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Man Stabbed To Death In Crown Heights

Photo by David von Diemar on UnsplashCROWN HEIGHTS – A man was stabbed to death over the weekend. The suspect is on the loose. On Saturday, December 12 at around 6:43 p.m., cops responded to a 911 call of a person stabbed on Crown Street near Ford Street. When

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Two Dead In East New York Hit-And-Run

Photo by David von Diemar on UnsplashEAST NEW YORK – Two people are dead after a two-car crash this weekend. On Saturday, December 12 at around 10:52 p.m., a person driving a gray BMW sedan was traveling southbound on Pennsylvania Avenue when they struck someone driving a Toyota Camry,

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15-Year-Old Allegedly Raped In Kensington

A photo of the suspect. (Photo via NYPD)KENSINGTON – A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped in the apartment of the man she met earlier this month. On Friday, December 4, at around 6:30 p.m., a 15-year-old entered an apartment located on McDonald Avenue at Avenue F with a

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Homeless Man Found Dead In Flatbush

Photo by David von Diemar on UnsplashFLATBUSH – A homeless man was found dead on the sidewalk with no signs of trauma earlier this week. On Monday, December 7 at around 11:45 p.m., cops responded to a 911 call of an unconscious man on the street on Flatbush Avenue

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Suspended Attorney Charged With Stealing Deeds To Brooklyn Homes Worth $7.8 Million

Photo by Bill Oxford on UnsplashMIDWOOD – An attorney was arraigned on an indictment in which he is charged with stealing the deeds to eight properties in foreclosure worth a total of $7.8 million by defrauding seven homeowners, by allegedly making them believe he was negotiating a sale on their

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Man Killed In Hit-And-Run On Belt Parkway

Photo by David von Diemar on UnsplashSHEEPSHEAD BAY – A 26-year-old man is dead after a driver struck him with a car as he was attempting to cross the Belt Parkway just after midnight. The driver did not remain at the scene. On Tuesday, November 24 at around 12:30 a.

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Six People Injured, One Dead At Sweet 16 Party Shooting In Bed Stuy

A victim being escorted into an ambulance following the fatal shooting last light. (Photo via Loudlabs)BED STUY – Six teenagers are injured and one 20-year-old is dead after a shooting took place at a Sweet 16 house party last night. On Sunday, November 22 at around 11:17 p.m.

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50-Year-Old Man Found Fatally Shot In Sea Gate

Photo by David von Diemar on UnsplashSEA GATE – A 50-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head. The suspect is nowhere to be found. On Saturday, November 21 at around 8:05 a.m., cops responded to a 911 call of a Shot Spotter activation on

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Two Men Shot & Killed Over The Weekend

Photo by David von Diemar on UnsplashA 29-year-old man was shot and killed outside a Canarsie lounge and a 28-year-old man was fatally shot in Crown Heights over the weekend. On Saturday, November 7 at around 2:30 a.m., shots were fired outside Richard’s Hall & Lounge on

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Man Dies After Being Set On Fire

Photo by David von Diemar on UnsplashCROWN HEIGHTS – Last month, a man set another man on fire after an argument ensued. The burned man was taken to the hospital. Last week, he died from his injuries. On Wednesday, September 16 at around 9:23 p.m., cops on patrol encountered

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Queens Man Shot & Killed In Boerum Hill

Photo by David von Diemar on UnsplashBOERUM HILL – A 58-year-old man from Queens was shot and killed over the weekend. The killer is yet to be found. On Sunday, October 18 at 3:30 a.m., cops responded to a 911 call and arrived to find 58-year-old Jose Celis lying

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Grandma Knocked Onto Train Tracks After Dispute Turned Physical

Photo via NYPD.CLINTON HILL – A man and his grandparents were assaulted, and grandma was knocked on to the train tracks after a verbal dispute turned physical yesterday afternoon. On Monday, October 19 at 1:35 p.m., a man smoking a cigarette approached a 30-year-old man, his 73-year-old grandma,

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Williamsburg Man Shot & Killed In His Car

WILLIAMSBURG – A 37-year-old man was shot and killed while sitting in his car yesterday afternoon. On Tuesday, October 13 at around 2:30 p.m., Ricardo Pena was in his Kia sedan on Bushwick Avenue near Powers Street, just a four-minute walk away from his home when a gunman approached

