Crown Heights Crime

Crime, law and justice, and police blotter near Crown Heights, NY or anywhere in the US.

Recent Crime News

• NY Attorney General Seeks Help for Cell Thefts

  Tuesday May 14 | via Wireless Design & Development 

  New York state's attorney general asked smartphone makers on Monday to do more to protect consumers from violent street crimes known as "Apple picking," or cellphone thefts.

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• Doubts about detective haunt 50 murder cases

  Saturday May 11 | via Cape Cod Times 

  The Brooklyn district attorney's office has ordered a review of some 50 murder cases assigned to an acclaimed homicide detective, an acknowledgment of mounting questions about the officer's tactics and the legitimacy of the convictions.

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• Suspect in 2012 Brooklyn rape arrested

  Friday May 10 | via WABC 7 

  The man wanted in connection with a 2012 rape and robbery in Brooklyn was arresetd one day after the NYPD released a picture of him.

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  Related Topix: Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Crown Heights, NY

• NYT writes a story on SOS Crown Heights

  Thursday May 9 | via Brooklynian 

  Achisimach Yisrael, 35, of S.O.S. recalled that after a 14-year-old was killed this summer in Crown Heights, more than 100 of the teenager's friends gathered at his wake.

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• Photo released of suspect in 2012 Brooklyn rape

  Thursday May 9 | via WABC 7 

  The NYPD has released a new picture of the suspect wanted in a rape that happened nearly a year ago.

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• Missing IKEA worker found safe

  Wednesday May 8 | via MyFoxNY 

  A woman from Crown Heights who disappeared on May 4 has been found safe and sound in Washington, DC, said police.

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  Related Topix: Crown Heights, NY, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Queens, NY

• NYT writes a story on SOS Crown Heights

  Monday Apr 29 | via Brooklynian 

  Achisimach Yisrael, 35, of S.O.S. recalled that after a 14-year-old was killed this summer in Crown Heights, more than 100 of the teenager's friends gathered at his wake.

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• City gun deaths plummet

  Sunday Apr 28 | via New York Post 

  Deaths by gunfire in the city are down dramatically, far lower than the national rate, according to a new study - and Mayor Bloomberg credited his policing strategies for the downturn.

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• NYT writes a story on SOS Crown Heights

  Apr 10, 2013 | via Brooklynian 

  Achisimach Yisrael, 35, of S.O.S. recalled that after a 14-year-old was killed this summer in Crown Heights, more than 100 of the teenager's friends gathered at his wake.

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  Related Topix: Crown Heights, NY