...
BROOKLYN MAN SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS FOR 2021 SHOOTING AT QUEENS MOTEL
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Rawle Washington was sentenced to 12 years in prison for injuring a man he shot at the Surfside Motel in Howard Beach in September 2021.
District ...
QUEENS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED ASSAULT OF LIRR WORKERS; BRANDISHED KNIFE AFTER REFUSING TO PRODUCE TRAIN TICKET
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Taijuan Corse pleaded guilty to attempted assault for waving a knife at four Long Island Rail Road workers, causing minor injuries to two of them, ...
BROOKLYN WOMAN SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER IN CHEESECAKE POISONING OF LOOK-ALIKE
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Viktoria Nasyrova was sentenced today to 21 years in prison for poisoning a woman who resembled her with sedative-laced cheesecake and then stea...
QUEENS DISTRICT ATTORNEY MELINDA KATZ APPOINTS 5 NEW ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz today announced the appointment of five new assistant district attorneys to join the Queens District Attorney’s Office.
District Attorney Katz said: “I am proud ...
DISTRICT ATTORNEY KATZ APPOINTS NEW CHIEF OF STAFF WENDY ERDLY
District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the appointment of Wendy Erdly as Chief of Staff. Erdly joins the office after nearly a decade of public service experience, most recently at the New York Stat...
LONG ISLAND TEEN CHARGED WITH LEAVING SCENE OF CRASH THAT KILLED 14-YEAR-OLD
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Yaser Ibrahim, 18, was arraigned on a charge of leaving the scene of a fatal incident without reporting it, as well as driving without a license, s...
DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED MURDER IN OFF-DUTY COP SHOOTING
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Chad Collie pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the shooting of an off-duty NYPD officer who he was trying to carjack. The incident took place on...
QUEENS MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE IN POLICE SHOOTING
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Devin Spraggins was arraigned today in Queens Criminal Court on two counts of attempted murder in the first degree in connection to a confrontation...
ICYMI: LOWER NEW YORK’S BAC LIMIT NOW TO SAVE LIVES
Studies show that most adult drivers are too impaired to drive safely with a BAC of .05 percent because, even at that level, crucial driving skills — like coordination, and the ability to steer, track...
COUPLE INDICTED FOR BASEBALL BAT AND KNIFE ATTACK ON NEIGHBORS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Arturo Cuevas and Daisy Barrera were indicted by a grand jury and arraigned today for attempted murder and other crimes for a brutal attack on thei...
GRANDMOTHER CONVICTED IN DEATH OF DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Suzette Olin was convicted of manslaughter for her role in the death of Shaka Ifil, her daughter’s boyfriend and the father of her daughter’s newbo...
DISTRICT ATTORNEY KATZ LAUNCHES STATE'S FIRST PROSECUTION OF INTERNATIONAL GHOST GUN TRAFFICKING OPERATION
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the indictment of a Queens man and his associate in Texas, charging them with assembling ghost guns and selling the untraceable firearms in New York Cit...
Your Weekly Update - April 28, 2023
I was joined this week by NYPD officials, members of the Flushing business community and elected leaders to announce the launch of the Flushing Merchants Business Improvement Program...(continued)
Your Weekly Update - April 21, 2023
Viktoria Nasyrova was sentenced to 21 years in prison earlier this week for poisoning a Queens woman... (continued)
Your Weekly Update - April 14, 2023
Law enforcement officers bravely risk their lives every day to protect public safety. Last week, a rookie NYPD police officer was shot... (continued)
Your Weekly Update - April 7, 2023
We all know that drinking and driving is deadly. But, unfortunately, fatal crashes where at least one driver is impaired... (continued)