The man killed in the Ocean Hill fire last night has been formally identified, the Daily News reports. He was 35-year-old Eddie Ortiz. The two other victims have been identified as Paco Ortiz, 81, and Nydia Ortiz, 40. They are in stable condition at Interfaith Hospital. The News says that a 14-year-old boy told police [...]
Thursday, March 11, 2010
It has now been confirmed that a man hurt in the Ocean Hill fire last night has died. He was 35. A 40-year-old woman and an 81-year-old man were critically injured in the blaze, which occurred at 732 Decatur St. ABC Eyewitness News is reporting that a 14-year-old boy is under questioning by investigators, who [...]
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
The ACORN employees that were caught on video last year, advising a couple that was pretending to be a prostitute and her pimp, were not committing a crime. The video had sparked a national scandal.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Thomas Boker was sentenced to between 432 1/3 to 437 years in prison today in an emotional hour long hearing on four separate crimes: rape, sexual assault, robbery and burglary. “I am innocent. I am not a monster,” Boker said in court. Four of the eight victims were present at the hearing. Our reporter [...]
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Police are searching for witnesses to Sunday’s hit and run accident on Flatbush Avenue near Prospect Place. They’ve released a photo of the suspect.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Police are searching for the driver of a 1993 green Acura who struck two women on Sunday at approximately 4:30 a.m. as they were crossing Flatbush Avenue near Prospect Place. Police found the car that hit the women a few blocks away with a smashed windshield. Both women were taken to Kings County Hospital. The 22-year-old [...]
Friday, February 19, 2010
Judge Alan Marrus dismissed juror No. 6 from the Michael Mineo sodomy case at the Brooklyn Supreme Court this morning. The juror admitted to having misinformation from reading a newspaper while the rest of the jury said they could still be objective. We will update you on any further developments.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Borough Park native Rabbi Milton Balkany was charged with extortion, blackmail and making false statements to coerce a Connecticut hedge fund into donating $4 million to two schools in Brooklyn. Balkany, a dean at one of the Jewish schools in question, was arraigned at Manhattan Federal Court Thursday evening before his release on $250,000 bond.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
It’s not easy being furry in Brooklyn these days. First a dog was mugged last week in posh Park Slope. Now, local pets are on the alert for a pooch poisoner, reports the Brooklyn Paper. All of this is enough to inspire big dogs to form their very own support group, says the Daily News.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Brooklyn’s most heated trial of the year wrapped up yesterday and jurors must now weigh the conflicting testimony of four police officers about what happened to Michael Mineo, who says he was sodomized in the Prospect Park subway station. Update: Jury asks to review all evidence in the case, reports The New York Times.
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