Apr. 26, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
Police are still looking for the man they say struck two 12-year-old boys in the face on a Gravesend street last week.
Police search for suspect who attacked two 12-year-old boys in Brooklyn
Tag: police-and-fire
Heroic firefighters rescue cat from Brooklyn house fire
Apr. 25, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
A cat is onto its next of nine lives after being rescued from a house fire in Brownsville on Thursday.
Burglar jailed after stealing $100,000 from beloved Brooklyn restaurant
Apr. 23, 2024 By Adam Daly
A 34-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison after he burglarized a popular Coney Island restaurant and made off with $100,000 from its safe, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Tuesday.
City sues to shutter illegal Prospect Lefferts Gardens smoke shop
Apr. 23, 2024 By Adam Daly
The City filed a lawsuit against a Prospect Lefferts Gardens smoke shop and their landlord Monday, asking that a judge shut down the business for selling cannabis without a license.
Police seek suspect in daylight dognapping of family Shih Tzu in East New York
Apr. 19, 2024 By Christian Murray
Police are looking for a dognapper who allegedly stole a Shih Tsu in broad daylight outside a house in Brooklyn last month.
Bloodied man dies from gunshot wound after walking into Brownsville hospital seeking help
Apr. 18, 2024 By Barbara Russo & Brooklyn Paper staff
Brooklyn detectives are investigating a deadly shooting on Wednesday afternoon in which the victim, covered in blood, walked into a local hospital seeking medical help.
13 men plead not guilty to role in Crown Heights synagogue tunnel scuffle
Apr. 12, 2024 By Jake Offenhartz, AP
Thirteen members of the Hasidic Jewish community pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges stemming from their alleged role in a dispute over an illegal tunnel built beneath a historic Crown Heights synagogue.
Teen wounded in Brooklyn shooting, cops seeking gunman who fled into subway station
Apr. 12, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Police are on the hunt for a gunman following a shooting in Flatbush on Thursday afternoon.
Brownsville man jailed for killing ex-girlfriend’s new partner at Gowanus Houses: DA
Apr. 11, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Brownsville man has been jailed for 20 years for the fatal shooting of his ex-girlfriend’s new partner in 2020, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office announced Thursday.
Armed robbers target Brooklyn Heights smoke shops amid Downtown robbery spike
Apr. 11, 2024 By Adam Daly
Two Brooklyn Heights smoke shops were targeted by armed robbers in separate incidents last week, police said.