teens – never sleep

March 31, 2025

Chaos erupted in Queens yesterday morning when a group of individuals vandalized three NYPD vehicles. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. along Rockaway Boulevard in Ozone Park and involved damage such as broken windows and dented doors, inflicted, at least in part, by traffic cones.

Video footage from the scene showed several individuals surrounding the police vehicles, with some even going so far as to mount the cars and smash the windows. Amidst the chaos, police sirens blared and attempts to quickly back away were made by the battered vehicles. [News source] described one person using a traffic cone to crack the windshield of an unmarked car, while others joined in to cause further damage. The NYPD has confirmed that three of their cars suffered from broken windows and dents.

No injuries were reported during this incident, but authorities are still actively searching for more individuals involved in the vandalism and the reckless driving that took place the night prior. Footage provided by [news source] shows most of the suspects wearing masks, adding a layer of difficulty to their identification and capture.

Among the individuals arrested were [name] of Massachusetts and two teenagers from New Hampshire and Queens. Charges against them range from criminal mischief to reckless endangerment. One of the accused was specifically charged with stealing a bag from the back of a police car, which contained paperwork.

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Two teenagers turned themselves in at the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows, where they were booked for stealing an unoccupied MTA subway car at the Briarwood-Van Wyck Blvd. station and taking it for a brief joy ride just after midnight on Thursday, Sept. 12.

The 17-year-old girl surrendered just after noon on Wednesday, and her accomplice, a 17-year-old boy, turned himself in the following morning. They were each charged with two counts of criminal mischief in the first degree and reckless endangerment in the first degree.

The two teens are accused of breaking into the vacant, out-of-service subway car and operating it for about 50 feet before they struck another unoccupied subway. No injuries were reported, but the train sustained around $1,500 worth of damage to the subway cars due to the collision, according to the criminal complaint. The two teens fled the scene before officers from the 107th Precinct and Transit District 20 arrived after responding to a 911 call about the incident.

They turned themselves in after their images were widely disseminated in local media. The young man boasted about his photo, telling a detective, “That’s me in the flyer,” according to the complaint.

At an unrelated press conference at the Corona Yards on Wednesday, MTA Interim President Demetrius Crichlow addressed how the subway snatchers were caught on camera.

“We’ve continually said that we have cameras. We’re aggressively installing cameras. We’re at approximately 70% of the fleet right now have cameras in and these cars specifically do so. We have great video which has been turned over to the police, and we’re confident that they will get the people, the perpetrators in this case.”

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Vandalism of NYPD Cars in Queens During Rockaway Boulevard Sideshow

Two teens surrender after stealing subway car at the Briarwood-Van Wyck Blvd. station