Twitter user shebreathes posted earlier today about a Brooklyn Heights bomb scare. BHB’s Sarah Portlock reports: According to NYPD: someone called 911 around 9:45 this morning to report a suspicious package at 181 Montague St, in front of Citibank. Cops arrived at scene and discovered a cardboard box with an industrial-style door handle inside. “It […]
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84th Precinct Police Blotter
The big news this week was the arrest of three suspects in the recent robberies in the Heights, and it was a light week in the neighborhood’s crime otherwise.
Update to arrests of robbery suspects
We received more information about the arrest of three juveniles in connection with the recent robberies in the neighborhood in the last several months. The suspects are ages 13, 13, and 15 and live in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Cops would not release the names, but the 15-year-old has been arrested for 10 robbery charges, and one grand […]
Alleged teen muggers caught
This just in from the Courier: cops have arrested the three teens they suspect are responsible for the spate of muggings in the neighborhood in the last few months, as we’ve been reporting. A source at the 84th Precinct said detectives “think they’re going to close a few cases on it,” but that any additional […]
84th Precinct Crime Blotter
Cops are investigating whether an incident last Saturday involving one older boy and three younger teens is related to the recent spate of similar crimes in the neighborhood. On April 25, an 18-year-old was mugged as he was walking westbound on Livingston Street at 7 pm. The boy was between Court and Clinton streets when […]
Ivanov’s Monday court appearance
Ivaylo Ivanov — who allegedly spray-painted swastikas along Remsen Street in Spetember 2007 and was later discovered to have an arsenal of explosives in his nearby apartment — appeared in Brooklyn criminal court on Monday morning for a pre-trial hearing. Ivanov has pleaded not guilty to the incidents, which include charges of graffiti, criminal mischief, […]
84th Precinct Crime Blotter
There was another mugging incident in the Heights this week — this time at gunpoint — between a group of young black males and a white teenager. A cop source at the 84th Precinct said they are investigating whether it is related to a recent spate of similar assaults. The latest attack happened on April […]
Update on Ivaylo Ivanov court case
Ivaylo Ivanov — who allegedly spray-painted swastikas along Remsen Street in Spetember 2007 and was later discovered to have an arsenal of explosives in his nearby apartment — will be in Brooklyn’s state criminal court for a pre-trial hearing on April 27. His lawyer, Bernard Kleinman, said the hearing will focus on Ivanov’s admission to […]
84th Precinct Crime Blotter
There were lots of crimes on or near the subway last week, and more car thefts in the neighborhood. Be careful out there — and, as the precinct’s Captain Mark DiPaolo reminds everyone, don’t leave your car unlocked, even if it’s in a garage. Train pains At least two victims were robbed last week on […]
Brooklyn Heights (Lame) Graffiti Gang Spotted
From a BHB Tipster comes a lead on the “gang” who may be responsible for the recent outbreak of (really lame) graffiti in Brooklyn Heights. This report comes from Cranberry Street: Hey Homer, thought I’d pass this by you. I was walking the dogs Friday night around midnight in the North Heights when I saw […]
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