Central Brooklyn
The basement of a residential building in Borough Park caught fire on Thursday, June 1 at 2:20am, leaving three people (two children) trapped, until two Probationary Firefighters went in and saved them. Two rookie firefighters Dominic DiBiase (left) and Christopher Rossi (right) rescued an adult and two children. (Photo:
Downtown Brooklyn
More violence on the subways. On Saturday, May 20, a woman riding the Q train was beaten unconscious by a crazed homophobe, the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/anti-lgbt-bigot-turns-q-train-ride-nightmare-couple-article-1.3193042] reports. At approximately 7:30pm, a 24-year-old woman and her girlfriend were sitting on a
North Western Brooklyn
Almeater Harrison, Photo via NYPDThe NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 84-year-old Brooklyn Heights resident, Almeater Harrison, who was reported missing yesterday. Harrison was last seen on the corner of Court and Joralemon Streets on Thursday, June 1, at approximately 5pm, police say. She is described
east flatbush
The NYPD needs help looking for two unidentified men, one of whom impersonated a police officer. They approached a 34-year-old man while waving a firearm in the vicinity of Farragut Road and Ralph Avenue on Sunday, May 14 around 4:40pm. According to the police, the victim struggled to grab
Central Brooklyn
1380 Dahill Road via Google MapsThe NYPD released today the identity of a man whose body they discovered on Tuesday in his Mapleton home. At about noon on May 30, police responded to a call regarding an unconscious male at 1380 Dahill Road. When they arrived, police say they found
Business
1123 Flatbush Avenue, via Google Street View in 2013Owen Larman, 44, of Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, was sentenced today to the maximum of 7 ½ to 15 years in prison by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Guy Mangano. The jury convicted him earlier this month of second-degree grand larceny, third-degree bribery, 11 counts of
Central Brooklyn
The NYPD are looking for the two male suspects seen in the above surveillance video footage in connection with a recent robbery at an AT&T store. At approximately 11am on Wednesday, April 26, the two suspects entered the store located at 1110 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. The
News
Gowanus Houses (image via Google Maps)U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis sentenced [https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/brooklyn-bloods-gang-enforcer-sentenced-30-years-prison-narcotics-trafficking] 31-year-old Shondell Walker (aka “M-Dot”) to 30 years in prison on Tuesday, May 30. Walker is a member of the Murderous Maddawg Bloods gang that is based at the
News
Photo via NYPDPolice are searching for the man in the above photo in connection with a homicide that occurred in Coney Island on Friday night. At approximately 11:15pm on May 26, police responded to a call regarding a shooting in front of 3708 West 36th Street where they found
Police & Fire
Images via NYPDPolice are searching for the man in the above photos in connection to an assault that occurred on 4th Avenue in Sunset Park early Saturday morning. At approximately 4am on May 27, a 22-year-old woman got into an argument with an unidentified male in front of 1004 4th
News
Image via Google MapsThe NYPD is investigating the death of a man found in Prospect Park over the weekend. On Sunday, May 28, at approximately 2:20pm, police say they discovered the body of a deceased, approximately 60-year-old, black male lying face-up inside a small tent. Police responded to the
Police & Fire
Updated May 30, 2017: Police are still searching for the perpetrator in these incidents. Help cops catch a suspect connected with five unwanted groping incidents near the Avenue U stop on the Q train, dating back to December. The suspect grabbed the buttocks of a 27-year-old woman at 4am on