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Thief steals $1.5M of jewelry from Downtown Brooklyn Macy’s, drops it all while fleeing

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Feb. 12, 2025 By Dean Moses & Brooklyn Paper Detectives are on the hunt for the daring masked thief who almost got away with more than a million dollars in jewelry stolen from a soon-to-be closed Macy’s store.  According to police, the crook — while disguising himself as a security guard — got into…

Cops renew plea to identify suspects behind anti-Palestinian attack on couple

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Nov. 18, 2024 By Adam Daly The New York City Police Department is renewing its appeal for public assistance in identifying a group of suspects accused of assaulting a couple during an alleged anti-Palestinian attack in Fort Greene last month. The incident, which is being investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force, occurred…

Brooklyn residents targeted in youth basketball donation scam: NYPD

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Nov. 15, 2024 By Adam Daly Generous Brooklynites, beware! A recent scam has targeted people in Downtown Brooklyn, with victims losing thousands of dollars to fraudsters posing as youth basketball fundraisers. The NYPD said four women lost nearly $7,000 in just one week after scammers approached them for donations to alleged youth basketball teams.…

NY Liberty star Breanna Stewart faces homophobic threat during WNBA finals

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Oct. 18, 2024 By Matt Tracy The New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx are in the thick of the WNBA finals, drawing the best WNBA TV ratings in a whopping 23 years. But basketball was the last thing on the minds of Liberty star Breanna Stewart and her wife, Marta Xargay Casademont, when they…

Dog-gone! Brooklyn Heights vendor’s $40K hot dog cart vanishes

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Aug. 16, 2024 By Adam Daly A Brooklyn Heights hot dog vender had his $40,000 cart stolen earlier this month. The 55-year-old vendor told police he left his cart unattended after 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 4 by 51 Henry St. after arranging for his employee to pick up the cart for him. However, the…

Young bandits strike twice: Group of teens wanted for Brooklyn robbery spree

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Jul. 19, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Police are asking for help identifying five male suspects — all said to be between the ages of 14 to 16 years old — who are wanted in connection with a robbery spree and the alleged assaults of victims who tried to intervene in Bushwick.