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Crime Continues to Fall in Brooklyn As Shootings Rise: NYPD

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O’Neill hold a media availability on crime statistics at One Police Plaza on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeAhead of the annual National Night Out Against Crime, the NYPD released statistics showing crime is still down 4% compared

Central Brooklyn

Cops Find 1-Year-Old Boy in Stolen Car

CROWN HEIGHTS — A 1-year-old boy who was in a stolen vehicle was found safe in Crown Heights Monday evening. At around 7 p.m. Monday, the boy’s mother left her child in a car in the area of Kingston Avenue and Dean Street as she went to buy groceries,

Central Brooklyn

4 Shot in Crown Heights

Imago by BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS — Four people were shot at a vigil in Crown Heights early Monday morning, police said. At around 1:50 a.m. in the area of Buffalo Avenue and Sterling Place, four mourners were shot, two men and two women, all non-fatally, according to police. The NYPD

Announcements

Help Cops Find Two Missing Brooklyn Boys

SHEEPSHEAD BAY/CROWN HEIGHTS – Cops need help searching for two teen boys that went missing in Brooklyn last week. Roberto Lopez Coj, 16, was last seen at his home on Coney Island Avenue between Crawford and Lancaster Avenues in Sheepshead Bay on July 22 around 9 a.m. Cops describe

Announcements

NYPD Announces Details on Crown Heights Cops Increase

CROWN HEIGHTS—The NYPD has sent dozens of additional police officers to a pocket of Brooklyn that in recent months has seen an increase in shootings and homicides, a department official said Monday. NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan, First Deputy Police Commissioner Benjamin Tucker, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and

Central Brooklyn

Crown Heights Homicides up 600%, Mayor Promises More Cops

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O’Neill hold a media availability on crime statistics at One Police Plaza on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeCROWN HEIGHTS—Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that the city will be “very aggressive” in response to an uptick

Central Brooklyn

11-Year-Old Shot in Crown Heights Last Night

CROWN HEIGHTS—An 11-year-old boy was shot in the chest by a stray bullet Thursday night in Crown Heights, police say. A gunman opened fire around 7 p.m. at 243 Schenectady Avenue, while a boy was walking past a group of men at whom the gunman shot from a

community

NYPD Officer Dies Of 9/11-Related Illness

Flags flew at half-staff on Monday at the 77th precinct in Crown Heights as the department mourned the loss of Retired Police Officer Anthony Hanlon who died of a World Trade Center-related illness. He was 49. The 21-year veteran is the 157th member of the NYPD to die from 9/

Bed Stuy

Weekend Crime Blotter: Off-Duty Cop Shoots Man in Wheelchair, 81-Year Old Thwarts Knife-Wielding Robber & More

EAST FLATBUSH – In the early hours of Sunday, around 2:45 am, an off-duty cop shot and wounded an armed man in a wheelchair outside an East Flatbush house party. The shooting took place Sunday, August 19, when the victim began firing a gun outside a party at 145 East

celebrity

Actress Amber Tamblyn Tweets Hasidic Driver Tried To Hit Her And Baby On Atlantic Ave

Intersection of Atlantic & Washington Avenues via Google MapsPROSPECT HEIGHTS – Actress Amber Tamblyn [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0848554/?ref_=nv_sr_1] took to Twitter on Sunday to ask her followers for help in tracking down the driver of a grey van who she says tried to hit her and

Bed Stuy

Friday Crime Blotter: Four Recent Robberies In Bed-Stuy, Brighton Beach & Crown Heights

BED-STUY – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the below photo and surveillance video in connection to a robbery that occurred in a Burger King last month. Via NYPDAt approximately 10am on Monday, December 4, police say the suspect approached an 84-year-old man

brownsville

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

brownsville

Thursday Crime Blotter: Cops Release Photos Of Suspected Crown Heights Killers And More

(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)CROWN HEIGHTS – The NYPD has released photos of two men investigators are searching for in connection to the shooting death [/crown-heights-man-killed-in-saturday-shooting/] of a 32-year-old man last Saturday in Crown Heights. Officers discovered John Barnes at approximately 1:40am on December 16 in the vicinity of St. Johns

