Arrested for rape
An 18-year-old East Flatbush man was in custody this week after he allegedly raped and robbed a teenage girl on Schenectady Avenue.
Police said that the Shayquan Davis, a resident of East 91st Street, was taken into custody Tuesday for the February 10 attack.
The victim alleged that she was walking along Schenectady Avenue at 10:30 p.m. when Davis grabbed her from behind and put her in a chokehold.
He then robbed the young woman and forced her to the ground, where he sexually assaulted her, police alleged.
Gunned down
Cops are looking for the triggerman who ended the life of a 33-year-old in East Flatbush last week.
Police said that they were called to East 95th Street between East New York Avenue and Rutland Road just before midnight on February 9 on a report of shots fired.
When they arrived at the scene, they found Sheldon Christopher suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the body. He was rushed to Kings County Hospital, where he died of his injuries.
Cops are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to come forward.
Calls can be made to the NYPD CrimeStoppers hotline at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
Winthrop whip
A man was whipped with a belt and robbed after he was confronted by three thieves on Winthrop Street.
The victim said that he was approaching East 52nd street just before 7:30 p.m. on February 12 when a woman and two men jumped him.
The trio punched the victim, lashed out with the belt and ran off with their loot.
Responding officers apprehended the female suspect, identified as 26-year-old Cathrina Guerre, a short time later, charging her with robbery in the second degree, grand larceny, assault and harassment.
Her twoaccomplices were still at large as this paper went to press.
Three on two
Three suspects were arrested last week after they allegedly robbed two younger teens in East Flatbush.
The victims said that they were on East 43rd Street near Church Avenue just before 3:30 p.m. on February 12 when they found themselves surrounded by 21-year-old Brian Charles and Jahlani Theodore and Kareem Duncan, both 20.
The suspects allegedly threw the victims against a fence. After flashing a knife and a crowbar, the suspects demanded the victims’ property, police alleged.
“Give me your sh-t…I’m going to beat your face in,” one of the thieves threatened as they struggled with the two victims.
Despite being outnumbered and out-armed, the two victims opted to fight off the thieves, who ran off a short time later.
All three were arrested shortly after the failed heist and were charged with attempted robbery.
Fiendish Fry-guy
A 53-year-old neighborhood McDonald’s patron was arrested last week during a beef with the franchise manager.
Cops from the 70th Precinct were told that Raymond Spain had an earlier argument with the manager, but ended up causing quite a stir when he visited the Nostrand Avenue eatery near Foster Avenue at 8 p.m. on February 15.
Witnesses told police that Spain allegedly began cursing at the manager when he was asked to leave.
When the manager tried to escort him out, Spain whirled around and punched the man in the face, leaving him with a bruised eye and cheek, police alleged.
Cops took Spain into custody, charging him with assault in the third degree, menacing and disorderly conduct.
Dog day afternoon
Arrests are expected to be handed down in the now infamous Salty Dog brawl where a group of local firefighters allegedly brutalized a group of revelers over a spilled drink.
Sources said that the city’s Department of Investigation was expected to release their findings within the next few days about the fight, which was reportedly caught on video.
Four men were at the bar, located at 7509 Third Avenue, back on January 29 when one of them knocked into a firefighter, spilling his drink.
That’s when, according to published reports, a dozen firefighters jumped the quartet, dragging one of the men into a bathroom where he was viciously beaten.
Some of the firefighters involved were members of Engine Company 310 in East Flatbush. All of the active firefighters were off duty at the time of the incident.
Officials said that the victims initially did not want to press charges, but soon changed their mind after hiring lawyer Joe Tacopina.
Tacopina told reporters that he and his clients are waiting for the outcome of the investigation before deciding if they should sue the FDNY.
Targeted by hate monger
Cops are investigating a local man’s claims that he has been targeted by an anti-Semite.
The 57-year-old victim told police that the suspect, who has not been identified, has thrown eggs at his home near the corner of Albemarle and Marlborough roads on three separate occasions.
Then during last weekend’s snow storm the same fiend wrote the words “God Hates Jews” in the snow.
Cops are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to come forward.
Calls can be made to the NYPD CrimeStoppers hotline at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
Found dead on McDonald Ave.
The city’s Medical Examiner’s office is hoping to determine what killed a 50-year-old homeless man found on McDonald Avenue.
Police said that the unnamed victim was discovered unconscious near Avenue I just after 2:15 a.m. on February 8.
He died at the scene as paramedics tried to render aid.
An autopsy was scheduled to be performed as this paper went to press.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to come forward.
Calls can be made to the NYPD CrimeStoppers hotline at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
Help wipe out graffiti
As the ongoing war against graffiti vandalism continues, cops are now offering a $500 reward to anyone with information that can lead them to graffiti vandals.
The hefty reward is part of the city’s new push to rid New York of graffiti, which is one of the leading quality of life complaints brought to police.
Officials said that cleaning up graffiti is essential to the plan, to show that the community is no longer going to tolerate marred and tagged-up walls and street corners.
According to police, there is a perception that if a community will tolerate graffiti, they will tolerate other criminal activities, such as drug dealing and prostitution.
Anyone with information about graffiti vandalism in their neighborhood is urged to contact either 311 or 911.
