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Junior High School on Lockdown During Alleged Kidnapping in East New York

Junior High School 292 Margaret S. Douglass was briefly placed on lockdown after an alleged kidnapping. Lloyd Mitchell/BklynerEAST NEW YORK — A young woman told emergency services she was being kidnapped at knifepoint just before 9 a.m. today in East New York. Officers from the 75th Precinct responded to

Bay Ridge

Friday Crime Blotter: Would-Be Kidnapper Arrested, A Senior Citizen Slammed to the Ground & More

Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] SUNSET PARK – Earlier this month, after a man attempted to abduct two different 10-year old boys [/wednesday-crime-blotter-11/] in Sunset and Borough Parks, police asked the public to help identify him. Now, they’

Central Brooklyn

Three Indicted for Kidnapping, Underage Prostitution in Crown Heights

Two men and a woman in Brooklyn could face life in prison for holding two 16-year old girls hostage and forcing them into prostitution, the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/kidnapper-trio-ran-underage-brothel-bk-apartment-prosecutors-article-1.3398147] reported last night. The girls were held, working as prostitutes, until one managed

Police & Fire

Sheepshead Pedophile Brought To Task

Robert Drach. Photo via District Attorney’s office.The family of the little girl he tried to kidnap has a lot to be thankful for this coming Thanksgiving. Robert Drach, 39, of Sheepshead Bay, was allegedly walking to his friend’s house on June 11, 2015, at around 7am, when

Bensonhurst

Help Cops Catch Man Who Grabbed 11-Year-Old On Her Way Home From School

Police are searching for a perp who grabbed a middle schooler by her backpack in Gravesend Wednesday. The 11-year-old female victim was walking home from school at around 2:50pm, when she was approached by a man who grabbed her shoulder and school bag near Highlawn Avenue and West 7th

Bensonhurst

Woman Arrested In Connection To Attempted Kidnapping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvnAYcF6j3g Police have informed us that a suspect has been taken into custody in relation to an attempted kidnapping [/video-attempted-kidnapper-released/#.V1NOY5MrLsE] that occurred on 80th Street in Bensonhurst last week. Shao Qing Li, 51, of Bensonhurst, has been arrested and charged with acting in

Bensonhurst

Video Of Woman Who Tried To Snatch Toddler Released [Video]

https://youtu.be/nvnAYcF6j3g Police have release surveillance footage of the woman who allegedly tried to snatch a toddler [/woman-sought-trying-abduct-toddler-80th-street/#.V07lH5MrLiw] in Bensonhurst over the weekend. The suspect approached a 2-year-old girl who was playing outside with a neighbor’s dog near 80th Street and`16th Avenue on Saturday, May

Central Brooklyn

Girl Evades Kidnapping Attempt Near PS 399 In Flatbush

P.S. 399 at 2707 Albemarle Road (Photo: Google Maps)An 11-year-old girl was able to thwart an attempted kidnapping at a bus stop late Thursday afternoon in Flatbush. At 5:40pm yesterday, a gray van pulled up in front of the girl as she was waiting for the bus

Central Brooklyn

Multiple Carjackings In The Area; Assembly Member Dov Hikind Urges Community To Remain Alert

A carjacking took place near East 8th Street and 18th Avenue on December 31 around 7pm, according to police. A man impersonating a police officer stopped a car on East 8th Street and proceeded to tell the driver to get out of the blue minivan and kneel in front of

Alex Anselmo

Clinton Hill Man To Serve 75 Years To Life For Kidnap, Torture, And Rape Of Ex-Girlfriend

It’s about as close to “lock him up and throw away the key” as we can get. Photo via NYPD.Clinton Hill resident Alex Anselmo, 31, of 71 Greene Avenue, was convicted two weeks ago [/blog/2015/09/16/clinton-hill-man-convicted-of-kidnapping-rape-and-torture-of-ex-girlfriend/] on 17 counts of “first-degree kidnapping, first-degree rape, first-degree

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Four Clinton Hill Residents Face 32 Counts Of Kidnapping, Rape And Attempted Prostitution of 13-Year-Old Girls

Photo by inatashko [http://mrg.bz/2dHPHF].Up to 25 years in prison — that’s the amount of jail time faced by each of the four defendants from Clinton Hill if convicted of just one (the top count) of the 32 counts of kidnapping, rape, promoting prostitution, unlawful imprisonment, and

fbi

FBI Warns Of Virtual Kidnapping Scam Targeting New Yorkers

The FBI and NYPD are alerting the public [http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2015/virtual-kidnapping-scam-on-the-rise-in-new-york-city#disablemobile] to a frightening new phone scam targeting New York City residents. Con artists dial seemingly random phone numbers, claim to have kidnapped a family member, and demand money be wired immediately in exchange

Borough Park Shomrim

Police: Woman Abducted Two Children In Borough Park

A woman is accused of snatching two young children from the backyard of a Borough Park home, setting off a two-hour search and rekindling memories of the tragic Leiby Kletzky abduction and murder [http://nypost.com/2014/04/27/woman-abducts-two-children-from-brooklyn-yard/]. Jewish Politics and News Updates [http://jpupdates.com/2014/04/

Charles Hynes

Tommaso Dilillo Sentenced To 32 Years For Sexual Abuse Of 4-Year-Old Girl From Borough Park

Source: .v1ctor Casale./FlickrA judge today threw the book at Tommaso Dilillo, a 35-year-old man found guilty of kidnapping and sexually abusing of a 4-year-old girl from Borough Park in 2007, District Attorney Charles Hynes announced. Dilillo was convicted on November 12 of kidnapping in the second degree and sexual

east 18th st

BREAKING: Police In Pursuit Of Possible Kidnapper On Neck Road

Police are responding to Gravesend Neck Road and East 18th Street, pursuing a possible kidnapper and accomplice. The call came over police scanners at approximately 12:30 p.m. today. The call indicated that a man wearing all black was running down Gravesend Neck Road with a baby in his