Crown Heights Teen Beaten and Robbed in Crown Heights CROWN HEIGHTS — Police reported that on Saturday, October 26, around 7:45 p.m. at 363 Utica Avenue, an 18-year-old male was approached by a group of unidentified males that proceeded to slap, punch, and kick the victim several times to the face and torso before robbing the victim. The
Central Brooklyn Supporters of Wrongfully Arrested Teenager Storm Out After Confronting Inspector Giordano Inspector Francis Giordano responds to a man criticizing how the NYPD handled the situation (Photo by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS—The lawyer and allies of a teenager who was wrongfully arrested last week stormed out of the 71st Precinct June Community Council meeting Thursday, while a representative of the
Crown Heights Shots Fired Outside Senator Hamilton’s Office CROWN HEIGHTS – A shooting in Crown Heights on Thursday night left two men wounded and a bullet hole in State Sen. Jesse Hamilton’s (D) campaign headquarters, according to police. In what the senator called “prime time” at his campaign office, a stray bullet struck the entry door frame of
Big Story Protestors Take to the Streets in Crown Heights After Rally for Slain Saheed Vassell CROWN HEIGHTS – After Wednesday’s killing of 34-year old Saheed Vassell at the hands of the NYPD [/police-shooting-vassell/], crowds gathered at the corner of Utica Avenue and Montgomery Street to mourn the neighbor’s passing. State Senator Jesse Hamilton spoke at a vigil, starting at 4:40 pm, the time
