73rd Precinct - Bklyner

A Bystander Shot to Death After Intervening in Brownsville Salon Arrest

BROWNSVILLE — On Friday, October 25, around 5.40 p.m. a male was shot six times while interfering with an arrest and bashing a cop with a chair in the head in a Brownsville nail salon. A disorderly individual, 26-year-old Dewayne Hawkes, was caught urinating in the middle of a

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Woman Stabbed To Death in Brownsville

Street where the victim was stabbed. (Image via Google Maps)BROWNSVILLE — A woman was stabbed to death overnight in Brownsville, according to police. The victim was found just before 2:30 a.m. in front of 376 Mother Gaston Boulevard. The woman, who was 33 years old, suffered a stab

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Adams Says He Would Have Immediately Arrested People Who Dumped Water On Cops

Borough President Eric Adams. Todd Maisel/BklynerBorough President Eric Adams said Thursday that he would have arrested the men who over the weekend doused water on police officers. During the heat wave, two videos [https://time.com/5632901/nypd-de-blasio-water-police/] were recorded and posted to social media of people dumping water

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20-Year-Old Woman Arrested on Manslaughter Charge for Fatal Stabbing

Image of subway station where the incident took place (via Google Maps) BROWNSVILLE—A Brooklyn woman has been arrested for a fatal stabbing at a subway station Monday night. At approximately 9 p.m. on July 8, in the mezzanine of the Sutter Ave-Rutland Road 3 subway station, police found

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Two Deaths in the 73rd Precinct

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROWNSVILLE/BED-STUY – As May came to a close, two deaths occurred in Brooklyn’s 73rd precinct. At 6:30 AM on the morning of Friday, May 31st, police responded to an unconscious and unresponsive man at a Howard Avenue apartment building. Upon arrival, they found 46-year-old Umar

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Wednesday Crime Blotter: Fatal Collision in Brownsville, Young Mom Found Dead In Crown Heights Home

(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)BROWNSVILLE – Police responded to a call early this morning regarding a vehicle collision near the intersection of Rockaway Avenue and Linden Boulevard. Police arrived to the scene shortly after 4am on Wednesday, December 27 where they discovered a 58-year-old driver, Oladele Adaramola, unconscious and unresponsive with trauma

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Crime Blotter: Cab Driver Robbed In Brownsville, Queens Man Fatally Struck By SUV In Boerum Hill

BROWNSVILLE – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the photos and surveillance video below in connection to the robbery of a cab driver early last month. Via NYPDAt approximately 7:30am on Thursday, November 2, police say the suspect hailed a taxi in

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Deceased Man Found Following Bed-Stuy Fire Was Murdered, Police Say

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – The NYPD announced today that a deceased man found inside a Bed-Stuy building following a fire in September was murdered. 466 Chauncey Street, Bed-Stuy via Google MapsAt approximately 9:30am on Saturday, September 30, police responded to a call of a fire at a residential building located at 466

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Man Steals $1,600 Worth Of Tools From Parked Van In Brownsville [Video]

BROWNSVILLE – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the video below in connection to a burglary that happened earlier this month. At approximately 4pm on Friday, October 6, police say the suspect broke into a commercial van parked at Boyland Street and Livonia

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Motorcyclist Dies After Colliding With SUV In Brownsville

Intersection of Ralph Avenue and Park Place via Google MapsBROWNSVILLE – A 49-year-old Prospect-Lefferts Gardens resident was killed over the weekend when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle on Ralph Avenue. At approximately 4:30pm on Sunday, October 1, police responded to a call of motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle

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Pregnant 19-Year-Old Shot In Head Recovering After Surgery

BROWNSVILLE – Tytianna Sparks, the 19-year-old expectant mother shot in the head on Sunday afternoon, is reportedly recovering following surgery. Sparks, who is five months pregnant, was shot at approximately 12:40pm on Sunday, September 10 near the intersection of Dean Street and Howard Avenue in Brownsville, police say. When police

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Police Searching For Dollar Tree Thieves [VIDEO]

BROWNSVILLE – The NYPD is searching for the two men seen in the below surveillance video in connection to a burglary at a Brownsville dollar store last month. At approximately 11pm on Tuesday, August 22, two men forcibly entered through the front door of the Dollar Tree located at 1709 Saint