Bensonhurst
Photo via Owl’s Head Park Volunteers Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/owlsheadvolunteers/].NYPD officers from the 68th Precinct report they discovered an unidentified woman in her twenties, unconscious and unresponsive with trauma to her head, on Thursday morning in Owl’s Head Park. Police said they responded at
Police & Fire
Image via Google Maps.The week of April 19-25, the 72nd Precinct received reports of two robberies, two assaults, two grand larcenies, one auto theft, one car crash, one DWI, one forgery, one case of aggravated harassment, and one dead body. The following is a list detailing a few of
Police & Fire
The week of April 12-18, the 72nd Precinct received reports of six grand larcenies, one robbery, one burglary, one report of criminal mischief, and one report each of criminal possession of a weapon and of a controlled substance. The following is a list detailing a few of the more unique
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Image via NYPD.This fourth week of July (July 20-26) looked more like the second week (July 6-12) [/blog/2015/07/21/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-a-rise-in-shootings-and-a-fall-in-larcenies-and-assaults/] in terms of more shootings and fewer larcenies (both petit and grand). Compared to the third week (July 13 to 19) [/blog/2015/07/28/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-a-rise-in-petit-larcenies-and-misdemeanor-assaults/] , there
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Image via NYPD.Crime fell across the board this week compared to last week’s spike [/blog/2015/05/12/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-increases-in-most-major-categories/] in all major categories: rape went from 1 to 0, robbery from 4 to 3, felony assault from 6 to 5, burglary from 4 to 1, grand larceny from
88th precinct
Image via the NYPD [www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/home/home.shtml].Between last week [/blog/2015/03/31/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-slight-increases-almost-every-category/] and this week, the numbers of reported robberies, transit crimes and housing crimes all stayed the same. Meanwhile, decreases were seen in burglaries (from 1 to 0) and misdemeanor
crime statistics
This week saw an increase in overall crime (20) compared to the previous week [/blog/2015/01/21/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-january-5-11/] (20), as well as an increase in rapes (one more), robbery (from 5 to 9), burglary (from 2 to 4), and auto thefts (from 0 to 1). There was also a
felonies
The 66th Precinct’s weekly CompStat report again shows a preponderance of grand larcenies, up 44.8% in the past 28 days; up 33.3% in the past seven. Fortunately, only one of those occurred in Kensington. For the moment, all the 0ther categories are trending down. Maybe crime takes
Police & Fire
A look at recent crimes reported in our area include a number of robberies where thieves got away with cell phones, several home break-ins, and more. In addition, though there were no incidents reported in this roundup, the NYPD is warning people to watch out for ATM skimming devices — the
66th precinct
Here’s the latest word on Kensington felonies, filed by a very busy cop at the 66th Precinct — we can’t thank her enough. These thefts occurred in Kensington’s two sectors, G and K. Sector G includes Beverley Rd to Ave F, and 37th Street to Coney Island Avenue;
grand larceny
Nothing but burglaries and a grand larceny from December 1-15 in Kensington, according to a bare-bones report from a 66th Precinct spokeswoman that covers sectors G (Beverley Road to Avenue F; 37th Street to Coney Island Avenue) and K (Caton Avenue to Beverley Road; 37th Street to Coney Island Avenue)
break ins
“Waking up to see all the stuff in your car dumped out and only the 10$ of change taken feels weird,” a neighbor reported on Twitter [https://twitter.com/maurilax/status/394790303263371264] this morning, noting that the car had been parked right outside of his apartment on St Johns Place
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According to the latest CompStat report, the most prevalent crimes in the 70th Precinct at the end of July and first few days of August included petit larceny, grand larceny, and misdemeanor assault, which saw increases of 76.5%, 57.1% and 133.3% since the same week last year.
61 precinct anti-crime
We saw this Waldbaum’s shopping cart, under lock and key, behind the fence of the Ocean Avenue Belt Parkway bridge. At first we felt sorry for it, thinking “such a sad and lonely existence locked up behind that gate in solitary confinement” — until we remembered a news item [http: