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Bushwick

Man accused of torching NYPD vehicles in Bushwick re-arrested for misdemeanor after release from federal custody

By Dean Moses

Alleged Brooklyn arson suspect

AMNY

Arsonist who torched 11 NYPD vehicles in Brooklyn faces federal charges

A view of Breukelen Playground near the intersection of Stanley and Louisiana avenues in East New York, where a man was found fatally stabbed early Sunday morning

AMNY

Man found with multiple stab wounds near Brooklyn park dies of injuries: NYPD

Detectives investigate shot fired at DeKalb Avenue and Bedford Avenue.

AMNY

Police investigating shots that rang out in Brooklyn

Tom Donlon sworn in as interim NYPD commissioner in September 2024, a role he now claims in a federal lawsuit was undermined by systemic corruption and political interference

AMNY

Bombshell lawsuit: Ex-Police Commissioner Tom Donlon claims Mayor Adams and NYPD leaders ran department as ‘criminal enterprise’

man in tanktop sought for beating Brooklyn straphanger with cane

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Irate Brooklyn straphanger beat senior with his own cane over train delay: cops

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

‘Brazen’ Brooklyn smoke shop killer sentenced for shooting mother-of-four and her dog

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Bath Beach

Bath Beach apartment building fire injures 4 as firefighters rescue trapped residents

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

Police car and officer setting up crime scene on street where woman was shot

AMNY

Senior woman shot on Brooklyn street corner amid barrage of bullets: cops

Police at scene of stabbing in Brooklyn

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Man found fatally shot near Brooklyn public housing complex

Scene of Brooklyn assault with suspect photo, man in sunglasses, inset

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Brooklyn beatdown: Suspect sought for violently attacking man after car crash

A view of Third Avenue under the Gowanus Expressway in Sunset Park, Brooklyn where two pedestrians were killed in a hit-and-run.

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Staten Island man booked in deadly Brooklyn hit-and-run that killed two pedestrians

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Lucchese crime family captain sentenced to 21 months in prison for long-running illegal gambling biz

By Kirstyn Brendlen

brooklyn crime

June saw significant decline in major felonies and shootings in Brooklyn

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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QNS

Duo on moped rob 23 people in multi-borough chain-snatching spree: NYPD

A homeless man was charged Monday evening in the attempted kidnapping of a six-year-old boy in Coney Island.

AMNY

Man charged in Coney Island attempted kidnapping of 6-year-old boy

A view of Stillwell and Surf avenues in Brooklyn’s Coney Island. Police are investigating an alleged attempted abduction of a 6-year-old boy at the intersection on July 6

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Man accused of trying to snatch 6-year-old from Brooklyn street: NYPD

scene of bed-stuy house fire

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Bed-Stuy house fire leaves 2 injured, 11 displaced

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

This man is wanted for pleasuring himself in front of a teen on a Brooklyn bus.

AMNY

Brooklyn bus rider pleasures himself in front of teen: cops

NYPD harbor boat with two officers on deck patrolling murky waters of East River

AMNY

Man’s decomposing body found aboard boat in the Newtown Creek: NYPD

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