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Friday Crime Blotter: Robberies & Arrests

WILLIAMSBURG – Cops are looking for two men that robbed a woman and struck her and another man in the face. On Wednesday, April 8 at around 3:45 p.m., two men approached a 44-year-old woman inside a PAYOMATIC on Graham Avenue near Boerum Street. One of the men displayed

brownsville

Crime Blotter: 70-year-old Woman’s Death Ruled to be a Homicide, Stolen iPhone and Deli Assault

EAST FLATBUSH/BROWNSVILLE — Seventy-year-old Queens resident Evelyn Lynch’s death was ruled a homicide yesterday. Lynch died on November 10 of last year after being attacked on the job at Brookdale Hospital six years ago. On February 7, 2014, 4:25 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of

brownsville

Crime Blotter: Stolen Purse, Stolen Backpack, and Unprovoked Assault

BROWNSVILLE — Friday, February 14, around 2:30 p.m., a 14-year-old boy met two men on the 5th floor of an apartment building at 414 Sutter Avenue after communicating on Facebook. One of the men took out a knife and they stole the victim’s backpack, iPhone, and $200 before

Bay Ridge

Crime Blotter: Broken Bottles, Broken Windows, and Boro Park Robberies

KENSINGTON/BOROUGH PARK — On Monday, January 20, around 10:20 p.m., a 17-year-old had arranged on Facebook Marketplace to sell a pair of sneakers to someone at the 18th Ave subway station, police said. The victim showed the buyer the shoes at the station, and the buyer suddenly ran

community

Two Men Rob a Teen and a 21-Year-Old in Crown Heights

CROWN HEIGHTS — Two men are suspected in two separate robberies that took place last week on the border of Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy. First, on Wednesday, December 11 at around 5:20 p.m., a 21-year-old young man was walking on Atlantic Avenue between Troy and Schenectady Avenues when two

Police & Fire

Weekend Crime Blotter: Hit-And-Run, Robbery Pattern Details

This is a wrap of all the criminal incidents that happened in our area over the weekend, as well as details from the police regarding past crimes. This weekend there was a fatal hit-an-run, and more details regarding a string of robberies that have been happening since August. Hit-and-run Brian

Police & Fire

Two Pharmacies And A Cigar Shop Are Victims In String Of Robberies In The 63rd Precinct

All photos screenshot from Google Maps. Collage made with PicMonkey.Police are looking for three individuals, described as three black males, about 18 years-old. Two of them are about 5′ 6″, and weigh about 130 pounds. They are sought after by the police in connection to three robberies that happened

Police & Fire

Police Searching For Suspect In Series Of Brighton Beach Robberies

The suspect during his series of burglaries. Photo via NYPD.Police are searching for a suspect in a series of five robberies that have taken place from July 23 through to August 16 all in the Brighton Beach area, according to police. The first incident occurred at 1901 Emmons Ave,

Central Brooklyn

Sentencing In Two Major East Flatbush Criminal Cases This Week

Block of 5600 Farragut Avenue, at East 57th Street, where William Smith was shot and killed in 1991. (Photo: Google Maps)After 25 years, a fatal shooting in East Flatbush may finally have been addressed. Derrick Lloyd, 55, was sentenced to 23 years to life in prison for shooting a

Bensonhurst

Crime Blotter: Car Break-Ins, Fire Escape Thieves & Hammer Assaults

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanHere’s our roundup of some of the crime reports that happened in and around Bensonhurst in the last two weeks, courtesy of the NYPD’s 62nd Precinct. * On March 4, at 11am, a 52-year-old man returning to his house on West 4th Street noticed the back

Bensonhurst

Crime Blotter: Daytime Break-Ins, Gunpoint Robberies, Foot Locker Thieves

Here’s our roundup of some of the crime reports that happened in and around Bensonhurst in the last two weeks, courtesy of the NYPD’s 62nd Precinct. * A daring thief broke in through back window of a home while the residents were still awake watching TV and their daughter

Central Brooklyn

Precinct Crime At Record Low, Cops Celebrate With Italian Sandwich Feast

Capt Kenneth Quick, 66 Precinct Commander, reviewing the meeting’s agenda with Council President Mark Katz, Treasurer Kazi Hossain, and Vice President Felix Burgos, Jr. (Photo by Jole Carliner/Kensington BK)The 66 Precinct Community Council held their last meeting of the year Thursday, December 19 at Community Board 12’

