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Jordan Hawes Gets 25 Years In Prison For Beating Wife To Death With Baseball Bat...As She Slept

Runnin' Scared

Jordan Hawes, seen here trying to use his dead wife's ATM card just days after beating her to death with a bat.​A 32-year-old Astoria man will have the next 25 years to think about the last night he s »

New York Shitty Day Starter: Live From The Joint 90th/94th Precinct Public Safety Meeting

New York Shitty

The turnout at last night’s gathering was rather lackluster. I suspect this was largely due to the rather short notice for said convocation and of course the fact it is seriously, painfully cold. However, what I did find interesting is who did show up.... »

LIE is the "Heroin Highway"

Queens Crap

From the Times Ledger:District Attorney Richard Brown coined yet another unflattering nickname for a Queens thoroughfare Friday morning when he announced the results of a massive drug bust involving suspected dealers in the borough and well-to-do custo... »

Astoria burglars caught

Queens Crap

From the Times Ledger:A man and a woman the police had been searching for in connection with 12 burglaries in Astoria have been arrested and charged in some of the incidents, authorities said.Eldin Ahmetovic, 33, was apprehended along with Yulia Bushuy... »

Queens version of Bonnie and Clyde?

Queens Crap

From the Daily News:The hunt is on for two petty crooks suspected for a string of robberies in the past month — many in broad daylight.Police are seeking Eldin Ahmetovic, 33, and Yulia Bushuyeva, 32, in connection with at least a dozen burglaries in As... »

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