Crown Heights

NYPD Cruiser (file / credit: D Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Five Wounded In Three Separate Shootings In Brooklyn

Five men were wounded in three different shootings in Brooklyn on Saturday, according to authorities.

2013/04/27

Police: Thieves Tricked ATM Users, Stole From Accounts

Police are asking for assistance from the public as they attempt to locate an unknown group of criminals who have tricked people into letting them withdraw from ATMs at a Brooklyn bank.

2013/04/24

Police say this man is a suspect in a series of rapes that have occurred in Crown Heights and Canarsie. (Credit NYPD)

Cops Seek Suspect In Series Of Brooklyn Rapes

The first incident occurred on April 4, when he approached a 25-year-old woman near the intersection of Albany Avenue and Fenimore street, lured her to a parking lot and raped her, police said.

2013/04/13

Man Shot In Head Outside Crown Heights Deli; Police Seek 4 Suspects

Police on Saturday asked for the public’s help in finding four men, one of whom shot and wounded a deli customer in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

2013/03/16

Man Wanted In Brooklyn Sexual Assault

Police have identified a suspect who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman and stole her purse in Brooklyn.

2013/03/16

Man Stabbed To Death In Crown Heights

A man was found stabbed to death Monday afternoon in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

2013/01/28

‘Anonymous’ Hacks Federal Web Site Over Swartz Suicide

The hacker-activist group Anonymous said Saturday that it had hijacked the Web site of the U.S. Sentencing Commission so as to avenge the death of Aaron Swartz, the Internet activist who committed suicide in his Brooklyn home.

2013/01/26

FILE - NYPD vehicle (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

New Yorkers Relieved At More Than 9 Days Without A Homicide

A long streak of days without homicides in New York City may have been broken Friday morning, but many were still relieved at that the brutal cold coincided with less brutal behavior.

2013/01/26

Darius Robinson (credit: Personal Photo via Al Jones, 1010 WINS)

Another Suspect Charged In Teen’s Murder At Brooklyn Barbecue

Another suspect has been charged in the shooting that left a 17-year-old boy dead at a barbecue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn last summer.

2013/01/23

Crown Heights Arrest Video (credit: YouTube/CHInfoVideo)

Man Files Lawsuit Over Police Beating At Crown Heights Jewish Center

Ehud Halevy’s complaint alleges that the 21-year-old was punched about two dozen times in an Oct. 8 beating that lasted more than two minutes.

2013/01/22

Suspect Charged In Teen’s Murder At Brooklyn Barbecue

Police announced Wednesday that have solved the murder of a 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed at a barbecue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

2013/01/16

NYPD Crime Scene Unit vehicle (file / credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYPD Officer Arrested, Reportedly For Pulling Gun In Quarrel

A New York City police officer was arrested early Monday, reportedly on charges that he pulled a gun on a construction worker.

2013/01/14

Southern Poverty Law Center announces lawsuit against JONAH (credit: Alex Silverman/WCBS 880)

Lawsuit Filed Against Jersey City Organization Promising Gay Conversions

JONAH, its founder Arthur Goldberg and counselor Alan Downing have been named in the suit, which accuses them of violating New Jersey’s strong Consumer Fraud Act.

2012/11/27