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Staying Warm in Style: Over $25,000 Worth of Luxury Brand Winter Coats Stolen in Southern Brooklyn

Sport Tech store at 3115 Coney Island Avenue. Courtesy of Google Maps.BRIGHTON BEACH/SHEEPSHEAD BAY — Two Southern Brooklyn retail stores were repeatedly robbed of a particular luxury brand winter coats. One of the incidents happened on Sunday, October 20, around 5 p.m., when a group of 10 individuals

Coney Island

Man Found Dead Under Boardwalk – Gate Underneath An Ongoing Issue

[UPDATED: Wednesday, August 7 at 2:15pm] The NYC Parks Department provided the following statement regarding the gate beneath the Coney Island Boardwalk: “Keeping the underside of the boardwalk safe and secure is a priority for us, but in this instance, the fencing was illegally breached. We conduct weekly inspections

Central Brooklyn

Friday Crime Blotter: Screwdriver Subway Stabbing, 2 Burglary Sprees, A Missing Person & More

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – Police are searching for a man involved in a robbery on a 2 Train yesterday. On Thursday, January 10 at around 2 p.m., the suspect stabbed a sleeping man in the head and arm with a screwdriver onboard the northbound 2 subway at the Beverly

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Suspected Thief Hit and Killed by Train in Sheepshead Bay, Woman’s Body Found on Brighton Beach Shoreline

The tracks of the Sheepshead Bay station in southern Brooklyn. A suspected thief was struck by a train while evading authorities yesterday (Screenshot via Google Maps)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – A fleeing thief was struck by a Q train yesterday afternoon as he tried to evade pursuit, police said. Around 3:30

Bed Stuy

Teen Found Murdered on Rooftop in Bed-Stuy, Man Falls to Death From Rooftop in Gravesend

An 18-year-old was found murdered on the roof of a Brevoort Houses building yesterday (Screenshot via Google Maps)Two men are dead at housing developments on opposite ends of Brooklyn, police confirmed. One was murdered, the other apparently fell. BED-STUY – This morning, police announced that a teen found dead on

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Friday Crime Blotter: Double Trouble on the Q Train, New Info in Williamsburg Hate-Crime & More

(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with an assault and attempted robbery of a boy on the Q train earlier this week. The incident took place around 3:00 pm on Monday, November 26, on a southbound Q train headed from Sheepshead

Bay Ridge

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Senior Choked On Southbound Bus, Burglar Breaks into Seafood Spot & More

Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] SUNSET PARK – After a burglary at a Sunset Park seafood restaurant, police are looking to question a possible suspect seen on security footage. Police said that around 5:00 am on Thursday,

Coney Island

Man Killed After Jumping in Front of Q Train at Ocean Parkway Station

Police and firefighters responded to the suicide shortly after 9:00 am at the Ocean Parkway Q platform (Photo courtesy of Daniel Gold)CONEY ISLAND – A man was killed after jumping in front of a northbound Q train this morning at the Ocean Parkway Station, police confirmed. Eyewitnesses told NYPD

Coney Island

Pedestrian Killed, Driver Arrested in Coney Island Crash

Looking west on Surf Avenue from W 33rd Street, near where the fatal crash occurred (Screenshot via Google Maps)CONEY ISLAND – A pedestrian was killed on Surf Avenue just after midnight last night when he fell into traffic and was hit by an unlicensed driver, NYPD confirmed. The incident occurred

Bed Stuy

Friday Crime Blotter: Subway Surfer Arrested For Slashing, Suspects Sought For Firing Shots & More

Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] DOWNTOWN – The NYPD have arrested 22-year-old Isaiah Thompson of Clinton Hill in connection to a rush hour slashing at the Jay Street MetroTech A/C subway station last month. [/weekend-crime-blotter-19/] Via NYPDThe

Bed Stuy

Friday Crime Blotter: Another Racial Incident on a Bus, Robbery in Coney Island & More

Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] DOWNTOWN – Police are looking for a suspect that attacked a man on a Downtown bus while shouting a racial remark earlier this week. Just before 10:00 am on Monday, July 30,

Bed Stuy

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Deadbeat Cop Avoids Child Support Payments, A Bloody Beach Brawl on Coney Island & More

Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] DOWNTOWN – NYPD Officer Michael Martinez, 40, was arrested and charged on multiple accounts after allegedly misrepresenting his income to pay less in child support. An 11-year veteran of the force, Martinez shorted

brighton beach

Weekend Crime Blotter: Snatch-and-Grab on Brighton Beach Ave, A Cop Arrested for Assault & More

