Jan. 2, 2025 By Adam Daly A 42-year-old man was arrested last month after allegedly attempting to steal copper from a shipyard at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. A security guard at GMD Shipyard on Flushing Avenue reported the incident to police around 8 a.m. on Dec. 18, saying the man was seen using tools…
Dec. 31, 2024 By Adam Daly The NYPD is seeking to identify a man accused of mugging a teenager at knifepoint aboard a Q train earlier this month. The incident occurred at 1:20 p.m. on Dec. 14, when a 17-year-old boy was riding a northbound Q train approaching the Sheepshead Bay station. According to…
Dec. 27, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Community advocates gathered at Brooklyn’s Coney Island Stillwell Avenue subway station on Thursday afternoon to mourn a woman who was burned to death in the station on Sunday morning. The prayer vigil, hosted by activist Rev. Kevin McCall, was held to commemorate the yet-to-be-identified woman who died after being set…
Dec. 27, 2024 By Lauren Rapp The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office has launched a groundbreaking effort to combat cryptocurrency scams targeting Brooklyn’s Russian-speaking community, alerting over 1,200 victims and disrupting a fraudulent network preying on unsuspecting investors. The DA’s office announced last week that investigators dismantled the operation by seizing the mail servers of…
Dec. 23, 2024 By Dean Moses The man accused of setting a woman on fire onboard a Brooklyn subway train was charged Monday with first and second-degree murder. Law enforcement sources identified the suspect as Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly walked up to a woman on an F train…
Dec. 19, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Nearly ten years after a fatal Memorial Day weekend shooting, the gunman has been sentenced to prison. Bushwick resident David Cruz was sentenced on Wednesday to 25 years to life in prison for shooting William Perez point-blank on May 25, 2015, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.…
Dec. 18, 2024 By Adam Daly A Gravesend woman has been indicted for allegedly running a fraudulent rental scheme that scammed prospective tenants out of $15,800, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Monday. The DA said Svetlana Katzevman, 62, was arraigned on Dec. 16 in Brooklyn Supreme Court, where she was officially charged with…
Dec. 17, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing his grandfather with a machete and wounding two other family members, including his four-year-old niece, during a violent attack inside their Bedford-Stuyvesant home, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Monday. Dayquan Dubose,…
Dec. 17, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Brooklyn homicide detectives are searching for a suspect who fatally stabbed a man Tuesday morning at a deli in Brownsville. The attack happened just after 6:50 a.m. on Dec. 17 at the Mucho Loca Deli, located at 441 Sutter Ave., according to police. Officers from the 73rd Precinct…
Dec. 10, 2024 By Adam Daly A Williamsburg man is facing charges for allegedly running a large-scale drug packaging and distribution operation following an eight-month wiretap investigation, authorities announced Tuesday. George Capella, 45, was arrested on Dec. 4 after law enforcement officials reportedly seized approximately 33 kilograms of cocaine, over six kilograms of fentanyl,…