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. 3, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Violent crime rates have been decreasing in Brooklyn since the summer, and that trend continued in November, according to the latest NYPD statistics, with marked drops in nearly all categories across the board when compared to the same period in 2023. Across the entire borough, major felonies —…
Nov. 12, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Homicide detectives from Brooklyn North are investigating a fatal stabbing early Tuesday at the Steuben Playground in Clinton Hill, marking the second homicide at the park in four months. Officers from the 88th Precinct arrived just after 8:45 a.m. on Nov. 12 to find a 21-year-old man bleeding…
Jul. 31, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A spate of shootings and homicides in Brooklyn marred what was otherwise a relatively crime-free month in the borough, per the latest NYPD statistics.
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. 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.
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.
Mar. 18, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki & Brooklyn Paper staff
A young woman was killed and another was seriously injured in a double stabbing outside a Park Slope bodega early on Sunday morning, according to the NYPD.
Feb. 19, 2024 By Dean Moses
A Williamsburg bouncer who was stabbed to death while at work last week was trying to aid a female colleague when he was murdered, authorities said.
Nov. 28, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A 38-year-old man was shot and killed in East New York on Tuesday afternoon, according to the NYPD.