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)

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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. District Attorney Katz said: “This argument, which turned deadly, was a horrific ordeal unfortunately witnessed by the victim’s 19-year-old daughter, who tried in vain…

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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 enhance safety for retailers and shoppers by discouraging unwanted activity in and around local stores. The initiative is based on a successful launch of the Jamaica Merchants Business…

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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 prison for killing a man visiting from Guyana and shooting his brother during a Richmond Hill robbery in January 2017. District Attorney Katz said:…

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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. District Attorney Katz said: “The callous actions of this defendant cost the life of an innocent man who was simply doing his job. I…

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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, speeding and other vehicle and traffic violations, following a crash Monday night that left a 16-year-old boy dead in Astoria. DA Katz…

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