bath beach
WEST BROOKLYN – Councilmember Justin Brannan (D-43) announced yesterday that New York’s neighborhood policing would start this year in West Brooklyn communities, covering the 62nd and 68th precincts. The 68th Precinct covers Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights, while the 62nd Precinct covers Bath Beach and Bensonhurst. Additional officers will be
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Photo via Brooklyn Prospect Charter SchoolWINDSOR TERRACE – Just 90 minutes after the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 people dead [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-respond-shooting-parkland-florida-high-school-n848101] , two teenage boys went to social media, threatening a shooting at Brooklyn Prospect Charter School. [https://www.brooklynprospect.org/] “Don’
Bushwick
BUSHWICK – Yesterday, an NYPD cop was arraigned on a 14-count indictment for a gunpoint robbery outside a Bushwick nightclub. Officer Anthony Delacruz, 34, allegedly pistol-whipped and forced his victim to strip after robbing the man of cash, jewelry and a cell phone in May 2016. According to the investigation, at
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An aerial view of NYCHA’s Sheepshead/Nostrand houses, where the drug ring operated (Screenshot via Google Maps)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – After a 16-month investigation into drug dealing in NYCHA’s Sheepshead and Nostrand Houses, the Department of Investigations announced 18 arrests—including 3 NYCHA employees—last Friday in a release
bath beach
The 62nd Precinct – covering Bath Beach, Bensonhurst, and Mapleton – has been in the spotlight this week after a New York Post exposé [https://nypost.com/2018/01/10/nypd-boss-created-illegal-smoking-lounge-at-station-house/] exposed officers had been illegally using a precinct garage as a converted smoking lounge. The Post obtained photos of the garage
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK – A woman who was raped in Prospect Park in 1994 and then called a liar by a newspaper columnist finally has closure now that police have cracked the case. On April 26, 1994, the 27-year-old victim was walking home through Prospect Park when she was dragged into the
Central Brooklyn
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)FLATBUSH – The body of a 40-year-old Brooklyn woman was discovered by police in a Flatbush parking lot just before the new year. After notifying the woman’s family, police released her identity as Denise Moses of Flatbush. Moses lived on Ocean Avenue, a few blocks north from
Bed Stuy
BED-STUY – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the below photo and surveillance video in connection to a robbery that occurred in a Burger King last month. Via NYPDAt approximately 10am on Monday, December 4, police say the suspect approached an 84-year-old man
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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – A 51-year-old Muslim woman dressed in a hijab was attacked by three pre-teen girls at a Panera Bread on Tuesday, December 26, according to police. Panera Bread, 345 Adams Street via Google MapsThe incident occurred at approximately 5:10pm at the Panera Bread located at 345 Adams Street,
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Tonie and Barry Wells (Via Facebook)CROWN HEIGHTS – New developments in yesterday’s death of 22-year old Tonie Wells [/wednesday-crime-blotter-fatal-collision-brownsville-young-mom-found-dead-crown-heights-home/] have led to the suspension of two NYPD officers and the arrest of the deceased’s husband, Barry Wells. Two police officers were suspended yesterday after allegedly ignoring a 911
brownsville
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)BROWNSVILLE – Police responded to a call early this morning regarding a vehicle collision near the intersection of Rockaway Avenue and Linden Boulevard. Police arrived to the scene shortly after 4am on Wednesday, December 27 where they discovered a 58-year-old driver, Oladele Adaramola, unconscious and unresponsive with trauma
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(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)CROWN HEIGHTS – The NYPD has released photos of two men investigators are searching for in connection to the shooting death [/crown-heights-man-killed-in-saturday-shooting/] of a 32-year-old man last Saturday in Crown Heights. Officers discovered John Barnes at approximately 1:40am on December 16 in the vicinity of St. Johns