A round-up of significant crime stories in and around Queens from the week of March 11 - 15.
QUEENS
Forest Hills
Forest Hills' 'Cannibal Cop' Found Guilty
The "cannibal cop" accused of plotting to in New York City was found guilty in Manhattan Federal Court Tuesday, setting up a possible life sentence in prison, the U.S. Attorney announced.
Meng Gets One Month Sentence: Report
Former Assemblyman Jimmy Meng, father of U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, was sentenced to one month in prison this week in a bribery scandal that broke during his daughter's run for Congress.
BROOKLYN
Ditmas Park
Police Search for Missing Man
Curtis Hector was last seen on March 9 leaving his Duryea Place home.
Windsor Terrace - Kensington
Off-Duty Firefighter Arrested in Sunset Park
Warren Thompson was apprehended Saturday for driving while intoxicated.
Fort Greene - Clinton Hill
Crook Swipes Photog's Camera
A quick-handed crook stole a man’s camera from a suite in Barclays Center sometime between March 3 and 4.
Prospect Heights
Peeping Tom on Eastern Parkway and Coffee House Break-In
A 62-year-old woman reported that she woke up early one morning to see a man on the fire escape outside her window.
Man Charged With Attempted Rape on Bergen Street
A man is charged with allegedly breaking into a Bergen Street apartment and trying to rape a 23-year-old woman but then fleeing after her roommates heard the struggle and came to investigate.
Carroll Gardens
Man Resisting Arrest Attempts To Swallow Bag of Weed
A man attempted to swallow a bag of marijuana while cops arrested him over the weekend, according to police reports.
Carroll Gardens Cars Targeted For Crimes
While one vehicle was the target of an egging and keying, all four tires and rims were stolen off another, say cops.
Park Slope
Crook Steals Cop’s Car from Fifth Avenue
A thief boosted a cop’s personal car from its parking spot on Fifth Avenue sometime between March 3 and 4.
Thief Steals Camera from Photographer at Barclays Center
A quick-handed crook stole a man’s camera from a suite in Barclays Center sometime between March 3 and 4.
Bed-Stuy
Police are investigating a Thursday night shooting at a Bed-Stuy barber shop that left one man injured.
NYPD Alert: Motorist Distraction Scam
The scam involves a tactic in which suspects distract victims by falsely informing them that their vehicle has a flat tire.
