A Detective on Trial – and a Department Too?
Tracy Jarrett reports on the trial of NYPD detective Jason Arbeeny, a scandal that has rocked the NYPD.
Tag Archive | "Crime"
Crown Heights March to End Gun-Violence
Saturday, October 22, 2011
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
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
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
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 [...]
A Red-Light District Fades Away
Monday, October 3, 2011
Once a neighborhood overrun with strip clubs and adult video stores, Sunset Park is leaving its seedier days behind.
In Judge Nikkia’s Court,
A Response to Teen Crime
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
An innovative youth court, focused on responsibility more than punishment, deals with Brownsville's rising caseload
The Dead Cat: A Conviction in an Animal Cruelty Case
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Lordtyshon Garrett was on March 8, convicted of aggravated animal cruelty in an incident that resulted in the death of his mother-in-law's cat, Madea.
NYPD Narc Faces Charges
Friday, December 3, 2010
A Queens Narcotics officer is being charged for allegedly framing at least seven people for drug buys that never took place, according to a New York Post report. Detective Adolph Osback, 38, formerly of Brooklyn [...]
Brooklyn Rabbi Charged with Murder
Friday, December 3, 2010
Brooklyn Rabbi Victor Koltun was charged with two counts of second-degree murder yesterday. According to a Times Herald-Record report, the 41-year-old, 450-pound rabbi pleaded not guilty to the murders of former Lloyd police Sergeant Francis [...]
The Brooklyn Lens Webcast
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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