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.
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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 […]
84th Precinct Crime Blotter
It was a busy week last week for muggings and apartment break-ins in the area. For related crimes in Boerum Hill, check out Cobble Hill Blog. Here’s a round-up: A man tried to break into a woman’s apartment with a crowbar — but the woman came home just in time before any damage was done. […]
84th Precinct meeting tonight
The 84th Precinct Community Council will hold its monthly meeting tonight, at 7 pm at Borough Hall (209 Joralemon St., between Court and Adams streets). We’re still checking up on the agenda, and will update this post when we have that information. Update: And, about that agenda: Community affairs cop Fred Mitchell said the NYPD […]
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: Robberies in Brooklyn Heights
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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