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
Central Brooklyn
A member of Borough Park’s Jewish community safety patrol is the latest to be implicated in the massive NYPD bribery scandal that recently snagged several South Brooklyn top cops. Alex “Shaya” Lichtenstein, 44, was arrested and slapped with bribery and conspiracy charges in connection with his efforts to pay
Kids & Family
Image via 72nd Precinct [https://twitter.com/NYPD72Pct/status/722113688241627136].It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Michael Moussa, a young teen who has worked with the 72nd Precinct’s NYPD Explorer Program, passed away this Sunday, April 17, after a fight with a thalassemia,
Bensonhurst
A member of Borough Park’s Jewish community safety patrol is the latest to be implicated in the massive NYPD bribery scandal that recently snagged several South Brooklyn top cops. Alex “Shaya” Lichtenstein, 44, was arrested and slapped with bribery and conspiracy charges in connection with his efforts to pay
Central Brooklyn
The intersection of Dahill and Albemarle Roads. (Photo: Google Maps)Van Break-In On Dahill Road Two thieves broke into a van parked on Dahill Road (at Albemarle Road) around 5am last Thursday, April 14. This is the second time thieves have broken into the van in the last 6 months,
Central Brooklyn
45 Kermit Place after a fire this morning. Photo: Sarah CreanNo residents were injured, and a single-family home remains structurally sound, after a two-alarm fire in Kensington this morning. Isabel Lam fled to safety as an early morning fire today destroyed much of the interior of her home at 45
Police & Fire
Image via NYPD.A 15-year-old girl was reportedly groped repeatedly by a man who first accosted her on the subway and then followed her onto the platform at the DeKalb Avenue N/R station on Wednesday, April 6, say police. The suspect is the man seen above in an image
Central Brooklyn
Photos: NYPDThe NYPD is seeking the public’s help in locating two area residents reported missing within the confines of the 70th Precinct. Sarah Dupre, a 22-year-old black woman living on Flatbush Avenue, was last seen leaving her home at 6pm on Saturday, April 16th. Dupre was wearing a green
fort greene
Image via NYPD.Two burglaries in twenty minutes at two Myrtle Avenue businesses — that’s the case that police at the 88th Precinct are trying to crack. At 4:20am on Sunday, April 10, three burglars broke into Five Spot Soul Food (459 Myrtle Avenue) through the side door and
Bensonhurst
Police are searching for a woman who was reported missing on Saturday, Mira Agraranov, 65, was last seen leaving her West 3rd Street apartment on April 16, at 1:30pm. She is approximately 5 feet tall, 125 pounds, and was last seen wearing a dark blue blouse, blue capri pants,
Police & Fire
Guo Ren Chen. (Photo provided by the NYPD)Police are searching for a missing 43-year-old man who was last seen Friday morning at his Sheepshead Bay home. Authorities say Guo Ren Chen has not been seen since he was spotted in front of his home on East 21st Street, near
fort greene
https://youtube.com/watch?v=3PKGP2996lM An unidentified gunman opened fire in a packed club and the NYPD is seeking help in identifying him. A man walked into the Social Butterly on 857 Atlantic Avenue at about 3:30 Saturday morning and shot twice at the ceiling before heading outside