Archive for February 2024
MAN INDICTED ON SEX TRAFFICKING CHARGES
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Hector Galindo Capultitla was arraigned on sex trafficking charges for forcing a Mexican woman to engage in sex for money in Mexico and the United ...
UNLICENSED DRIVER CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER, DWI IN DEADLY ASTORIA CRASH
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Rey Perez was arraigned today on charges of manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter and drunk driving for speeding through a stop sign in Astoria, whe...
Your Weekly Update - February 23, 2024
A Long Island woman's license had been suspended, her blood alcohol level was at nearly twice the legal limit and she had smoked marijuana before choosing to drive. After crashing into NYPD Detective ...
LONG ISLAND WOMAN SENTENCED FOR KILLING NYPD DETECTIVE IN HIT-AND-RUN ON LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jessica Beauvais was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for speeding through an NYPD roadblock while drunk and killing Detective Anastasios ...
MAN INDICTED FOR STABBING DEATH FOUR YEARS AGO IN ASTORIA
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Luis Hernandez was arraigned today for murder and gang assault in the fatal stabbing of a 21-year-old man and the attempted murder of two others in...
FAR ROCKAWAY MAN INDICTED FOR MURDER IN BRUTAL BEATING DEATH
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Gyasi Denis was indicted, charged with murder in the fatal beating of a 64-year-old man inside the victim’s Far Rockaway apartment. After leaving t...
Your Weekly Update - February 16, 2024
I joined Governor Kathy Hochul this week as she announced a comprehensive proposal to address the issues of retail theft and property crime in New York... (continued)
FATHER AND SON CHARGED WITH POSSESSING LOADED GHOST GUN ASSAULT WEAPONS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Hyung-Suk Woo and his father, Ji-In Woo, were arraigned on charges of criminal possession of a weapon after a search of their Fresh Meadows home un...
CHARGES FILED IN DEATH OF MAN THROWN FROM HOOD OF CAR TRYING TO THWART ROBBERY
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Kenny Panama was arraigned today for the murder of 43-year-old Mauro Chimbay, who was killed after his car window was smashed and he then frantical...
Your Weekly Update - February 9, 2024
The often careless and dangerous operation of motorized scooters on our roads, and even our sidewalks, has become an urgent concern. Their use in committing violent crimes and aiding escapes will not ...
ADDITIONAL ILLEGAL SCOOTERS SEIZED BY DA'S OFFICE AND NYPD
Over the past week, in three separate operations, the Queens District Attorney’s office and the NYPD seized a total of 176 scooters as part of an ongoing joint operation between her office and local p...
COLLEGE POINT MAN SENTENCED FOR SHOOTING AT NYPD OFFICERS RESPONDING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALL
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Rodolfo Montero was sentenced today to 18 years in prison for firing an assault rifle at officers responding to a 911 call from his girlfriend and ...
ILLEGAL SCOOTERS SEIZED BY OFFICERS FROM DA’S OFFICE AND NYPD
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that more than 40 illegal motorized scooters were seized as part of a joint operation between her office and local police precincts in response to the...
QUEENS TEENS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED GANG ASSAULT IN BRAWL AT HIGH SCHOOL
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz today announced that two Martin Van Buren High School students have been charged with attempted gang assault and other crimes after a brawl Thursday inside the sc...
QUEENS MAN CHARGED IN SHOOTING THAT KILLED ONE, LEFT TWO PARALYZED
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Eric Foster is charged with murder for a shooting in Jamaica that killed one man and seriously injured three others, two of whom were left paralyze...
Your Weekly Update - February 2, 2024
The Crime Strategies and Intelligence Bureau I created launches investigations every day to proactively find illegal weapons and prevent tragedies before they occur.
My office recently secured an ind...
BROOKLYN MAN INDICTED IN HOLIDAY PACKAGE THEFT SPREE
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Oliver Rodriguez was indicted and charged with multiple counts of burglary in a mail theft spree that targeted six apartment buildings in Lindenwoo...