NYPD: Brooklyn gang members discussed crimes on Face...
1 hr ago | via Newsday
In BABYLON construction work on RT-231/DEER PARK AVE SB between CR-50/JOHN ST/UNION BLVD and at RAILROAD AVE The Brower Boys, a teenage gang in Brooklyn, found out the hard way about the dangers of revealing too much information on Facebook. Comment?
6 hrs ago | via New York Post
Fourteen members of a Brooklyn gang ended up in handcuffs after idiots in their ranks accepted Facebook "friend" requests from a cop who was tipped off to their year-long Crown Heights burglary wave, authorities said yesterday. Comment?
Cops: Gang members discussed crimes online
13 hrs ago | via Newsday
In BROOKHAVEN construction work on SUNRISE HWY/NY RT-27 WB between CR-16/HORSEBLOCK RD/X57 and RT-112/X53 in PATCHOGUE The Brower Boys, a teenage gang in Brooklyn, found out the hard way about the dangers of revealing too much information on Facebook. Comment?
Rapping Brooklyn burglars caught after police friend...
14 hrs ago | via Daily Mail
A group of rapping, thieving thugs who terrorized New York City were caught after posting the details of their exploits on Facebook... and mistakenly friending a police officer. Comment?
Crown Heights' Brower Boys Gang Busted Over Facebook...
15 hrs ago | via DNAInfo.com
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Brower Boys Street Gang "Taken Down" Thank...
18 hrs ago | via The Village Voice
This is a screen-grab from one of the Brower Boys "rap" videos . Here's a tip for any potential criminals out there: don't bicker about the proceeds of robberies you've committed on Facebook. Comment?
Cops Use Facebook to Shut Down Gang
18 hrs ago | via Animal
At least 14 members of the Brooklyn-based Brower Boys street gang have been indicted, announced Commissioner Ray Kelly and Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes. Comment?
NYPD Nabs Crown Heights Gang Linked to String of Bur...
21 hrs ago | via WNYC-AM New York
Brooklyn prosecutors have indicted 14 members of the so-called Brower Boys, a Crown Heights street gang accused of a series of burglaries, assaults and robberies near Brower Park in Brooklyn.A The burglaries allegedly occurred over the course of a year, from April 2011 to March 2012. Comment?
NYPD: Burglary gang's Facebook posts led to arrests
22 hrs ago | via WABC 7
Police have arrested 14 young men ages 13 to 20 in a burglary spree that they say culminated in the gang rape of a woman in Brooklyn. Comment?
Facebook Posts Help Police In Brooklyn Gang Takedown
23 hrs ago | via NY1
City law enforcement officials announced today the take down off a violent street gang they say is responsible for a year-long crime spree in Brooklyn. Comment?
Fallout From Botched Jewish 'Hooker' Case
Yesterday | via Forward
A botched prostitution case against four black Crown Heights men accused of forcing an Orthodox Jewish woman into sex slavery has led to the resignation of a top prosecutor. Comment?
Tuesday | via Brooklynian
I was walking down Washington Ave around 1am and saw a dog sleeping on the corner of Bergen St. Comment?
School bus accident in Brooklyn
Tuesday | via MyFoxNY
More than a dozen handicapped people were aboard a school bus that struck a fire hydrant in Brooklyn Thursday morning, according to police. Comment?
NYPD: Gang members bragged about crimes on Facebook
Monday May 28 | via MyFoxNY
A grand jury indicted the 14 suspected members of the so-called Brower Boys in connection with more than 20 break-ins in Crown Heights. Comment?
No slap for ousted Brooklyn assistant DA
Friday May 25 | via MyFoxNY
A top Brooklyn assistant district attorney who resigned will not be flagged for ethical breaches in a sensational rape case that is now on the ropes, District Attorney Charles Hynes said. Comment?
Thursday May 24 | via Free Republic
That Al Sharpton has no shame should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed the career of America's foremost racist demagogue and lynch-mob leader. Comment?
2nd Man in Sneaker Store Shooting Surrenders
Wednesday May 23 | via NBC New York
A second suspect wanted in connection with a shooting at a Brooklyn sneaker store that injured a 12-year-old boy Monday night has turned himself in to authorities, law enforcement officials tell NBC 4 New York. Comment?
2nd suspect in B'klyn shoe store gun fight turns sel...
Wednesday May 23 | via New York Post
The second suspect wanted for the violent gun battle in a Brooklyn shoe store that wounded two people including a 12-year-old boy shopping with his dad surrendered late last night, The Post has learned. Comment?
Man Turns Self in for Crown Heights Shooting That Wo...
Wednesday May 23 | via DNAInfo.com
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Crime in PH and western Crown Heights, late April an...
Tuesday May 22 | via Brooklynian
A 30-year-old man was held up by a gun-wielding thief who stole his backpack containing more than $1,000 in clothing and electronics. Comment?