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 States, including Queens. During her three-year ordeal, whenever the victim failed to produce the amount of money Galindo Capultitla required of her, he…
Read MoreUNLICENSED 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, where he collided with another vehicle, was propelled into parked cars and then drove approximately four miles before seeking help for his gravely injured passenger —…
Read MoreYour 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 Anastasios Tsakos in April 2021, she fled the scene leaving him to die. The defendant was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison this…
Read MoreLONG 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 Tsakos, who was diverting traffic around a fatal collision on the Long Island Expressway in Fresh Meadows. Beauvais, whose blood alcohol content was nearly twice…
Read MoreMAN 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 Astoria in February 2020. District Attorney Katz said: “A young man’s life was cut short in a brutal act of violence four…
Read MoreFAR 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 the apartment following the slaying, Denis is accused of returning and taking the victim’s bank card. District Attorney Katz said: “As violent and brutal as…
Read MoreYour 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)
Read MoreFATHER 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 uncovered ghost guns, including assault weapons, as well as silencers made with a 3-D printer and other weapons-related paraphernalia. District Attorney Katz said:…
Read MoreCHARGES 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 frantically tried to stop the defendant from getting away in a BMW with property he had allegedly stolen. Chimbay was thrown to his death…
Read MoreYour 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 be tolerated and requires immediate action. My office is partnering with the NYPD as part of an ongoing, proactive enforcement to seize unregistered and…
Read MoreADDITIONAL 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 police precincts to address the vehicles’ persistent involvement in crimes such as drive-by shootings and robberies. The scooters were confiscated for…
Read MoreCOLLEGE 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 mother. After assaulting his girlfriend in the presence of their 1-year-old child, Montero pulled out the rifle and threatened to kill her.…
Read MoreILLEGAL 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 vehicles’ persistent involvement in crimes, including drive-by shootings, and traffic collisions. The scooters were seized from locations along Roosevelt Avenue and in Long…
Read MoreQUEENS 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 school. District Attorney Katz said: “As detailed in the complaint, this was a vicious attack. The brutality was chilling under any circumstance, but that…
Read MoreQUEENS 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 paralyzed. District Attorney Katz said: “A cold-blooded shooting in broad daylight on a residential street cost a man his life and left three…
Read MoreYour 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 indictment against two brothers after a six-month investigation led to the discovery of an arsenal of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and ghost guns, including assault rifles, inside their…
Read MoreBROOKLYN 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 Lindenwood beginning on Christmas Day and continuing into the new year. District Attorney Katz said: “We are charging that the defendant spoiled Christmas for many families,…
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