62nd precinct

Suspects In Bath Beach Deli Heist Wanted For Two More Stickups In Queens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo0ocU9PqjQ A duo wanted for a pair of deli holdups [/bandits-involved-in-bath-beach-heist-believed-to-have-committed-another-robbery-on-ocean-avenue/#.VjEELGSrTu0] in Bath Beach and Sheepshead Bay are still on the loose, and police believe they are responsible for two more store robberies in Queens in the last two months. A description of

robberies

Cops Release Image Of Teens Sought For Assaulting And Robbing A Man Near Borough Hall

Image via NYPD.A group of five black males in their mid to late teens are seen in surveillance images released by the NYPD in connection with two robberies committed in the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 5, in Lower Manhattan and in the Borough Hall train station in

4th Ave/9th Street

Police After Man In Alleged Assault & Robbery At Local Subway Station

The suspect. Photo courtesy the NYPDThe NYPD is asking for the public’s help tracking down a suspect who police said assaulted and robbed a 68-year-old man at the 4th Avenue/9th Street subway station around 5:45pm on Tuesday, May 15. Photo courtesy the NYPDAccording to police, the victim

72nd precinct

Cops Arrest Two Men Involved In Subway Shop Assault, Still After One Suspect

The gun recovered from the roof by police. Photo courtesy of the NYPD. An assault at a local Subway sandwich shop over the weekend resulted in a chase, a rooftop search for a gun, and two arrests — though police are still after one suspect. On Saturday, April 4 at about

Police & Fire

Sanitation Workers, Flatbush Shomrim & Simcha Felder Chase Down Coffee Thief

A shoplifter got more than he bargained for when he tried to jack several containers of instant coffee from the shelf of an Avenue J Supermarket. Samir Samedon’s crime, which took place at an Associated Supermarket (1413 Avenue J), prompted a wild chase involving three sanitation workers, a member

1163 50th st

Police Release Video Of Thieves Who Robbed Borough Park Office At Gunpoint

Police are asking for help in locating two suspects wanted for a daytime armed robbery a Borough Park office last week. The suspects entered Roth Roofing, located in the basement of an apartment building on 1163 50th Street, on November 3 at 4:20pm and robbed the business owner and

Cell Phones

Cops Hunt Teen Wanted For Stealing iPhone At Ocean Parkway Subway Station

Source: NYPDAn unidentified teen waited for the Q train to pull into the Ocean Parkway station, snatched an unsuspecting straphanger’s iPhone and bolted, according to police. The August 10 incident took place at approximately 10:50 a.m. Cops say the suspect waited on the platform until a southbound

east 12th st

Wanted: Purse-Snatcher Caught On Camera

From reader Kismet: > Around 11 AM today a young woman got her purse snatched on Homecrest Avenue between U and V, closer to V. He grabbed her purse then kicked her down on the ground. I saw him run and then she was running after him screaming that he stole

1973 86th st

BREAKING: Possible Robbery At Apple Bank On 86th Street

Apple Bank (Source: Google Maps)Police are looking for a suspect who passed a note demanding money to a bank teller at Apple Bank for Savings shortly after noon today, NYCityAlerts says. The bank is located at 1973 86th Street, adjacent to Starbucks. Cops have called a Level one response,

18th ave

Clerk Stabbed During Robbery Of Borough Park Liquor Store

The suspect was captured on surveillance video. (Source: Yeshiva World News)A 29-year-old clerk was stabbed multiple times by a man attempting to rob a Borough Park liquor store on New Years Eve. According to reports, a man entered Yossi’s Wine and Liquor Store on 18th Avenue and 57th

crime prevention

Crime Prevention Tips From The 61st Precinct

As part of the 61st Precinct’s pledge to increase communication [/crime-prevention-tips-from-the-nypds-61st-precinct/] with the community, the precinct has started sending out occasional crime prevention tip bulletins to local stakeholders. The tips focus on preventing common crimes that are trending in the neighborhood to keep residents and their property safe. Below

robberies

Cell Phone Stolen From Teen On Church Avenue This Afternoon

A young man, standing on Church Avenue off of East 2nd Street, told a 66th Precinct cop the details this afternoon: a man in his 20s grabbed his cell phone, threatened him, and then ran off. One squad car took young man and his friend to report crime, the second

robberies

Help Police Find Violent Church Avenue Subway Robber

The 70th Precinct is seeking the public’s help in identifying a robber who punched a 16-year-old woman multiple times in the face and stole her necklace at 9:45am this past Friday, May 26 inside the Church Ave. B/Q subway station. The suspect is described as a black