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Central Brooklyn

Party Boat Brawl Leads to Car Chase, Crash and Police-Involved Shooting

A damaged vehicle at the site of the crash and police-involved shooting on Friday, May 25 (Via NYC 911 News LLC)SUNSET PARK/KENSINGTON – After a party boat dispute turned into a brawl at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, a police pursuit tore across Brooklyn this weekend, ending in a crash

Central Brooklyn

Police Shoot and Kill Unarmed Black Man, Saheed Vassell, In Crown Heights

A photo of Saheed Vassell, who was shot and killed by the NYPD yesterday afternoon (Via Facebook)CROWN HEIGHTS – Yesterday afternoon, NYPD officers shot and killed Saheed Vassell, a Crown Heights man thought to be brandishing a gun. He was holding a metal pipe. According to NYPD Police Chief Terence

Central Brooklyn

Police Shoot Man Brandishing a BB Gun in East Flatbush

The wounded suspect was apprehended at 189 East Flatbush (Screenshot via Google Maps)EAST FLATBUSH – Police shot a man brandishing a weapon in the leg last night—only to find he was holding a BB gun. Just after 10:00 pm on Thursday, October 12, police responded to a call

police shooting

Following Cop’s Death, Golden Introduces Bill To Keep Career Criminals Off The Streets

State Senator Martin Golden. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Following the fatal shooting of an NYPD officer last month, Senator Martin Golden has introduced legislation that would prevent repeat criminal offenders from receiving drug treatment instead of jail time, the Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-lawmaker-introduces-officer-randolph-holder-law-article-1.2427780]

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Tonight: Prayer Vigil At 61st Precinct For Officer Shot And Killed In East Harlem

Officer Randolph Holder. (Photo provided by the NYPD)The death of Officer Randolph Holder, who was shot and killed last week pursuing a gunman in East Harlem, once again reminds New Yorkers of the perils faced by law enforcement. Holder is the fourth police officer killed on duty in the

Arthur Whaley

Police Release Photo Of Man Shot By 70th Precinct Sergeant After Suspect Allegedly Pulled Knife On Him

Arthur Whaley. Photo courtesy the NYPDPolice have released the photo of the man who they said was shot by an undercover 70th Precinct sergeant [/blog/crime/70th-precinct-sergeant-fires-shot-at-suspect-who-pulled-a-knife-on-him-cops-looking-for-two-suspects-nypd] after he allegedly pulled a knife on him when the policeman confronted him for being involved in stripping a car on E. 19th

police shooting

Indictment Of Chinese American Cop Sparks Outcry, Divides Communities

The Pink Houses (Source: New York District Attorney’s Office)The recent indictment [/rookie-cop-indicted-akai-gurley-slaying-bensonhurst/] of a Chinese American officer from Bensonhurst in the death of Akai Gurley weighed on the minds of many during this year’s Lunar New Year celebrations. While the charges brought against Officer Peter Liang hit

820 Ocean Prakway

Medical Examiner: Police Bullet Killed Rafael Laureano, The Midwood Gym Owner Who Tried To Save His Girlfriend From Knife-Wielding Attacker

Rafael Laureano, 51, who owned Spartan Health Club [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Spartan-Health-Club/116107118416641] (1166 Coney Island Avenue), died when he was hit by a bullet from police officers who were firing at a knife-wielding man who had attacked Laureano and his girlfriend [/blog/crime/police-shoot-and-kill-47-year-old-man-wielding-a-knife-at-ocean-parkway-apartment] at an Ocean