Ken Thompson

Oct
10
Brooklyn’s First African American District Attorney Dies Of Cancer

Brooklyn’s First African American District Attorney Dies Of Cancer

Photo Credit: Flickr/Medical JaneBrooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson died yesterday after what his family described as a “hard fought
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Sep
30
Conviction Reached In Brighton Beach Murder Case

Conviction Reached In Brighton Beach Murder Case

Brooklyn Supreme Court. Photo by Ron Coleman.Mikhail Chernyaev, 49, was convicted yesterday of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s lover in
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Sep
23
Hate Crime Trial Started For Barclays Center Assailant, Local Pol Says It’s A Test For DA

Hate Crime Trial Started For Barclays Center Assailant, Local Pol Says It’s A Test For DA

Schraeder (l) and Petlakh (r) Source: Social media, via Forward.The trial for Shawn Schraeder, who is accused of assaulting
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Sep
14

Creative Con Targeted At Elderly Asian Women In Sheepshead Bay, Says DA

Photo via DCPI.A 62 year-old Chinese immigrant woman was scammed out of $65,000 in cash and $20,000
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Aug
22

Former Basketball Star Sentenced 15 Years For Sheepshead Bay Shooting

Davontay Grace. Photo courtesy of the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office.Former Thomas Jefferson High School [https://www.tjhsst.edu/
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Jul
26
25 To Life For ‘Sex Money Murder’ Gangsters Who Ambushed & Killed Rival In Coney Island

25 To Life For ‘Sex Money Murder’ Gangsters Who Ambushed & Killed Rival In Coney Island

Photos via Brooklyn District Attorney’s OfficeTwo gangsters who lured a rival out of a Coney Island store [http://www.
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Jul
14
New Details Emerge In Indictment Of Driver Charged In Death Of Victoria Nicodemus

New Details Emerge In Indictment Of Driver Charged In Death Of Victoria Nicodemus

A scene from Victoria Nicodemus’ vigil. (Photo by Heather Chin/Fort Greene Focus.)Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced today
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Jun
29
Three Indicted In Carey Gabay Murder: ‘They Turned A Celebration Into A Killing Field’

Three Indicted In Carey Gabay Murder: ‘They Turned A Celebration Into A Killing Field’

The defendants. (Courtesy Brooklyn District Attorney.)Three Brooklyn men who police allege were engaged in gang warfare have been indicted
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Jun
23
Local Police Officer Convicted Of Molesting Young Girl

Local Police Officer Convicted Of Molesting Young Girl

Photo: Dave Hosford [https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoredave/4400415668] / Flickr)An officer from Sheepshead Bay’s 61st Precinct was
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Jun
16
Flophouse Operator, Already Accused Of Medicaid Fraud, Charged With Illegally Evicting Tenants

Flophouse Operator, Already Accused Of Medicaid Fraud, Charged With Illegally Evicting Tenants

A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)Prosecutors filed additional charges Wednesday
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