Jul. 3, 2024 By Adam Daly
A 25-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to three to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree manslaughter. The charges arose from a 2023 incident in Crown Heights, where he sped through red lights, crashed into another vehicle, and killed a man, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said.
Jul. 3, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Violent crime in Brooklyn was down slightly during the month of June, according to the most recent police data, but the borough still saw a significant number of shootings and sexual assaults.
Jun. 28, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
The 18-year-old suspected of fatally shooting 15-year-old Faridun Mavlonov in Bensonhurst last July was arrested on Thursday, according to the NYPD.
Jun. 26, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Fort Greene woman’s home was burglarized while she was on vacation with the perps making off with several of her belongings, including the sculpture of a small bird skull.
Jun. 20, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Stuyvesant Heights man was sentenced to 17 years to life in prison on Tuesday for sexually assaulting a 62-year-old woman as she walked to work in 2021.
Jun. 18, 2024 By Adam Daly
The daughter of a Sunset Park man who was fatally struck by an allegedly unlicensed moped rider earlier this month maintains that the misdemeanor charges against the suspect are too lenient and called on the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office to include manslaughter.
Jun. 17, 2024 By Jada Camille
Lamor Whitehead, the Canarsie bishop known for his love of bling and holy deceit, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Monday, June 17 for schemes of wire fraud, attempted wire fraud, attempted extortion and making false statements to federal law agents.
Jun. 11, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Firefighters battled two Brooklyn fires almost simultaneously on Saturday afternoon.
Jun. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Violent crimes often spike in the summertime, and as the mercury rose in Brooklyn last month, so too did the crime rate in some parts of the borough, according to the latest NYPD data.
May. 31, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Cops are searching for a pair of jewel thieves they say plundered the Kings Plaza Mall over Memorial Day weekend.