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Parents Of Teens Who Were Mugged Charge Lack Of Communication From 78th Precinct

Photo via ajhazell [https://www.instagram.com/p/9RyDyvEfi2/?tagged=brokeniphone] Over the last few months, our site has become a maudlin reliquary of iPhone muggings [/blog/crime/injured-12-year-old-is-latest-victim-of-recent-iphone-robberies-in-neighborhood/] in the neighborhood. And if you type “iPhone” [/?s=iphone] into our search engine, you’ll have plenty of crime news

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The 66th Precinct Reports An Uptick In Burglaries Near Ocean Parkway

Photo by Kensington BKLast night at the 66 Precinct [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_066.shtml] Community Council meeting the commander, Captain Kenneth M. Quick, announced that In the past 28 days there has been a surge in Kensington burglaries. And at the Albemarle Neighborhood Association

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Attempted Kindle Thief Flees On Departing Q Train At Atlantic Avenue Station

Image via NYPDA would-be thief had to flee empty-handed after his intended target resisted his multiple attempts to steal his Kindle, say cops, who have released the above cell phone photo of the suspect. The attempted robber allegedly went after a 32-year-old man who was standing on the Manhattan-bound platform

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62nd Precinct’s Captain Taylor To Discuss Crime Prevention At Bay Parkway Senior Center

Captain William Taylor and members of the NYPD’s 62nd Precinct will hold a crime prevention meeting for Bay Parkway merchants and other members of the Chinese American community next week. The meeting will be held at the Asian Senior Daycare (6506 Bay Parkway), on Monday, May 11, at 2:

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Friday: NYPD To Host Bilingual Crime Prevention Session At New Utrecht Library

Captain William Taylor, commanding officer of the NYPD’s 62nd Precinct, will be holding an bilingual information session – in Chinese and English – to educate community members on how to be vigilant against crime. The meeting, which will inform residents on how to avoid scams, burglaries, and auto theft, will take

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Cop Who Nabbed Bensonhurst’s “Biggest Burglars” Honored At 62nd Precinct

Captain Chen, Officer Postiglione, and Democratic District Leader Nancy Tong (Photo by Kimberly Connor)By Kimberly Conner A smiling woman holding a spool of blue ribbon greeted community members as they arrived at the 62nd Precinct [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_062.shtml] (1925 Bath Avenue)

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Thieves Skimming Credit Cards At Local Gas Stations

Credit: Flickr/tom.arthurDue to a recent spate of credit/debit card skimming [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/04/treyger-calls-for-better-identify-theft-protection-on-metrocard-devices-in-light-of-recent-skimming-incidents/] reports at gas stations in New York City, the NYPD is urging folks to be alert while paying at the gas pump–and to look out for credit card skimming

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Eight Months After Neighbor Was Assaulted, She Was Burglarized At The Same Location

A neighbor who was assaulted and robbed at the corner of E 18th Street and Dorchester Road [/blog/crime/neighbor-assaulted-on-october-28-comes-forward-with-full-account] in October was burglarized last month at the same location, prompting the woman, who wished to remain anonymous, to reach out to us and ask what can be done about

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Bike Stolen Last Thursday From Neighbor’s Backyard

Neighbor Ben wrote us to say his Trek Allant WSD bike [http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/town/urban_utility/allant/allant_wsd] (frame pictured above, although Ben’s is tea green) was stolen from his fenced backyard this past Thursday, January 2. He says the bicycle had a

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Crime Prevention Tips From The 61st Precinct

As part of the 61st Precinct’s pledge to increase communication [/crime-prevention-tips-from-the-nypds-61st-precinct/] with the community, the precinct has started sending out occasional crime prevention tip bulletins to local stakeholders. The tips focus on preventing common crimes that are trending in the neighborhood to keep residents and their property safe. Below

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Safeguard Electronics with the 72nd Precinct and Operation ID

If you’ve got some spare time tomorrow, and will be around the hood, you might want to consider checking out Operation Identification [http://www.twitlonger.com/show/l7mabc], hosted by the 72nd Precinct [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_072.shtml]. The Crime Prevention Unit [http:

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Join the 78th Precinct for the National Night Out Against Crime

Tonight, it’s the 29th annual National Nite Out [http://allaboutfifth.blogspot.com/2012/08/fifth-avenue-night-out-against-crime.html] , a nation-wide crime prevention fest designed to build a sense of (crime-fighting) community among local government, police, and the rest of us. According to the NNO website [http://www.natw.org/nno/about.

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June 18: Free Crime Prevention Event Presented By The 62nd And 68th Precincts

Source: Adrian Ilie via Wikimedia CommonsJoin officers from the 62nd and 68th Precincts at 8973 Bay Parkway in front of Best Buy on Monday, June 18 at 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. Officers from the precincts encourage resident to bring their electronics devices, cars and bicycles to the

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Video: 61st Precinct Commander Explains 2011’s Crime Surge

With a crime-fueled 2011 in the rear view mirror, the leader of the 61st Precinct suggested much of the year’s crime was a statistical anomaly, but authorities are gaining ground where they can. Deputy Inspector Georgios Mastrokostas provided a year-end review for members of the 61st Precinct Community Council

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What’s That NYPD Scooter On Sheepshead Bay Rd?

We’ve been peppered with questions these last few months about that empty NYPD scooter on Sheepshead Bay Road, in front of the Bally’s Total Fitness (1720 Sheepshead Bay Road). Everyone wants to know why it’s there. Well, we finally got around to asking officials about the so-called

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Aug. 5: Night Out Against Crime

On Tuesday, August 5, 2008, from 5 to 8 p.m., everyone is invited to the local crimefighters’ open house. This fun and educational event, emphasizing ‘country as community’, takes place all over the United States on the same day as the National Night Out [http://www.nationaltownwatch.org/nno/