Central Brooklyn

Help Find Missing 12-Year-Old Girl From Crown Heights

CROWN HEIGHTS – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in finding a missing 12-year-old from Crown Heights shown in the photo below. Via NYPDAdaliz Quinones was last seen leaving her home on Bergen Street at 8am on Wednesday, November 15, police say. She went to school that day, stayed

Central Brooklyn

[UPDATE] Crown Heights Siblings Lied About Man Stalking Them

[UPDATED: Tuesday, October 24 at 9:45am] Following reports that a man was stalking an eight-year-old girl and her 12-year-old brother in Crown Heights over the weekend, the suspected stalker turned himself in to police on Monday afternoon and the two siblings recanted their story, police say. The kids were

North Western Brooklyn

Death Of Prospect Heights Man Found Unconscious On Street Ruled A Homicide

502 Prospect Place via Google MapsPROSPECT HEIGHTS – A Prospect Heights man found unconscious on the street back in May has died from his injuries and his death has been ruled a homicide. At approximately 5:30pm on Sunday, May 28, police responded to a call regarding an assault in front

Central Brooklyn

Motorcyclist Fires Shots At Car On Atlantic Avenue

CROWN HEIGHTS – Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the below surveillance video and photo in connection to an incident which involved shots being fired on Atlantic Avenue Tuesday afternoon. At approximately 1:40pm on Tuesday, September 26, police say the driver of

Central Brooklyn

NYPD Release Video Of Three Men Wanted For Questioning In Crown Heights Shooting

CROWN HEIGHTS – The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the three men seen in the below surveillance video in connection to a shooting in Crown Heights [/20-year-old-shot-killed-front-crown-heights-deli-early-saturday/] early Saturday morning that left a 20-year-old man dead. The police describe the three men as follows: Individual 1

Central Brooklyn

20-Year-Old Shot And Killed In Front Of Crown Heights Deli Early Saturday

CROWN HEIGHTS – A 20-year-old man was shot and killed as he exited a Franklin Avenue bodega early Saturday morning. 790 Franklin Avenue via Google MapsAt approximately 4:25am Saturday, September 16, the NYPD report that a man was shot in front of 790 Franklin Avenue. EMS transported the victim to

North Western Brooklyn

NYPD Releases Video Of A Bicycle Thief In Crown Heights

CROWN HEIGHTS – The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the below photo and video in connection to a recent burglary in Crown Heights. Via NYPDAt approximately 8am on Friday, August 18 and 11pm on Saturday, August 19, a black male entered a

Central Brooklyn

Police Release Video Of Two Men They Say Sexually Assaulted A Woman In Crown Heights

Crown Heights – The NYPD are seeking three men in connection with a sexual assault that occurred early Monday morning in Crown Heights. Two of the suspects are seen in the video below. At approximately 3:00am on Monday, August 21, the 30-year-old female victim was behind an apartment building at

Central Brooklyn

Two Crown Heights Girls Reported Missing In Separate Incidents

Brielle Joseph (Photo via NYPD)The NYPD are requesting the public’s help in locating two girls from Crown Heights who were reported missing this weekend. The police say the two cases are not related. Fifteen-year-old Brielle Joseph was last seen on Sunday, August 6 at approximately 9:30pm leaving

North Western Brooklyn

Police Shoot Armed Man In Crown Heights

The .25 caliber semi-automatic firearm recovered at the scene (Photo via NYPD) The NYPD are currently investigating an incident following an officer’s shooting of an armed man on Rochester Avenue in Crown Heights early Friday morning. Three members of the NYPD Brooklyn North Gang unit were patrolling the vicinity

fort greene

Cops Seek Help IDing Suspect And Car In Shooting Outside Clinton Hill McDonald’s

Image via NYPD.Some might say that going to McDonald’s is like taking your life into your hands because of the quality of the food. But here in Brooklyn, the phrase seems to take on a harsher light considering the tendency for violence to break out there. The latest

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National Night Out Connects Cops With the Community

Police officers served hot dogs to kids and other locals at Tuesday’s National Night Out Against Crime. (Photo by Amanda Woods)National Night Out Against Crime [http://www.natw.org/] brought 88th Precinct [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_088.shtml] cops together with Fort Greene