Mar. 29, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Two people were hit and killed by subway trains in Brooklyn in Tuesday in the midst of a particularly deadly week for the MTA.
Two people fatally struck by subway trains in Brooklyn amid deadly week for MTA
Tag: crime
Brooklyn real estate fraudster sentenced to prison after swindling victims out of nearly $1M
Mar. 28, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A woman who stole nearly $1 million from nine victims in a fraudulent real estate scheme will spend up to seven years in prison after she was sentenced in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Man arrested in connection to fatal Bath Beach fire claims innocence during walk-out
Mar. 25, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
The 33-year-old man arrested for allegedly setting fire to a Bath Beach home, killing two people, maintained his innocence while being walked out of the 62nd Precinct by police on Monday afternoon.
Locals raise money to cover funeral costs of twin fatally stabbed outside Park Slope deli
Mar. 22, 2024 By Adam Daly
New Yorkers have come together to raise thousands of dollars to cover the funeral costs of the 19-year-old woman stabbed to death outside a Park Slope bodega on Sunday.
Food delivery driver robbed at knifepoint in Fort Greene: NYPD
Mar. 21, 2024 By Adam Daly
A food delivery man was robbed at knifepoint after being lured to a Fort Greene address on March 14, police said.
Brooklyn sees four homicides in one weekend as some nabes report spike in violent crime
Mar. 21, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A violent weekend marked the end of a relatively unsettled period in Brooklyn as some neighborhoods reported spikes in violent crime, according to the latest NYPD data.
Robbers steal $91k worth of jewelry from Downtown Brooklyn shop: NYPD
Mar. 21, 2024 By Adam Daly
An alleged armed robber was cuffed on Mar. 17 for stealing a load of precious jewelry from a Downtown Brooklyn store.
Gunman killed in East Flatbush police shooting was chasing suspects after being robbed: NYPD
Mar. 20, 2024 By Dean Moses
The Brooklyn man shot and killed by police on Monday was apparently a mugging victim chasing two individuals who had robbed him moments earlier — including one suspect who was wanted for another shooting earlier this month, police sources said.
Court docs say Flatbush man brutally beat, drowned neighbor’s 3-year-old child
Mar. 20, 2024 By Dean Moses & Brooklyn Paper staff
The man accused of murdering his neighbor’s 3-year-old child was ordered indefinitely locked up on Tuesday night as more grisly details about the case emerge.
Pennsylvania man sentenced for setting Brooklyn rabbi’s house on fire
Mar. 18, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison Monday for intentionally setting a rabbi’s Midwood home on fire in 2019.