The Brooklyn Ink

Rapper, Foxy Brown, Back In Court

Foxy Brown, whose real name is Inga Marchand, appeared in court on Tuesday afternoon, after a judge issued a bench warrant for her no-show earlier in the morning. Marchand will be arraigned this Friday on [...]

Killer Sentenced to Life For Double Murder

Wayne Martin was sentenced to life in prison for the 2005 double murder of of Donald Turner Sr. and Ricardo Davids. The two were shot, execution-style, in 2005, inside Gary’s Tire Emporium in East Flatbush.

Neighborhood Patrolmen Shot While Following Alleged Flasher

Four members of the Shomrim neighborhood patrol were were shot and wounded in Borough Park by David Flores, who they allege was fondling himself in front of children. The patrol ultimately disarmed him and all [...]

Bed-Stuy Woman Charged in Death of 4-Year-Old

Carlota Brett-Pierce, 30, was charged with second-degree assault, among other charges, in connection with the death of her 4-year-old, 15-pound daughter. Judge Leonard P. Rienzi ordered her held on $300,000 bail.

Rooftop Sniper Guns Down Man Delivering Bread

Friends and family mourned the death of Jorge Martinez, a bread delivery man, gunned down by a sniper in Gravesend. Cops believe that someone was test firing a gun from a rooftop, and after shooting [...]

A Brutal Murder Defies Park Slope’s Tony Image

By Keith Olsen At the beginning of August, the sidewalk at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 12th Street in Park Slope had been covered with candles, photos, flowers, teddy bears, potato chips, rosaries, and [...]

Funeral Held For Girl Who Died After Cop Allegedly Refused To Help

The body of eleven-year-old Briana Ojeda was brought to the St. Xavier church by a white horse-drawn carriage. Ojeda’s mother alleges that officer Alfonso Mendez not only prevented her from taking the child to the [...]

Four-Year-Old Bed-Stuy Girl’s Cause of Death Unknown

Four-year-old Marchella Pierce, who weighed only 15 pounds, was found dead on Thursday morning, after the child’s mother called police to say she was unresponsive. Detectives are investigating the cause of death.

Brooklyn Boy Hit By Stray Bullet Recovering

Ten-year-old Khalil Robinson was hit in the neck by a stray bullet, while watching television on Wednesday night. On Thursday his condition was upgraded to stable, and doctors say they expect him to survive.

Brooklyn Nursing Home Laying Off More Than 500 Employees

The Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Center, a non-profit institution, is being sold to the Boro Park Operating Company and the Boro Park Land Company for $60 million. The new owners have informed the city that they [...]