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A Bystander Shot to Death After Intervening in Brownsville Salon Arrest

BROWNSVILLE — On Friday, October 25, around 5.40 p.m. a male was shot six times while interfering with an arrest and bashing a cop with a chair in the head in a Brownsville nail salon. A disorderly individual, 26-year-old Dewayne Hawkes, was caught urinating in the middle of a

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Police Hunt for Suspect After Rape in Brownsville Park

BROWNSVILLE – Police are searching for the man who raped a 20-year-old woman in a Brownsville park over the weekend. Around 2:20 am on Saturday, December 1, the victim was near the intersection of Herzel Street and Dumont Avenue at Betsy Head Park when she was approached by the suspect,

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Friday Crime Blotter: Attempted Rape in Williamsburg, Robbery by a Gang of Teens & More

WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for a suspect after an attempted rape late at night in Williamsburg this week. The attack took place at 2:15 am on Thursday, October 4, said police, in the area of Richardson and Kingsland Streets. Approaching a 27-year-old woman from behind, the attacker pushed her

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Wednesday Crime Blotter: Robbed for Sneakers in Sheepshead Bay, An Unprovoked Attack in a Williamsburg Bar & More

BROWNSVILLE – A 14-year-old suspect has been identified in the tragic shooting death of 16-year-old Timothy Oyebola in Brownsville in late September. Just before 4:00 pm on Friday, September 22, police arrived at the scene of a man shot near Chester and Sutter Avenues to find 16-year old Timothy Oyebola

Bay Ridge

MTA Bus Strikes Building & Two Fatal Crashes Over Weekend

BED-STUY – Last Friday, an MTA bus crashed into a residential building in Bed-Stuy as the driver was turning to avoid construction at Ralph Avenue and St. Marks. The crash took place around 10:15 am. The B54 bus was empty at the time of the collision, but police reported that

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Man Dies Days After Fight Outside Brownsville Bodega

BROWNSVILLE – After a man died in the hospital following an assault in Brownsville, police are asking for the public’s help in identifying those responsible. On Tuesday, August 21, police responded to a call of a man assaulted outside of the Mucho Loco Deli Grocery at 441 Sutter Avenue, at

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Two More Teens Slain in Violent Summer Weekend

After last week’s tragic shooting of a 16-year old by a fellow teenager in Bed-Stuy, violence over the weekend claimed the lives of two more Brooklynites under the age of majority. First, just after 6:00 am on Saturday, July 14, three young men in Brownsville were involved in

Bed Stuy

Two Shot, One Dead Saturday in Shooting Outside Bushwick Poolhall

The shooting happened around 3:30 am outside Harvey’s, at 1639 Broadway (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – An early morning shooting outside a Bushwick pool hall left one man dead and sent another to the hospital on Saturday, police confirmed. The shooting happened around 3:30 am, outside of

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Motorcyclist Killed in Eastern Parkway Crash

Looking west on Eastern Parkway at Thomas Boyland Street, where a motorcyclist died over the weekend (Screenshot via Google Maps)BROWNSVILLE – A motorcyclist was killed late Friday night after hitting a merging car on Eastern Parkway in Brownsville, police confirmed. Around 10:45 pm on Friday, May 18, police responded

Bed Stuy

Man Shot and Killed in Bed-Stuy This Weekend

The 600-block of Decatur Street, where a man was shot Saturday morning (Screenshot via Google Maps)BED-STUY – A man was shot and killed early Saturday morning in Bed-Stuy, police confirmed. Officers responded to a call of a man shot near 681 Decatur Street, between Saratoga Avenue and Thomas Boyland Street

brownsville

Multiple Murders Mark the First Weekend of May

Along with the shooting death and subsequent arrest of a suspect in Boreum Hill over the weekend, three more tragic murders took place in the first full weekend of May, scattered across the borough. Looking up at 1655 Flatbush, where Troy Jones was found murdered over the weekend (Screenshot via

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Drive-By Shooting Kills 1, Injures 4 in Brownsville

Outside 333 Bristol Street, near where last night’s shooting took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BROWNSVILLE – A drive-by shooting last night killed one man and sent four more to the hospital, one in critical condition, police confirmed. Police said the incident took place just before midnight outside 333 Bristol

Bay Ridge

Weekend Crime Blotter: Arrests Made in Multiple Murders, A Subway Punch-Up & More

Photo via Wikimedia CommonsBUSHWICK – Police have released surveillance video that shows a man wanted for question in connection with the stabbing death of 46-year old James Otis in Bushwick last week. The former MTA bus driver, who used a wheelchair, was stabbed and killed in his home on Central Avenue

