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78th Precinct

A collection of 133 issues

Shots Fired On Sackett Street Early Monday

PARK SLOPE – Several gunshots were fired on Sackett Street between 4th and 5th Avenues early Monday morning, police say. Sackett Street & 4th Avenue via Google MapsAt approximately 2am on February 26, a witness inside a residential building on the southern side of Sackett near 4th Avenue called police after

Citi Bike Thefts On The Rise Due To Improper Docking, Cops Warn

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Commanding Officer Frank DiGiacomo warned attendees at the 78th Precinct’s Community Council meeting Tuesday night that there has been a recent increase in Citi Bike thefts in Park Slope due to users not docking bikes properly when they are through with their rides. > I docked a

Halloween: A Frightening Visit To The 78th Precinct

PARK SLOPE – The officers of the NYPD’s 78th Precinct want to scare you—but all in good fun. For the past three years, Commanding Officer Frank DiGiacomo has been the mastermind behind transforming the precinct’s basement into an elaborate, multi-room haunted house for Halloween. “Each room has its

NYPD’s 78th Precinct Rolls Out Neighborhood Coordination Officer Program At Brooklyn Museum

Chief Terence Monahan at the 78th Precinct’s NCO Roll Out Event at the Brooklyn Museum (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The lobby of the Brooklyn Museum was a sea of blue Tuesday evening as the NYPD’s 78th Precinct [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/

NYPD’s 78th Precinct Will Roll Out NCO Program Next Month

78th Precinct, 65 6th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)PARK SLOPE – The NYPD’s 78th Precinct [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/78th-precinct.page] announced that it will launch a Neighborhood Coordinator Officer (NCO) Program [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/neighborhood-coordination-officers.page] next month

Bloody Brawl On Flatbush Avenue Thursday Night

PARK SLOPE – A reader wrote in to say that he witnessed a scary incident on Flatbush Avenue between Bergen Street and 6th Avenue on his way home Thursday night. As he exited the Bergen Street subway station at approximately 11:45pm on September 21, he says that he saw “a

Man Gropes 12-Year-Old Girl At Washington Park

PARK SLOPE – Police are searching for the man seen in the below surveillance video and photos who they say forcibly touched a young girl in Washington Park last week. At approximately 7:45pm on Thursday, September 14, the man approached the 12-year-old female victim inside Washington Park, located on 3rd

Woman’s Cellphone Snatched From Her Hand Onboard ‘Q’ Train

PARK SLOPE – Police are searching for the man seen in the below photos who they believe stole a commuter’s cellphone on a subway last month. Via NYPDAt approximately 10am on Tuesday, August 15, a man walked up to the 23-year-old female victim onboard a southbound Q train as it

[UPDATE] Teen Sexually Assaulted In Park Slope/Gowanus Area Park

Prospect Park woods (Photo: BKLYNER)[UPDATED: 10:30am, Monday, August 21, 2017] The NYPD says that officers identified and spoke with the man they were seeking in the surveillance video released last week. He is no longer a person of interest in this case. The man was cooperative with officers,

Teen Sexually Assaulted In Park Slope/Gowanus Area Park

https://youtu.be/zN90kFW-Udw Park Slope – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in finding the man seen in the above video who they say sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl within the confines of the 78th Precinct. The 78th Precinct [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/