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Cops After Coney Island Man Wanted For Holding Up Gas Station

#70pct Detectives identified him. We need your help capturing him. Pls call #800577TIPS – #NYPD #Flatbush #Midwood pic.twitter.com/VmQvS6lv3v — NYPD 70th Precinct (@NYPD70Pct) January 13, 2016 Police are hunting for a Coney Island man suspected of holding up a gas station in Midwood last month. Authorities identified 35-year-old Shamil

Central Brooklyn

Police Looking For Subway Smart Phone Thief

via NYPDThe police are looking for a suspect wanted for swiping an iPhone on the subway early last week. The incident took place on a southbound 2 train stopped at the Flatbush Avenue-Brooklyn College station on Sunday December 27 around 5:45pm. The man grabbed an iPhone 6S out of

Central Brooklyn

Police Looking For Suspect Who Robbed Gas Station At Gunpoint

document.createElement('video'); /wp-content/uploads/2015/12/3192-15-70pct-Robbery.mp4Cops are on the lookout for a man suspected of robbing Liberty Gas Station on Ocean Avenue near Avenue 0 on Sunday, December 27. According to the police, the suspect entered the gas station around 2:45 Sunday morning and displayed a

Central Brooklyn

36 Years After Being Shot, Midwood Man’s Death Ruled A Homicide

An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano / Flickr)The medical examiner has ruled that a Midwood man died last year from injuries sustained during a shooting at a Manhattan nightclub more than 36 years ago, police announced Tuesday. Anthony Defonte, 69, was found dead in his apartment on Avenue O, near

Central Brooklyn

UPDATED: Local Woman Missing Since Christmas Day Found

via NYPDUpdate, 12/30/2015: Friends say Lillian Morales was found safe at a church On Ocean Avenue. Cops are searching for a local woman who has been missing since Christmas day. 50-year-old Lillian Morales — who lives on Ocean Avenue near Foster Avenue — was last seen in her apartment around

Central Brooklyn

Flatbush Shomrim Honored At 70th Precinct Community Council Meeting

CO Deputy Inspector di Blasio at the 70th Precinct Community Council meeting and Holiday Party. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)The 70th Precinct Community Council meeting was a lively event Wednesday evening. Elected officials from both city and state government came to wish the community a happy holidays

Central Brooklyn

New Map Shows Turf Of Known Gangs Throughout The City

A new map, released this week by the Daily News, shows the turf different local gangs throughout the city and is based on information gathered from the NYPD. Officials told the Daily News that nearly half of the shootings in the city are gang-related, and 40 percent of the city’

Central Brooklyn

The 70th Precinct Community Council Meeting And Holiday Party Are Wednesday

Captain Richard DiBlasio at a recent 70th Precinct Community Council meeting. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)The 70th Precinct Community Council is holding its monthly meeting and holiday party on Wednesday, December 16 at 7:30pm at the United Cerebral Palsy Auditorium (175 Lawrence Avenue, between Ocean Parkway

Central Brooklyn

Robbery At Fabco Shoes On Flatbush Tuesday Night

Police investigating the scene Tuesday night. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Police say a man claiming to have a weapon robbed Fabco Shoes (934 Flatbush Avenue) around 7pm on Tuesday night. According to reports, a man came into the store shouting, “Where’s the money?” He then shoved someone in

Central Brooklyn

Hit And Run Crash On Rugby Road Sunday Afternoon

Photo by Nathan ThompsonThe driver of a Dodge Charger turned a corner fast and hit several other cars on Rugby Road Sunday afternoon. The driver then jumped out of the car and ran away. Police were on the scene and it appears there was no one in any of the

Central Brooklyn

Police Looking For Suspect Who Took Photo Of Himself With Stolen Phone

via NYPDThe police is asking for assistance in identifying a suspect who stole a man’s phone on the subway in October and used the device to take a photo of himself. According to the police, a man was texting on his Galaxy S3 smartphone while riding the Q train

1365 Flatbush Avenue

Police Arrest Suspect In Connection To April Shooting

Scenes from the April 27 shooting outside Emmanuel Church of God. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Police have arrested Pierre Celestine in connection with the April 27 shooting outside Emmanuel Church of God, 1365 Flatbush Avenue, that left two dead and four hospitalized. Gunshots were fired at the large crowd

