More details have come to light about the recent attacks on in the middle of the afternoon in the neighborhood. In this week’s crime files, police released information about two other incidents, and cops are still investigating whether the three crimes are related.
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84th Precinct Crime Blotter
It was a busy week in crime, plus we’ve got some updates on last week’s big crime stories. Update: Bank heist A would-be bank robber tried to steal money from the Citibank on Montague Street on March 20. The incident happened around 4 pm when the man walked in the Pierrepont Street entrance, wrote out […]
Cpt. DiPaolo: Saw something? Tell us!
Captain Mark DiPaolo of the 84th Precinct has increased police presence in the Brooklyn Heights area after two teenage boys were recently assaulted on two separate occasions in the Heights, and asks that anyone with any information please call the precinct at 718-875-6850. Detectives are investigating the two incidents in which groups of four or […]
Update: Cops nab shul burglar
Cops caught the man accused of breaking into Congregation B’nai Avraham multiple times in the last six months, the Brooklyn Paper reports today. Rabbi Aaron Raskin, who heads the synagogue at 117 Remsen St., was preparing for Purim and was dressed up as the Man in the Yellow Hat from the “Curious George” books when […]
84th Precinct Crime Blotter
First up, we have an update to a jarring attack last week in which five teens beat up a 16-year-old Clinton Street resident, sending him to the hospital for emergency jaw surgery. A police source at the 84th precinct said cops are still searching for the perps, but may be close to identifying them. The […]
More break-ins at B’nai Avraham!
A serial burglar broke into Congregation B’nai Avraham three times in the last week, stealing cash in several charity boxes, breaking locks and seriously damaging the rabbi’s office door. The synagogue at 117 Remsen Street has now been burgled five times since June, and Rabbi Aaron Raskin said he is already at work to install […]
84th Precinct Crime Blotter
The Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Heights Blogs are starting a new weekly feature to bring you the local police precincts’ crime logs every Tuesday. We’ll cover the 76th precinct in Cobble Hill (at CHB) and 84th for the Brooklyn Heights area (at BHB), and get as much info as we can from the cops about […]
Underwater Robbery Apparatus?
The Brooklyn Eagle serves up an odd story in their police blotter this week. The TD Bank on Montague Street was recently robbed of $729 by a weird bandit (perhaps his mortgage is “underwater”?): Brooklyn Eagle: Apparently the robber put more effort into his disguise than he did into his robbery. He decked himself out […]
Ivanov in Court
Alleged pipe bomber and swastika sprayer Ivaylo Ivanov appeared at a pre-trial hearing this week, the Brooklyn Eagle reports. His next court date is scheduled for March 16. Currently held on $300k bail he faces a 25 year sentence if convicted on the potpourri of charges facing him.
Footnote: YourNabe.com Confused on Brooklyn Heights Murder Number
The Community Newspaper Group’s YourNabe website may be trying to be a local news source in tune with “nabes” however a report on the site today manages to contradict itself.
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