Central Brooklyn
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
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 [/two-dead-four-others-injured-in-shooting-outside-of-a-flatbush-avenue-church-ditmas-park/] , 1365 Flatbush Avenue, that left two dead and four hospitalized. Gunshots were fired at the large
70th Precinct
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
Following a number of horrific incidents that have happened in our area, including a man who was fatally shot [/blog/crime/man-fatally-shot-on-flatbush-avenue-saturday-violent-fight-sends-at-least-four-to-hospital-this-morning] on Flatbush Avenue and another man who was shot on Church Avenue [/blog/crime/man-shot-at-church-avenue-e-18th-street-early-tuesday-morning], all neighbors are invited to a community meeting next Wednesday, June 24 at
70th Precinct
A 70th Precinct officer registers a bicycle in our neighborhood. Photo by Nathan ThompsonA series of armed robberies last fall at Ox Cart Tavern [/blog/crime/three-men-rob-ox-cart-tavern-gunpoint-last-night], Mimi’s Hummus [/blog/crime/armed-robbery-mimis-hummus-gunman-flees-foot], Lark Café [/blog/crime/lark-cafe-robbed-gunpoint-last-night], and the Stratford Deli [/blog/crime/deli-church-avenue-stratford-road-robbed-last-night] left our community feeling shaken
Police & Fire
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
This Wednesday, November 19, neighbors are invited to attend the 70th Precinct Community Council meeting [https://www.facebook.com/events/868306183202733/?fref=ts] – 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:
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 [/blog/crime/man-shot-in-the-head-at-2149-cortelyou-road-this-morning] on August 13, the NYPD said in an email to the media this morning. Prinso was rushed to Kings County Hospital, where he
70th Precinct
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
> If you were wondering why subways were delayed in Brooklyn this morning, here's the answer: http://t.co/UbvH0WP7KQ pic.twitter.com/3EhhMc1lmk [http://t.co/3EhhMc1lmk] — NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) March 19, 2014 [https://twitter.com/NBCNewYork/status/446278627504971776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] 20-year-old Hannah Harris
70th Precinct
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
The other day we noticed some partially-painted over “26”s on the Dorchester bridge mural [/blog/art-music/dorchester-mural-gets-a-plaque-of-recognition], 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