Nov. 18, 2024 By Adam Daly The New York City Police Department is renewing its appeal for public assistance in identifying a group of suspects accused of assaulting a couple during an alleged anti-Palestinian attack in Fort Greene last month. The incident, which is being investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force, occurred…
Nov. 15, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell A teen boy was stabbed on Thursday afternoon on a Canarsie street that has seen a number of violent incidents over the past few months. Just before 4 p.m., police received a 911 call regarding a stabbing outside a deli at 8010 Flatlands Ave., per…
Nov. 15, 2024 By Adam Daly Generous Brooklynites, beware! A recent scam has targeted people in Downtown Brooklyn, with victims losing thousands of dollars to fraudsters posing as youth basketball fundraisers. The NYPD said four women lost nearly $7,000 in just one week after scammers approached them for donations to alleged youth basketball teams.…
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…
Nov. 8, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen At least 10 cars caught fire at an NYPD impound lot in Red Hook on Wednesday, less than two years after a blaze on the same lot destroyed a police evidence warehouse. The fire broke out shortly before 1 p.m. at the Erie Basin Auto Pound at 700…
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…