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Police shoot, injure man they say charged at officers with box cuttter in Flatlands

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Mar. 12, 2025 By Dean Moses Police in shot and wounded a man in Flatlands Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly ran at them while armed with a box cutter. According to sources familiar with the incident, detectives came across two men having an argument in front of the Brook Plaza Ambulatory Surgery Center near…

Police identify 3-year-old boy who died after being left at Flatbush hospital

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Mar. 11, 2025 By Dean Moses Police have identified the beaten 3-year-old boy left to die at a Flatbush hospital on Sunday as detectives continue a desperate search for the tot’s mother, whom they believe dropped him off.  Cops said Kyng Davis was unconscious when an unidentified woman dropped him off at SUNY Downstate…

Sleeping man slashed on board Crown Heights train: NYPD

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Mar. 10, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Police are on the hunt for a subway slashing suspect who allegedly attacked a man nodding off on board a Crown Heights train on Sunday.  According to law enforcement sources, the bloody incident occurred at around 8:40 a.m. on March 9 at the Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway station…

Brooklyn crime continued to drop in February, with some spikes in rape, assault

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Mar. 5, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Violent crime was down across Brooklyn in February for the third consecutive month, according to the latest NYPD statistics.  In the 28-day period from Feb. 3-March 3, major felonies — defined by the NYPD as murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and grand larceny auto —…

Four-year-old boy dies after allegedly being exposed to fentanyl in Flatbush shelter

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Mar. 5, 2025 By Dean Moses A 4-year-old boy has died after being exposed to fentanyl at a Flatbush women’s shelter on Tuesday, police said.  According to police sources, officers from the 63rd Precinct responded to a 911 call of a child having a medical emergency at the 4612 Glenwood Road shelter at about…

Three Brooklynites killed in car crashes over three-day period: NYPD

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Mar. 4, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Three people were killed in car crashes in Brooklyn in just three days last week, according to the NYPD. One pedestrian and two passengers died in three separate incidents in East New York, Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg from Feb. 27 through March 1.  On Thursday, Feb. 27, a…

Former ‘Jeopardy!’ champion, Brooklyn Heights teacher pleads guilty in child exploitation case

Former 'Jeopardy!' champion and Brooklyn private school teacher Winston Nguyen.

Mar. 4, 2025 By Dean Moses Former “Jeopardy!” champion and Brooklyn Heights private school teacher Winston Nguyen pleaded guilty Monday to soliciting sexually explicit images of children and is expected to be sentenced to seven years in prison. The 38-year-old gained fame after winning on “Jeopardy!” in July 2014, appearing in two episodes. A…

Pro-Palestine rallygoers push back against rumored protest at Bay Ridge mosque

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Feb. 28, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen What may have been a contentious rally in Bay Ridge on Wednesday evening was largely peaceful, as an expected clash between opposing groups of protesters did not materialize.  Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge on Feb. 26 after rumors spread online that…

Thieves swipe nearly $17K in watches from paralyzed man’s Clinton Hill home

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Feb. 28, 2025 By Adam Daly Police are investigating the theft of a paralyzed man’s luxury watch collection — worth nearly $17,000 — from his Clinton Hill apartment, a crime the victim only discovered weeks later due to his condition. The 38-year-old man told officers he last saw his prized watches — including Cartier,…

Caught on camera: Cops seek brazen Bay Ridge wallet thief

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Feb. 26, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil A man swiped a wallet from a young shopper’s jacket inside a Bay Ridge community center last week, and police are asking for help tracking him down. The theft occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, at Masjid Maryam near 73rd Street and Fifth Avenue, according…