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Truck Strikes Two Pedestrians in Brooklyn, Slams Into Restaurant
A truck in Brooklyn struck two pedestrians and slammed into a building — leaving one of the victims in critical condition, according to police
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3-Year-Old on Scooter Struck and Killed by Van While Crossing Brooklyn Street: Police
A 3-year-old boy on a scooter was fatally struck by a van while crossing a Brooklyn street Thursday afternoon, police say.
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Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Raping Ex-Girlfriend, Fatally Slitting Her Friend's Throat
Ruslan Baimov was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for raping his ex-girlfriend and fatally slitting her friend’s throat — all while his ex’s 11-year-old daughter hid in a bedroom.
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Man in Infamous Beating Death of NYC Toddler Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the beating death of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son, a brutal killing that exposed grave inadequacies in the city’s Administration for Children’s Services and led to sweeping reform.
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Innocent Bystander Dies in Construction Site Shooting: NYPD
A woman was killed and a man was injured in a shooting at a construction site in Brooklyn Monday morning, innocent victims caught in gunfire between two men arguing with each other, police said.
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Woman Found With Ax Wound to Head in Coney Island, Son Turns Himself in: Sources
A man has turned himself in after his mother was found with an ax wound to the head in an apartment near the Coney Island boardwalk on Monday afternoon, according to law enforcement sources.
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NYPD: Woman Trying to Cross Mid-Block Struck, Killed by SUV in Brooklyn
A 77-year-old woman was struck and killed by an SUV while crossing a street in Brooklyn Wednesday evening.
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FDNY Firefighter Killed by Road Rage Suspect Laid to Rest
The FDNY firefighter allegedly killed by a road rage suspect will be laid to rest at his funeral on Thursday.
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NYPD: Suspect in Road-Rage Death of Off-Duty FDNY Firefighter Is Gang Parolee
Police say a man arrested in the suspected road rage killing of an off-duty New York City firefighter was a paroled gang member with a history of violence.
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Man in Varsity Jacket Yanks NYC Woman From Car at Knifepoint, Steals Vehicle: Cops
Police are looking for a man in a varsity jacket who dragged a woman out of her car as she sat idling outside a Bronx co-op and stole the vehicle. The 48-year-old woman was sitting inside her car on Intervale Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Friday when cops say the man in the varsity jacket opened her door and tried...
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Sources: Man Arrested at Motel in Road Rage Death of FDNY Firefighter
Law enforcement sources say authorities have arrested the suspect in connection with the death of an off-duty FDNY firefighter who police believe was the victim of road rage on a Brooklyn highway.
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Off-Duty Firefighter Found Lying on NYC Highway With Head Trauma Dies: Officials
An off-duty firefighter who was found lying on the shoulder of a Brooklyn highway with head trauma early Sunday has died and police say he may have been a victim of road rage.
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NYPD: Son Questioned After Woman, 91, Found Dead in Brooklyn Home
Police are speaking to a man about the death of his 91-year-old mother, who was found in her Brooklyn home Wednesday. The NYPD says officers responding to a 911 call found Petrina Masotto dead in her Gravesend duplex on 26th Avenue at about 12:45 p.m. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her 55-year-old son, who has not been...
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NYC Man Convicted of Murdering His 16-Month-Old Daughter on Father's Day
A Brooklyn father has been convicted of murder for beating his toddler daughter unconscious when she came to visit his home Father’s Day, causing her to die days later, prosecutors said Thursday.
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9 Hurt in Brooklyn House Fires: FDNY
Firefighters have knocked out a fire at a home in Brooklyn, the FDNY says. Fire officials say the blaze started inside a two-story private home on Aster Court in Gerritsen Beach just after 5 p.m., then spread to the two-story home next door. Over 130 firefighters responded, and it was under control by 7 p.m. Two civilians were taken to…
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Officers Save Baby Turning Blue in Brooklyn: NYPD
A frantic mother banged on the window of the police cruiser Saturday evening and screamed that her baby wasn’t breathing.
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Man Survives After Falling Onto Subway Tracks in Brooklyn, NYPD Says
A man who fell onto the tracks at a Brooklyn subway station survived the ordeal relatively unscathed, the NYPD said.
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Man Shot, Killed 17-Year-Old NYC Girl During Argument: NYPD
New York City police have charged a Brooklyn man who they say fatally shot a 17-year-old girl during an argument.
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Brooklyn Girl, 17, Shot, Killed by Ex-Boyfriend; Another Man Wounded: Sources
A man shot and killed his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend inside her Brooklyn apartment building early Tuesday morning, and shot and wounded the girl’s new boyfriend, police sources say.
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NYPD Cop Arraigned in Alleged Beating Over Spilled Drink
An NYPD officer is expected to face charges in an alleged assault of a Brooklyn man who spilled a cup of alcohol onto the ground and refused to pick it up. The alleged 23-year-old victim, Raymond Crespo, tells the Daily News that he was on a Coney Island street holding a cup containing alcohol when his friend knocked it...