Police Investigate Deadly Queens Shooting in South Richmond Hill - NY1

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Police are investigating a deadly shooting that erupted in Queens early Sunday morning.

It happened at 135th Street and Liberty Avenue in South Richmond Hill around 6:30 a.m.

Police say when officers arrived they found Barri Jahoor, 35, shot several times in the torso.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say a few minutes later they received a call about a man who checked himself into Jamaica Hospital with a gunshot wound to the stomach.

He is expected to be okay.

People in the area say they are disturbed by the violence.

"I'm scared cause it's not safe. You can't even walk in the daytime and when it's nighttime this happens -- people robbing and shooting all over," said one South Richmond Hill resident.

Police say they believe the shootings are related, but have no leads at this time.

Governor Paterson Make a Decision on Aqueduct Racino VLT NOW..!

This petition is to demand that Governor David Paterson finally choose a vendor for the VLT machine's at the Aqueduct Racino...

Please sign on to the petition and join others in the community to get this long-awaited project moving...

Governor Paterson Make a Decision on the Aqueduct Racino VLT vendor Now..!

Dear Governor Paterson,

We the undersigned, feel that after much delay the day of reckoning has come for you to make your selection of a vendor for the Aqueduct Racino - Video Lottery Terminals (VLT)...In these dire financial conditions, this decision is of the utmost importance for the community and the state, the yield to the State of New York is enormous, the $200,000,000.00 (Two Hundred Million dollars) down payment fee..in addition to the estimated at $1,000,000.00 (One Million dollars) a day in lost revenues...Our elected officials, State Senator Joe Addabbo and Assembly Member Audrey Pheffer, have been in consultation with your office voicing the community's desires for the site...We urge you to make a decision posthaste...Thank you for your prompt attention to this serious community matter...

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Cops Nab Burglar in South Richmond Hill - NYPD Daily Blotter April 14th, 2009 - New York Post

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South Richmond Hill, Queens...

A teenage burglar was nabbed red-handed trying to break into an Ozone Park (note: South Richmond Hill) home, sources said.

Aamir Khan, 17, was spotted breaking a rear window at the 113th Street home, near 109th Avenue last Wednesday afternoon, sources said.

A neighbor called cops, who allegedly found him with a screwdriver and a plastic container of pot.

Khan was charged with attempted burglary and unlawful possession of marijuana, according to a spokesman for DA Richard Brown.

Richmond Hill South Civic Association Meeting - Thursday March 25th...

NYPD Community Affairs Officer Brenda J. Bratcher with RHSCA President Margaret Finnerty...

The Richmond Hill South Civic Association met on Thursday March 26th...The guest speakers were NYPD 106 Pct Community Affairs Officer Brenda J. Bratcher and new City Councilmember Eric Ulrich...

New City Councilmember Eric Ulrich with the RHSCA Board of Directors...