Central Brooklyn
NYPD Officers Bryan Cipolla (l) and Dilek Kahveci (r) of the 70th Precinct. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)This spring, the NYPD launched a neighborhood-based form of policing with the goal of strengthening the relationship between community members and police. The Neighborhood Coordination Officer (NCO) program, which is being implemented across
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Drivers saw increased police enforcement of traffic violations in our area during the second week of Vision Zero in the 70 Precinct [http://www.nyc.gov/html/visionzero/pages/initiatives/nypd-enforcement.shtml]. Traffic safety and several other topics were discussed at last week’s Community
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Central Brooklyn
Brooklyn College (screenshot via Google Maps)An off-duty 70th precinct detective was arrested early this morning, after crashing into several parked cars near Brooklyn College, according to police reports. NYPD Detective Jermaine Clarke, 38, was driving a Honda southbound on Glenwood Road when he crashed into several parked cars at
Central Brooklyn
(Photo provided by Assemblyman Dov Hikind)A recent bribery scandal involving the NYPD and members of the Shomrim, an all-volunteer Jewish security patrol, has drawn a glaring media spotlight on how the two organizations function together—and occasionally clash—while enforcing neighborhood justice. Today’s New York Times article [http:
Central Brooklyn
The NYPD is searching for two men wanted for a shooting that occurred outside a Flatbush Avenue hair salon over the weekend. The first suspect allegedly passed a handgun to the second suspect on the street outside 1227 Flatbush Avenue, near Newkirk Avenue, at approximately 3:50am on Sunday, according
Central Brooklyn
Yesterday, two men were arrested and charged with the attempted rape of a 25-year-old woman [/blog/news/cops-after-suspects-rape-attempt-prospect-park/] near Prospect Park last Wednesday. Ibrahima Diallo, a 24-year-old Bushwick resident and Boubacar Diallo, a 21-year-old Prospect-Lefferts Gardens resident, have been charged with attempted rape, assault, and sexual abuse, according to the
Central Brooklyn
The NYPD is searching for six suspects in connection with shots fired on Parkside Avenue last week. The group of men allegedly approached their two victims, one 18-year-old man and another 31-year-old man, in front of a residential building on Parkside Avenue on Thursday, May 26 at 1:24am, according
Central Brooklyn
The NYPD is searching for two suspects wanted for an attempted rape that occurred near Prospect Park early Wednesday morning. The men allegedly followed a 25-year old woman in the vicinity of Tennis Court and Ocean Avenue, on May 25, at approximately 2:15am, shoving her against a parked car
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerReported crimes in the 70th Precinct are down, with few exceptions, relative to the same point last year. Captain James Palumbo, commanding officer of the 70th Precinct, discussed the statistics at last night’s 70th Precinct Community Council meeting. Most striking are the precinct’s drops in
Central Brooklyn
Photo: NYPDHelp cops track down a local senior who has been missing since yesterday. Joseph Pauyo, 81, of East 19th Street, was last seen leaving Crown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center [http://crowncares.com/], located at 3457 Nostrand Avenue, on Wednesday, May 25, at approximately 11:15am, according to police. He
Central Brooklyn
Cars which are legally parked — despite a sidewalk ramp — in front of 575 Ocean Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)Now that we know that the NYPD has been wrongfully ticketing thousands of legally parked vehicles [/blog/news/70th-precinct-led-city-wrongful-curbside-ramp-ticketing-analysis-shows/] , raking in millions of dollars in fines, how can drivers get their money
Police & Fire
Photo: Dave Hosford [https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoredave/4400415668] / Flickr)It appears that the NYPD has been regularly ticketing legally parked cars, and the error is a huge boon for the city. Ben Wellington, who runs the data site I Quant NY [http://iquantny.tumblr.com/post/144197004989/the-nypd-was-systematically-ticketing-legally]