Tag: new-york-city-police-department

Police arrest Brooklyn man who allegedly sexually assaulted Manhattan subway commuter

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May. 1, 2025 By Robb Pozarycki Detectives apprehended the suspected Manhattan subway rapist accused of sexually assaulting a man on board a 1 train last weekend, police announced Thursday afternoon. Mohammed Azeem, 36, of Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn was taken into custody just before 2:50 p.m. on May 1, hours after the NYPD released video…

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.…

Police fatally shoot man driving stolen car in Canarsie

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Apr. 30, 2025 By Dean Moses Police officers on Tuesday shot and killed a driver in Canarsie who allegedly tried to flee from a traffic stop and nearly struck a lieutenant with his vehicle in the process. According to police brass, the NYPD Community Response Team spotted the driver operating a Porsche erratically along the…

101-year-old woman dies from injuries after being hit by unlicensed driver in Crown Heights

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Apr. 24, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon & Kirstyn Brendlen A senior citizen who was struck by an unlicensed driver earlier this month died from her injuries over the weekend.  According to police, 101-year-old Taibel Brod of Sterling Street in Crown Heights succumbed to her injuries at Maimonides Medical Center on April 20, about two…

Three injured in East Flatbush shooting, cops searching for motorcycle-riding assailants

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Apr. 21, 2025 By Dean Moses Detectives are looking for the suspects who shot and wounded a group of men in East Flatbush on Saturday night. According to police sources, the bullets flew at the corner of Avenue D and Utica Avenue  at about 10:19 p.m. on April 19. Officers from the 67th Precinct, in responding…

Man killed in early-morning Bushwick shooting

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Apr. 11, 2025 By Adam Daly Detectives in are searching for the suspect who fatally shot a 38-year-old man early Friday on a Bushwick street. Police said the gunfire erupted at about 1:19 a.m., April 11, near the corner of Pilling Street and Broadway. Responding to a 911 call about the incident, officers from…

Police shoot man who allegedly violently attacked children inside Bensonhurst home

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Apr. 7, 2025 By Dean Moses Police officers shot and seriously injured a Bensonhurst man who allegedly attacked several children related to him with a meat cleaver and a knife during an apparent mental health crisis on Sunday. NYPD brass called the incident “horrific,” stating that it unfolded at 10:15 a.m. on April 6…

Crime dropped in Brooklyn in March, despite spate of shootings, homicides

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Apr. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Brooklyn’s violent crime rate dropped in March, according to the latest NYPD data — marking the fourth consecutive month where crime was down year-over-year. In the 28-day period from March 3-31, the overall rate of major felonies — murder, rape, burglary, assault, robbery, grand larceny, and grand larcent…

Tesla Cybertruck vandalized with hate symbols in Bed-Stuy, cops say

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Mar. 28, 2025 By Emily Davenport Cops are looking for two people who vandalized a Tesla in Bed-Stuy on Thursday. Police say that at 1 a.m. on March 27, two unknown individuals approached an unoccupied Tesla — which appeared to be a Cybertruck — parked in front of 730 Monroe St. The suspects proceeded…

E-bike rider fatally strikes 49-year-old man in Greenpoint, no charges filed

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Mar. 24, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A 49-year-old Williamsburg man was hit and killed by an e-bike rider in Greenpoint on Friday. Luis Cruz was crossing Franklin Street in the middle of the block between India and Java streets at about 7:40 p.m. on March 21 when a 26-year-old e-bike rider slammed into him,…