Tag Archive | "Crime"

Eyewitness Testifies in Double Murder Case

Friday, December 9, 2011

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An eyewitness in a double murder trial testified in Kings County Criminal Court Thursday that he saw the defendant, Sean Steer, shoot three times at one of the victims. The eyewitness, Mr. Hunt, said he [...]

In Bed-Stuy, Loss Gives Life To Hope

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

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22-year-old Kyle Decoteau was shot and killed in Bed-Stuy in July this year. His death and its aftermath, which saw a wave of anti-crime sentiment ripple through the neighborhood, shows that Bed-Stuy, though safer than in the past, is still plagued by crime; and its residents are fed up with the plague.

Murder in Little Odessa

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

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Alla Kamenev, 65, was shot in broad daylight on Oct. 20 in Brighton Beach. Police say her ex-husband was the one who did it. And the family isn't talking.

76-Year-Old Coney Island Man Indicted for Ex-Wife’s Murder

Monday, October 31, 2011

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Dimitry Kamenev, 76, has been indicted in connection with the killing of his ex-wife Alla Kamenev, 65. His case was transferred to the Brooklyn Supreme Court on Monday morning, and the court will proceed with [...]

As Brownsville Grieves Murdered Mother, Police Arraign Three Suspects

Thursday, October 27, 2011

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Three suspects have been arraigned in connection to the shooting of Zurana Horton, a Brownsville mother of 13, murdered on Friday.

A Detective on Trial – and a Department Too?

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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Tracy Jarrett reports on the trial of NYPD detective Jason Arbeeny, a scandal that has rocked the NYPD.

Crown Heights March to End Gun-Violence

Saturday, October 22, 2011

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Residents of Crown Heights walked together on Thursday evening in a peace march to end gun violence, but also to call attention to increased safety in the neighborhood in recent years.

Park Slope Women Speak About Rise in Sexual Assaults

Thursday, October 20, 2011

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The sexual assaults across Brooklyn have been particularly worrying to women in Park Slope, a neighborhood of soft brick hues and tree-lined streets that seems to be a focal point for the attacks.

Good Samaritan Collars His Neighbor’s Attacker

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

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A Brooklyn man is being hailed a hero for coming to the rescue of his petite neighbor, who was attacked by a man recently paroled. The NY Daily News reports that Oscar O’Bar ran after [...]

Brownsville Community Strives to Save Struggling Belmont Avenue With Merchants Association

Thursday, October 6, 2011

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It was only 20 years ago that pushcart vendors paraded along the busy blocks of Belmont Avenue, a four-block commercial strip in Brownsville. Now nearly half of the avenue’s storefronts are listed for sale and [...]