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Jan
08

Coney Island Resident Sues Trigger Happy Cop For Firing At Dog

(Source: GerritsenBeach.net / Flickr)Elizabeth Villafane, a resident of Coney Island, is claiming in a lawsuit that a New York
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Oct
23

Suspect In 2011 Brighton Beach Boardwalk Shooting Says Video Vindicates Him

The aftermath of the 2011 shooting, which happened in front of Tatiana’s Restaurant on the Brighton Beach boardwalk.The
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Jul
18

11 Arrested, 4 Guns Seized In Another Rx Drug Bust, Involving Several Sheepshead Residents

Source: ragesoss/FlickrFollowing the news of Wednesday’s $3.4 million prescription drug bust, the Drug Enforcement Agency and NYPD
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Jun
05

Brighton Beach Holocaust Fund Scammer Jailed For Neary Two Years

Source: Tracy O. via FlickrThe forger of phony papers that allowed a Brighton Beach-based ring of individuals to ripoff more
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Mar
13

Guilty! Daniel Ignacio, Arsonist Who Ignited Bensonhurst Fire That Claimed 5 Lives

The location of the 2010 fire. (Source: Google Maps)The man who sparked a blaze in a Bensonhurst tenement in
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Dec
21

Local Law Firm Office Gets KO’d By Sandy

When Superstorm Sandy swept into our lives late last October, there were few basements located in Zone A evacuation areas
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Sep
26

Lobbyist Who Bribed Carl Kruger Now Working For Feds

Lipsky on CUNY TV (Source: cuny.tv)Longtime lobbyist Richard Lipsky, who pleaded guilty to bribing ex-State Senator Carl Kruger,
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Jun
19

Brighton Beach Proctologist Convicted For Fraud

SachakovA Brighton Beach proctologist was convicted last week in Brooklyn Federal court for $3.5 million of fraudulent practices involving
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Mar
05

Charges Dismissed After Video Proves Bogus Arrest, But Homeowner Fears For His Safety

An example of the graffiti left near the Hockenjos' home.A Sheepshead Bay man accused of attempting to run
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May
11

Sheepshead Bay Mosque Wins First Court Battle, Bay People Push Forward

The site of the proposed mosque. Local Muslims painted over where a vandal had previously spray painted "He is
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