BRIGHTON BEACH – Police are looking for a group of teens wanted in a string of snatch-and-grab robberies along Brighton Beach Avenue. From April until June, the crew of robbers struck at least five times, usually around midday. They targeted the elderly, and mostly women, approaching from behind and grabbing wallets

Bay Ridge

Body Found Under Belt Parkway Overpass In Bay Ridge

An overpass on the Belt Parkway in Bay Ridge (Screenshot via Google Maps)BAY RIDGE – A dead body was found under a Belt Parkway overpass in Bay Ridge late Tuesday night, the NYPD has confirmed. Responding to a call of an unconscious person near Shore Road and Belt Parkway around

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Weekend Crime Blotter: A Bed-Stuy Bank Robbery, Subway Sex Assault Suspect Arrested & More

The Roosevelt Bank in Bed-Stuy was robbed over the weekend (Screenshot via Google Maps)BED-STUY – Armed with a note, a man robbed a Bed-Stuy bank over the weekend, and now police are looking for their suspect. The incident occurred around 1:30 pm on Saturday, May 5, when the man

Bed Stuy

Weekend Crime Blotter: Broad Daylight Shooting in Ditmas Park, Bed-Stuy Box Cutter Robbery, City Employees Rack Up DWIs & More

BUSHWICK – At 2:21 am on Sunday, April 29, off-duty NYPD officer Miguel Martinez, 38, was arrested and charged with DWI, driving the wrong way and refusing to take a breathalyzer test. CROWN HEIGHTS – At 3:45 am on Saturday, April 28, NYC Corrections officer James Laraque, 35, was charged

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Wednesday Crime Blotter: Shot in the Back in Williamsburg, Jumped in a Gravesend Lobby & More

WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for the suspect who crept up and shot a man in the back earlier this week. The sneak attack came in the early hours of Monday, April 9, around 1:45 am. The suspect approached his 18-year old victim in the area near Humboldt Street and

Bushwick

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Ugly Scene in a Beauty Shop, Fashion Smash-and-Grab & More

An angry customer threatened employees with a handgun at a Bushwick beauty store over the weekend (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – After a disgruntled customer pulled a gun in a Broadway beauty supply store this weekend, police are asking for help in figuring out who he is. On Sunday, March

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Friday Crime Blotter: Coward Arrested in Canarsie, A Stabbing in Flatbush & More

BUSHWICK – Police are looking for the man who robbed a cab driver at gunpoint in Bushwick earlier this week. On Sunday, March 11, the suspect entered a taxi in front of the Big M Deli at Broadway and Granite, near Thomas Boyland park, said police. The 47-year old driver transported

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Wednesday Crime Blotter: Violent Video-Gamer, Southside Package Thief & More

The video game store on 57th Street in Sunset Park, where a robbery took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for a package thief that struck a southside Williamsburg residence over the weekend. Just before 5:30 am on Saturday, March 10th, the suspect entered the building

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Wednesday Crime Blotter: Attempted Bank Robbery, Off-Duty Cop Charged With Assault and More

The Bank of America at Knickerbocker and Stanhope in Bushwick (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – Police are looking for the man tried his best to rob a bank on Knickerbocker Avenue at Stanhope Street yesterday. On Tuesday, February 20, police said the man entered the Bank of America at 386

Bed Stuy

4 Deaths in Tragic Brooklyn Weekend

Over the weekend, even as Brooklynites celebrated Chinese New Year and took off work for President’s day, a series of deaths struck across the borough as the tragic long weekend claimed at least four lives. A man was found dead in the passenger seat of a car in front

Bed Stuy

Weekend Crime Blotter: Gas Station Stick-Up, Robbery Patterns and More

The Shell station at Knapp Street and Avenue Y was robbed earlier this month (Screenshot via Google Maps)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police are looking for two men who robbed a gas station on Sunday, February 4. The two men hit the Shell Station at 2472 Knapp Street, at Avenue Y, around

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Credit Card Skimmer Found at Brighton Beach Bank

The Apple Bank where the credit card skimmer was installed, at 405 Brighton Beach Ave (Screenshot via DCPI)BRIGHTON BEACH – Police are looking for two men who attempted to skim credit card numbers from a bank ATM in Brighton Beach last month. Early in the morning of Wednesday, November 15,

Coney Island

Man Wanted in Coney Island Baseball Bat Assault on Veterans Day

The early morning assault took place in front of 2869 W 15th Street in Coney Island (Screenshot via Google Maps)CONEY ISLAND – Police are looking for a man wanted for beating another man with a baseball bat in Coney Island in the early hours of Veteran’s Day. The assault