Tag: burglary

Across Brooklyn, crime dipped slightly in April, though downward trend slowed

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Apr. 30, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Reports of major felonies across Brooklyn were down 3% in April, compared to the same period last year — but while crime has been down every month this year, the decrease is shrinking as warmer weather approaches. In January, violent crime in Kings County was down 27% year-over-year.…

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…