70th Precinct

One Dead, One In Stable Condition After Shooting On Bedford Avenue

A man and a 16-year-old girl were found with gunshot wounds in the courtyard behind the apartment building at 2744 Bedford Avenue, between Farragut and Glenwood Roads, Sunday night around 9:45pm, according to police. The 21-year-old man had multiple gunshot wounds in his torso and the girl was shot

40 Clarkson Avenue

Concerned About Crime In Our Neighborhood? Attend This Community Meeting Next Wednesday, June 24

Following a number of horrific incidents that have happened in our area, including a man who was fatally shot on Flatbush Avenue and another man who was shot on Church Avenue, all neighbors are invited to a community meeting next Wednesday, June 24 at 7pm to address crime concerns as

70th Precinct

Safety Tips & Other Ideas To Deter Crime In Ditmas Park

A 70th Precinct officer registers a bicycle in our neighborhood. Photo by Nathan ThompsonA series of armed robberies last fall at Ox Cart Tavern, Mimi’s Hummus, Lark Café, and the Stratford Deli left our community feeling shaken and vulnerable. It also sparked an impassioned conversation about class, race, police,

Police & Fire

Sanitation Workers, Flatbush Shomrim & Simcha Felder Chase Down Coffee Thief

A shoplifter got more than he bargained for when he tried to jack several containers of instant coffee from the shelf of an Avenue J Supermarket. Samir Samedon’s crime, which took place at an Associated Supermarket (1413 Avenue J), prompted a wild chase involving three sanitation workers, a member

Police & Fire

Concerned About Crime In Our Neighborhood? Attend A 70th Precinct Community Council Meeting Tomorrow Night

This Wednesday, November 19, neighbors are invited to attend the 70th Precinct Community Council meeting – when you’ll be able to speak directly with police officers and legislators about concerns regarding crime in the area. The meeting will be held at 7:30pm at 175 Lawrence Avenue. With a number

2149 Cortelyou Road

Neighbor Charged With Shooting Man In The Head At 2149 Cortelyou Road

A 23-year-old man has been charged in the death of Ulysse Prinso, a 26-year-old who was shot in the head at 2149 Cortelyou Road on August 13, the NYPD said in an email to the media this morning. Prinso was rushed to Kings County Hospital, where he was kept on

70th Precinct

Police Seek Missing Teen Natavia Whitaker

The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Natavia Whitaker, who was reported missing on Friday, June 13. She was last seen leaving her home on East 19th Street, between Albemarle and Beverley, at 7:30am. Natavia is described as 5’4″ tall and about 170 pounds,

70th Precinct

Woman Charged After Yesterday Morning’s Car-On-Train Crash

If you were wondering why subways were delayed in Brooklyn this morning, here's the answer: http://t.co/UbvH0WP7KQ pic.twitter.com/3EhhMc1lmk — NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) March 19, 2014 20-year-old Hannah Harris has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident and filing a false police report after

70th Precinct

NYPD Seeks Attempted Armed Robber

The NYPD is looking for a man they say attempted to rob the Glenwood Deli at 2816 Glenwood Road (between Flatbush Avenue and Kenilworth Place) over the weekend. On morning of Saturday, January 4 at about 6:45am, police say the suspect entered the deli and ordered a sandwich. When

70th Precinct

Handling Graffiti Around The Neighborhood

The other day we noticed some partially-painted over “26”s on the Dorchester bridge mural, as well as on a building on the nearby corner of E 16th Street and Dorchester Road. It seemed pretty clear that such utilitarian tagging was more of a turf-claiming effort than an artistic one,

Central Brooklyn

Toddler Shot In E 21st St Apartment

The NYPD says a 3-year-old boy was shot in the head early this morning in an apartment at 520 E 21st St. They say they responded to a call at about 3:30am and found the boy in the second floor apartment, struck in the left side of the head.

70th Precinct

Local Crime: Robberies, Assaults & A Multiple Shooting

While many crimes are down this week (and this year overall) in the 70th Precinct, the most striking note to make in the most recent CompStat report is that felony assault and grand larceny both jumped 60% over a weeklong period. This is contrary to the 17.1% drop in

70th Precinct

Man Arrested for Tuesday Morning Murder

Police say they’ve arrested 21-year-old Justin Sarkodie for the murder of 28-year-old Farrell Nestor this past Tuesday morning inside 490 East 23rd Street. The NYPD says that he’s been charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a firearm. Apparently the two men “had gotten into a dispute