Central Brooklyn

Tuesday Crime Blotter: Bikes, Burglaries & Assaults

BRIGHTON BEACH – Cops are looking for a man they believe was involved in a burglary early last month. On Tuesday, September 8 at around 5:10 p.m., a man entered Taqueria El Buen Gusto through an unlocked basement door, located on Neptune Avenue near Brighton 5th Street. According to

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Wednesday Crime Blotter: Burglaries, Burglaries, Burglaries

BEDFORD STUYVESANT – Cops are looking for the man who allegedly sexually harassed a woman as she was walking her child. On Monday, September 14 at around 4:20 p.m., a 37-year-old woman was pushing her child inside a stroller on the corner of Lewis Avenue and Chauncey Street when

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Tuesday Crime Blotter: Robberies, Arrests & Forcible Touching

BEDFORD STUYVESANT – Cops are looking for a man who allegedly sexually harassed a woman last week. On Monday, September 7 at around 2 p.m., a 33-year-old woman was walking at the corner of Nostrand and Lafayette Avenues when a man approached her from behind and grabbed her butt. He

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33-Year-old Man Killed In Dyker Heights Shooting

Photo by David von Diemar on UnsplashDYKER HEIGHTS – A 33-year-old man was shot and killed in his vehicle early Saturday evening. On Saturday, September 12 at around 5:20 p.m., Arfan Butt, a Bensonhurst resident, was found with gunshot wounds to the torso on 78th Street near 12th Avenue.

Central Brooklyn

Labor Day Weekend: Murders, Shootings, Injured Cyclist & Body Wrapped In Tarp

BROOKLYN – Several crimes took place over Labor Day Weekend throughout the borough, including murders, shootings, a hit & run, and bodies found with causes of death yet unclear. First, on Saturday, September 5 at around 4:30 a.m., 31-year-old Zaid Zindai was sitting in the driver’s seat of

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Shootings More Than Double in Brooklyn, With Six More Shootings, One Death Last Night

The site of the fatal shooting early this morning on Howard Avenue. (Photo: Adam Balhetchet/ Loudlabs)BROOKLYN – Six shootings took place across the borough last night; one of them turned deadly. And they all involved young men. Shootings have more than doubled across Brooklyn since last year, according to NYPD

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Weekend Brings Three Fatal Shootings, Two In Coney Island

On Saturday, August 22 at around 2:00 p.m., 20-year-old Fabian Abney, who lived on Mermaid Avenue, was shot outside NYCHA’s Coney Island Houses on West 25th Street. Cops found him with a gunshot wound to the torso, and he was pronounced dead on the scene. His mother,

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Friday Blotter: Serial Cabbie Robber, Bank Robber, Burglaries & More

CABBIE ROBBER – Cops are looking for an individual in connection to seven robberies of seven different taxi cabs in late July and early August. The person would enter the cab and point a firearm at the driver while demanding money, the seven cabbies reported to the cops. After the victims

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A Shooting & Stabbing In Ten Hours

Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsBROOKLYN – In a span of just ten hours, two neighbors were killed, one by gun, one by knife. If you think all we are doing is reporting crimes, please note that there have been 84 murders this year so far in Brooklyn, compared to last year’s

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Thursday Crime Blotter: Shootings, Show-offs and Fireworks

BUSHWICK – Cops are looking for a man who demanded a sexual act from a woman and then forced her hands on his private parts. On Wednesday, June 17 at around 12:15 a.m., a 29-year-old woman was walking to a local bodega on the corner of Cooper Street and

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Tuesday Crime Blotter: Robberies, Assaults & Attempted Murder

7-Eleven robbery.CANARSIE – Cops are looking for a man in connection to a gunpoint robbery inside a 7-Eleven last month. On Monday, March 30 at around 12:32 p.m., a man entered a 7-Eleven located at 10504 Flatlands Avenue. He displayed a black firearm and verbally threatened the employee,

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Friday Crime Blotter: Robberies & Arrests

WILLIAMSBURG – Cops are looking for two men that robbed a woman and struck her and another man in the face. On Wednesday, April 8 at around 3:45 p.m., two men approached a 44-year-old woman inside a PAYOMATIC on Graham Avenue near Boerum Street. One of the men displayed