guns
Source: storem/FlickrA 10-year-old girl was digging through the sand on Coney Island Monday afternoon when she uncovered a loaded handgun. The girl and her mother were at the water’s edge near West 19th Street at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Monday when they found the .9mm pistol
gun buyback
The following was sent to us by Councilman Mark Treyger’s office, one of the elected officials sponsoring a gun buyback event this Saturday, May 31, in Coney Island. Details below.
east 13th st
Police handoutPolice are searching for two suspects they believe robbed a 39-year-old woman at gunpoint. The victim was walking near Avenue U and East 13th Street on February 7 at approximately 9 p.m., when the perps approached and one pulled a gun. The thieves fled with an iPhone, MetroCard,
gun rights
State Senator Marty Golden. Photo by Erica ShermanState Senator Martin Golden is lauding a federal judge’s decision to remove part of New York State’s gun-control law that would’ve limited a handgun’s magazine capacity to seven instead of 10. “This ruling clears up the one flawed piece
22-20 west 11th st
Suspected shooter. (Source: NYPD via News 12)An NYPD manhunt is underway for a man wanted in a shooting that took place in Gravesend last week. News 12 is reporting [http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/sketch-of-suspect-in-gravesend-shooting-released-1.6118944] that the police released a sketch of the suspect (pictured above) who is
Cash For Guns
The 70th Precinct sends word that the Cash for Guns program is coming to our area on Saturday, August 10, from 10am to 4pm at Saint Paul’s Church [http://www.stpaulsflatbush.org/], 157 Saint Paul’s Place at Church Ave. Anyone can turn in a gun in exchange for
2nd amendment
Source: Silvercore Training / FlickrBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: What we have in Congress — to paraphrase the iconic line from “Cool Hand Luke” — is a failure to legislate. That was quite evident last week after the Senate failed to expand existing gun laws without infringing on the Second Amendment. On top
breaking
Source: Google MapsWe’re still trying to figure out what’s going on, but a neighbor tells us there’s major police activity on Highlawn Avenue between West 8th Street and West 9th Street. The neighbor first stumbled across the action around 3:45 p.m., with streets taped off
Opinion
A Bushmaster AR-15, one of the three firearms the Newtown killer used to ambush his defenseless victims. Source: barryt83 / FlickrBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: When I wrote my first column about gun violence in the wake of the fatal Columbine shootings years ago, I knew it wouldn’t be the
alisa volpe
Source: Sidious1701 via Wikimedia CommonsA gun bust in Gravesend netted officers loaded firearms, drugs and a 3-foot-long alligator. The raid occurred in Michael, 32, and Alisa Volpe’s, 25, apartment at about 5:30 a.m. Police found the alligator in a cage, according to the New York Daily News
attempted theft
Here’s the most recent CompStat report from the 70th Precinct, which covers the week of 6/11-6/17/12, and below are some reports from neighbors about recent attempted crimes: • A thief tried to steal a woman’s iPhone in the early evening of Friday, June 22 on East