Category: Crime
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Judge orders psych exam for Brooklyn sex assault burglar
The Brooklyn Supreme Court, Criminal Term, at 320 Jay St. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Christopher Robles on Wednesday ordered a man accused of a disturbing overnight sexual assault and burglary in Brooklyn Heights to undergo a psychiatric examination, under Article 730 of Criminal Procedure Law, to determine if he…
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Not the first arrest for alleged Brooklyn Heights sex assault burglar
A NYPD car. Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — This is not the first time around for the suspect arrested in a terrifying sexual assault and burglary in Brooklyn Heights on May 18. In fact, just four days before Jayquan Martinez, 27, allegedly robbed and assaulted a sleeping Brooklyn Heights mother in her apartment…
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Police arrest suspect in Brooklyn Heights sexual assault, burglary case
A NYPD car. Photo: Julio Cortez/AP File BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — After an intensive week-long investigation, police have arrested a suspect wanted in an alarming sexually-motivated burglary in north Brooklyn Heights, which took place in the early morning hours of Friday, May 12. Jayquan Martinez, 27, who resides at 237 Nassau St. in the Farragut housing…
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Reward offered in Brooklyn Heights sexually-motivated burglary
A NYPD car. Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — The Brooklyn Special Victims Squad has posted “Wanted” flyers on lamp posts around Brooklyn Heights, bearing a sketch of a suspect in an alarming sexually-motivated burglary. In the early hours of Friday, May 12, an unknown man entered the North Heights apartment of a 43-year-old…
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Some call NYC subway choking criminal, others hold judgment
New York police officers respond to the scene where a fight was reported on a subway train, Monday, May 1, 2023, in New York. A man suffering an apparent mental health episode aboard a New York City subway died on Monday after being placed in a headlock by a fellow rider, according to police officials…
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NYC crime is not worst ever, despite claims
New York Police Officers with the Transit Bureau Anti Terrorism Unit board a train at the Canal St. Q station, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in New York. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File Following Monday’s congressional hearing on violent crime in New York City, claims spread across social media that the bad old days are back in the nation’s…
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Huge spring break crowds cause chaos in Brooklyn Bridge Park
A social media post shows a very large crowd stampeding on Pier 2 in Brooklyn Bridge Park on Thursday, April 13. Social media screengrab Neighbors of Brooklyn Bridge Park are demanding that the park do something to manage the large, unruly crowds of young people who gather there during warm weather. Thursday evening, April 13,…
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A shoplifting turns violent at the Brooklyn Heights Key Food
A knife can be seen in the hand of the suspect as he threatens Key Food’s co-owner Ivan Arguello. Image via Key Food video system BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — “He looked like a California surfing dude,” Ivan Arguello, co-owner of Key Food in Brooklyn Heights, told the Brooklyn Eagle. But the dude was not California mellow.…
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Letitia James offers advice to protect Brooklynites during tax season
New York State Attorney General Letitia James. AP Photo/Seth Wenig With tax season in full swing, New York Attorney General Letitia James is urging taxpayers to be cautious and stay vigilant against fraudulent tax schemes. The Attorney General said that New Yorkers need to watch out for scammers who may attempt to steal their personal…
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NYC thieves stealing Apple headphones off victims’ heads
AirPods. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File Listen up! At least 21 people in New York City have had their fancy Apple headphones stolen right off their heads by a roving team of moped-riding bandits, police say. The thefts started on Jan. 28 and have typically involved four people on two mopeds riding up to victims…