Central Brooklyn
An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasfano/4245678925/] / Flickr)The medical examiner has ruled that a Midwood man died last year from injuries sustained during a shooting at a Manhattan nightclub more than 36 years ago, police announced Tuesday. Anthony Defonte, 69, was found dead
Police & Fire
An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasfano/4245678925/] / Flickr)The medical examiner has ruled that a Midwood man died last year from injuries sustained during a shooting at a Manhattan nightclub more than 36 years ago, police announced Tuesday. Anthony Defonte, 69, was found dead
News
Visitors posed for photographs with Sinterklaas at the Lott House’s tree lighting ceremony. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in
Central Brooklyn
Windsor Terrace resident Billy Yee died in October from injuries sustained after being shot in 1982, according to the Medical Examiner’s office, and officials are considering whether to rule the incident a homicide. Police found Yee around 2am on June 14, 1982 on Sands Street under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Crime Stat
After the shooting early last Wednesday morning [/blog/crime/one-dead-after-shooting-on-east-19th-street-early-wednesday-morning] , which marks the 12th homicide of the year for the 70th Precinct [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_070.shtml], we were interested in understanding how this number compares to years past and the overall crime rate
bail
Hassan Razzaq. Photo via Free Hassan Razzaq [https://fundly.com/freehassanrazzaq]Family members, neighbors and friends are banding together to raise the money [https://fundly.com/freehassanrazzaq]that will be needed to post bail for Hassan Razzaq [/?s=hassan+razzaq], the 19-year-old Kensington resident who has been charged with killing
1663 ocean pkwy
Natik Nisimov (Source: Facebook)Police arrested Jefferey McCrae, 31, of Brighton Beach for the March murder of Gravesend resident and salon owner Natik Nisimov [/man-found-shot-dead-ocean-parkway/]. McCrae, who lives on Brighton 4th Terrace near Neptune Avenue, is charged with murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon three
70th Precinct Community Council
Deputy Inspector Richard DiBlasio, at podium, speaks at the 70th Precinct Community Council’s monthly meeting.“It’s been a hard week,” Deputy Inspector Richard DiBlasio said at the beginning of the 70th Precinct [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_070.shtml] Community Council’s meeting last
Brooklyn District Attorney
A 22-year-old man has been convicted of shooting and killing an unarmed stranger after an argument at a neighborhood deli in March 2013 [/blog/crime/28-year-old-man-shot-and-killed-on-east-23rd-street] and could spend the rest of his life in prison once he’s sentenced, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson said today. Justin Sarkodie, who
2007 surf ave
2007 Surf Avenue (Source: Google Maps)A man was found fatally shot in the head Saturday morning in a Coney Island building with a history of recent tragedies. Police responded to a 911 call at 8:45am of a person shot inside 2007 Surf Avenue [/tag/2007-surf-ave/], where they found
Avenue I
Months after a double shooting in Midwood left one dead and no arrests [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/01/double-shooting-in-midwood-leaves-one-dead/] , authorities are offering a $12,000 reward for information leading to an indictment. The quiet, peaceful stretch of East 16th Street near Avenue I erupted into violence [/blog/crime/one-man-killed-another-injured-after-e-16th-street-shooting]
homicide
A shooting early this morning left one man dead and another in critical condition, police say. Cops responded to a call of shots fired at E 16th Street and Avenue I at 4:17am, and upon arrival found one 23-year-old and one 24-year-old man, each with a single gunshot wound.