Oct. 31, 2024 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man has been charged with criminal possession of stolen property, identity theft, and other offenses after a court-authorized search revealed an array of stolen bank checks, credit cards, debit cards, and driver’s licenses in plain sight inside his Crown Heights apartment. The investigation began when a…
Oct. 30, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Violent crime continued to trend downward in Brooklyn in October after two promising months, according to the latest NYPD statistics, but gun violence and rape continued to present major issues in the borough. Between Sept. 30 and Oct. 27, major felonies dropped by about 14% across the borough,…
Oct. 28, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Authorities are investigating after a man in his 20s was shot dead in Crown Heights on Sunday. Police responded to reports of a shooting at 1008 St. Marks Ave., near Prospect Place just after 7:19 p.m. on Oct. 27. Officers arrived to find the victim with multiple gunshot…
Oct. 22, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen An alleged hit-and-run driver was arrested Friday after fatally striking a pedestrian in Bushwick. Police said the victim, 59-year-old Bushwick resident Marco Tirado Gallardo, was crossing DeKalb Avenue at Wyckoff Street in the crosswalk just after 9:30 a.m. when Lennis Escalona Luna, driving an 18-foot-long delivery truck, ran…
Oct. 21, 2024 By Adam Daly Police are looking for a knife-wielding suspect who allegedly stabbed a man in the eye on a subway platform in Bay Ridge last week. The NYPD said the 30-year-old victim was waiting for an R train inside the Bay Ridge Avenue subway station shortly before 4:30 a.m. on…
Oct. 18, 2024 By Matt Tracy The New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx are in the thick of the WNBA finals, drawing the best WNBA TV ratings in a whopping 23 years. But basketball was the last thing on the minds of Liberty star Breanna Stewart and her wife, Marta Xargay Casademont, when they…
Oct. 17, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Council Member Susan Zhuang made a brief court appearance on Tuesday as part of her ongoing case for allegedly biting a police officer during a protest last summer. The pol was inside a Brooklyn Supreme Court courtroom for only a few minutes, according to news outlet The City,…
Oct. 11, 2024 By Adam Daly The NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the desecration of a Bay Ridge memorial bench dedicated to the life of a local LGBTQIA+ teen. The bench, painted in the colors of the progressive Pride flag, was installed along Shore Road in memory of Megan Alano, who died…
Oct. 7, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A 17-year-old boy was violently robbed inside the Utica Avenue-Crown Heights subway station on Friday night, according to the NYPD. The victim was on the platform waiting for a southbound 3 train just after 9 p.m. when an unknown man wearing a Chicago bulls hat and a blue-and-green…
Oct. 2, 2024 By Dean Moses Shamel Kelly, the former Brooklyn bar owner and whistleblower on an alleged NYPD corruption ring, had one question Tuesday as his legal team announced plans to sue the city. “How deep does it go?” The “it” refers to the scandal involving the twin brother of former Police Commissioner Edward Caban, James…