Far Rockaway
Coverage of Far Rockaway in the Nexus archive.
- Woman fatally stabbed in Queens, suspect arrested: NYPD
A 61-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in Far Rockaway, Queens, on Tuesday morning. Joanne Crawford was found with multiple stab wounds at 22-38 Nameoke Avenue. Police arrested a 26-year-old suspect.
- Queens woman, 61, stabbed to death in possible domestic incident: sources
A 61-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in her Queens home during an apparent domestic incident. Authorities found Joanne Crawford with multiple stab wounds on Nameoke Avenue near Pinson Street in Far Rockaway around 10:45 a.m.
- Driver of car involved in shooting death of NYPD Det. Jonathan Diller in Far Rockaway pleads guilty to top-count weapon charge: DA
Lindy Jones pleaded guilty to a weapons possession charge for a loaded 9 mm firearm found in his car during a March 2024 incident in Far Rockaway where his passenger, Guy Rivera, shot and killed NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller. Rivera was previously convicted of aggravated manslaughter and attempted murder in connection with the killing and an attempted shooting of Sergeant Sasha Rosen.