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The 85-year-old woman was found dead inside this Jefferson Avenue apartment in Bed-Stuy. (credit: Sonia Rincon, 1010 WINS)

Police: Woman, 85, Found Fatally Stabbed Inside Brooklyn Apartment

The tragedy of the woman’s death was compounded by police saying the death appeared to be accidental before it turned into a murder investigation.

2012/09/14

Anthony Matthews. (credit: Department Of Corrections)

Brooklyn Man Accused Of Tying Up And Brutalizing Woman He Kept Prisoner

Police say a woman suffered terrible injuries while she was held prisoner by an ex-boyfriend. On Friday he was charged with attempted murder, assault and kidnapping.

2012/08/03

Isaiah Rivera, Jose Rivera (credit: CBS 2)

Bed-Stuy Residents Rally To Stop Gun Violence After Shooting Of 3-Year-Old

The toddler and and his parents were at the rally, where his father, Jose Rivera, said the violence just has to stop.

2012/07/11

Police: Third Suspect Wanted In Connection With Shooting Of Brooklyn Toddler

Still wanted is 20-year-old Jashid Chambers, who police belive was on the other end of the gun battle with another suspect exchanging fire for some unknown reason, authorities said.

2012/07/10

2 Arrested After 3-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy Shot In The Leg While Playing In Sprinklers

The NYPD announced another arrest Monday night in the weekend Brooklyn playground shooting of a 3-year-old boy.

2012/07/09

Police: Apparent Double Murder-Suicide After 3 Bodies Found Inside Brooklyn Apartment

The bodies were discovered around 11:50 p.m. Monday in a second-floor apartment at 749 Lafayette Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, police said.

2012/07/03

Scene of the Brooklyn motorcycle accident. (credit: Gary Baumgarten, 1010 WINS)

Man, 46, Killed After FDNY Truck Strikes Motorcycle At Brooklyn Intersection

Police said 46-year-old Reginald Brown was riding south on Monroe Street and had the green light, when his Kawasaki bike was hit by the truck from Ladder 111 heading west on Marcy Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

2012/07/02

Police had previously released this sketch of a suspect wanted in the Brooklyn rape. (credit: NYPD)

Police: Suspect Raped Woman In Brooklyn After Threatening Her With Hammer

The suspect demanded oral sex from the victim before forcing her to a back alley and raping her, according to police.

2012/04/12

Equipment Malfunction At Brooklyn Nursing Home Sends Some Patients To Hospital

There was a problem with the center’s oxygen delivery system which impacted any patient who was hooked up to a ventilator.

2012/02/06

Deloris Gillespie (credit: Councilwoman Letitia James)

Memorial Held For Deloris Gillespie, Brooklyn Woman Burned Alive In Elevator

The 73-year-old died on Dec. 17 after police say she was doused with gasoline and set ablaze in the elevator of her Prospect Heights apartment building.

2011/12/30

Police released this surveillance image after the earlier attack on a 77-year-old woman. (credit: DCPI)

Police Arrest Suspect Wanted In 2 Bed-Stuy Attempted Rapes

Police arrested Donald Deliotte, who is suspected in the attempted rapes of a 61-year-old and 77-year-old.

2011/12/06

Brooklyn Art Teacher, Accused Of Having Sex With Student, Charged With Rape

Claudia Tillery, 42, was in jail Wednesday instead of at the Stephen Decatur School in Bedford Stuyvesant, where parents were shocked to learn she allegedly started preying on the boy when he was 12.

2011/11/23