Police: Queens man arrested for carjacking woman at gunpoint Williston Park

Detectives say a 50-year-old female was exiting her parked SUV on Stratford Avenue around 7:25 p.m. when an unknown male subject approached her.

News 12 Staff

Nov 10, 2022, 10:16 AM

Updated 694 days ago

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Police say a Queens man is accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint and stealing her car in Willison Park on Nov. 1.
Detectives say a 50-year-old female was exiting her parked SUV on Stratford Avenue around 7:25 p.m. when an unknown male subject approached and pointed a black handgun at her, demanding she exit the car.
The subject then left with her vehicle and traveled north on Stratford Avenue.
Police say they arrested Amir Simmons, 20, of Far Rockaway, in the car he had taken.
Simmons was charged with robbery and several other counts. Simmons did not make the $50,000 bail that was set and remains in jail until his next court date next week.