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Weekend Crime Blotter: Rape in Canarsie, Police DWI in Marine Park & More

CANARSIE – Police are on the lookout for the armed man who raped a 12-year old girl in Canarsie earlier this month. The suspect, armed with a knife, entered a home near Farragut Road and Remsen Avenue around 7:30 am on Monday, March 5, hiding behind a shower curtain in

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4 Dead, Including 1-Year Old, In Brownsville Quadruple Murder

The Riverdale Towers on Thatford Avenue in Brownsville, where the quadruple murder took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BROWNSVILLE – Four people are dead—including a 1-year old child—shot to death early this morning in a tragic quadruple murder that occurred in a Brownsville apartment, confirmed police. Around 5:00

Central Brooklyn

Weekend Crime Blotter: Sheepshead Bay Bicycle Thieves, A 99¢ Store Robber & More

Photo via Wikimedia CommonsSHEEPSHEAD BAY – Police are looking for two teenage bicycle thieves who robbed a 13-year old of his wheels in Sheepshead Bay over the weekend. Around 3:30 pm on Saturday, March 10, the two suspects approached the victim from behind, pushing him from the bicycle he was

Bed Stuy

Police Search for Suspect in Violent Bed-Stuy Rape

The rear of 33 Saratoga, near where the violent attack took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BED-STUY – Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a rape that took place in Bed-Stuy this Monday, March 5. The attack took place around 3:

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Canarsie Man Found Dead Behind Bed-Stuy Senior Center

The senior center at 930 Halsey Street, where the body was found this morning (Screenshot via Google Maps)UPDATE (2/6/18): The deceased has been identified by NYPD as 40-year old John McGuigan, of East 82nd Street in Canarsie. BED-STUY – This morning, NYPD received a 10:37 am call

Bensonhurst

Friday Crime Blotter: Strong-Arm Robberies in Sheepshead Bay, A Nearly Stolen Coat in Bensonhurst & More

Photo via Wikimedia CommonsBENSONHURST – Police are looking for the man who violently attempted to rob a 16-year old for his coat at gunpoint last Tuesday in Bensonhurst. The 16-year old male victim was walking on 61st Street between 18th and 19th Avenues when the suspect approached him from behind, around

brownsville

Corner Store Crime Spree From Gun-Toting Stick-Up Crew

The Santa Grocery, robbed twice in the same crime spree (Screenshot via Google Maps)Police are looking for two suspects in a pattern of gunpoint robberies throughout Brownsville, East New York and Bushwick that occurred in the first week of the new year. On Wednesday, January 3, the duo entered

Bed Stuy

Few Details in Early Morning Murder in Bed-Stuy

The 600 block of Bainbridge Street, where the homicide took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BED-STUY – Police responded to a 911 call of shots fired in Bed-Stuy around 5:30 am, arriving to the scene of a homicide. At 601 Bainbridge Street, on the morning of Thursday, December 7, officers

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Police Searching for Suspect Behind Morning Beatdown in Brownsville

BROWNSVILLE – Police are searching for a suspect behind an early morning assault in Brownsville earlier this month. Just after 8:00 am on Wednesday, November 8th, an unidentified male approached his 28-year old victim, who was walking near St. John’s Place and Eastern Parkway, punching the man multiple times

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[UPDATE] Across Brooklyn, NYPD Seeks Four Missing Persons

The NYPD is asking for help with five different missing persons cases in Brooklyn. Prospect Heights UPDATE: Valerio Zollo has been found and is safe at home. Flatbush Ditmas Park Briana Carter, age 14, missing in Flatbush Ditmas Park (Photo via DCPI)Briana Carter, 14, has been missing since Thursday,

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Missing Person: Brownsville

Jacob Aristomene, missing from his Brownsville residence since 10/18 (Photo via DCPI)BROWNSVILLE – The New York City Police department is asking for help locating 29-year old Jacob Aristomene, missing since Wednesday, October 18. Aristomene was last seen around 3:00 pm at his home on the 1800 block of

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[UPDATE] Police Search for Teen in Brownsville Hotel Robbery

[UPDATED: September 12, 2017 at 11am] The NYPD has announced that following an ongoing investigation, 19-year-old Brownsville resident, Zeandre Orr, has been arrested and charged with robbery in connection to this incident. Orr lives steps away from the Howard Johnson hotel that was robbed. BROWNSVILLE – Police are looking for a