NYPD Officer Undergoes Surgery After Being Dragged By Car In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An NYPD officer underwent surgery Sunday, after officials said he was struck and dragged by a hit-and-run driver in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. As CBS2’s Ali Bauman reported,...
View ArticleTruck Crashes Into 99-Cent Store In Brooklyn; 2 Injured
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Surveillance cameras were rolling Thursday as a box truck slammed into a 99-cent store in Flatbush, Brooklyn. As CBS2’s Tony Aiello reported, the truck humped the curb and...
View ArticleNYPD: Taser Failed To Stop Knife-Wielding Man Fatally Shot By Cops In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police say they tried to use a Taser before fatally shooting an emotionally disturbed man who was armed with a knife. There has been a police involved shooting in Brooklyn...
View ArticleInvestigation Continues Into Police Shooting Death Of Brooklyn Man
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An investigation is underway into the police shooting death of an emotionally disturbed man in Brooklyn who officers say came at them with a knife. Long-time neighbors of...
View ArticleFamily Of Emotionally Disturbed Man Shot Dead By Police Meets With Brooklyn DA
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The family of an emotionally disturbed man who was recently shot and killed by police met with the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office Thursday. As WCBS 880’s Mike Smeltz...
View ArticleSkeletal Remains Found Buried At Brooklyn Construction Site
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — An investigation is underway in Brooklyn after a construction crew unearthed skeletal remains at a dig site near a psychiatric hospital. Workers were doing sewer repair work...
View ArticleMan Clubbed With Baseball Bat When Brooklyn Dispute Turns Violent
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An East Flatbush dispute turned violent on Friday, and now police are looking for a man who decided to settle things with a baseball bat. Just before 6 p.m. on September 8, a...
View ArticleBicyclist Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In Brooklyn, Police Say
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A man was struck and killed while riding a bicycle in a hit-and-run accident in East Flatbush, Brooklyn Saturday morning. Police say the 30-year-old victim, identified as Jeremy...
View ArticlePolice: Suspects Ripped Off Gold Chain, Jewelry From Man In East Flatbush
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police on Thursday were asking for assistance from the public in finding two suspects who allegedly robbed a man of his gold chain and other items at gunpoint in East Flatbush,...
View ArticleBrooklyn High School Teacher Accused Of Sending Explicit Photo To Teen...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A New York City high school teacher accused last month of sending an explicit photograph to a 16-year-old student is now facing additional charges, including kidnapping....
View ArticlePolice: Man Shot In Altercation With Police In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A man has been critically wounded by police in Brooklyn after he climbed into an unmarked squad car and took a sergeant’s gun, police said. Authorities said the 1:45 a.m....
View ArticlePolice: Suspect Hit Officers, Slams Into Car After Chase In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police Tuesday afternoon said a driver struck two officers in Brooklyn, and then led police on a chase that ended in a crash which left two women injured. A driver was taken...
View ArticleTeen Killed, 20-Year-Old Wounded In East Flatbush Shooting
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Brooklyn teenager is dead after gunfire rang out Sunday afternoon in East Flatbush. As 1010 WINS’ Roger Stern reported, three men walked up to two people around 1:15 p.m. on...
View ArticleMan Shot Dead In Broad Daylight In East Flatbush, Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A man was shot in the torso and killed in broad daylight Monday in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Shortly after 10 a.m., police were sent to 1364 New York Ave. for a call of a man...
View ArticleCharges Dropped For Man Who Says Police Planted Gun On Him In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A judge on Thursday threw out gun possession charges against a man who claimed police planted a firearm on him. As WCBS 880’s Irene Cornell reported, Brooklyn Supreme Court...
View ArticleBrooklyn Man Who Shot At 2 Cops Hit With Maximum Sentences
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A 33-year-old Brooklyn man got a very long prison sentence for shooting at two police officers in East Flatbush in 2011. As WCBS 880’s Irene Cornell reported, Jerry Benoit was...
View ArticlePolice: Armed Suspect Suffers Graze Wound From Police Gunfire
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Police say a suspect who refused to drop his handgun was shot by an officer in Brooklyn and suffered a graze wound. The incident happened at 9:38 p.m. Friday in East...
View ArticleNYPD Officer Charged With DWI, Reportedly After Crash In Snowstorm
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An NYPD officer was charged with driving while intoxicated in Brooklyn Thursday, reportedly after he was involved in a crash as snow fell Monday night. Joseph Mcauliffe, 56, was...
View ArticleGun Recovered After Cops Shoot Suspect In East Flatbush: NYPD
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A suspect was taken to the hospital after being shot by cops in Brooklyn. At around 10 p.m. on East 34th Street and Church Avenue in East Flatbush, officers shot a gun-toting...
View ArticleSuspect In Critical Condition After Being Shot By Officer In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Brooklyn teenager is in custody and being treated for a gunshot wound to the leg after he was shot by an NYPD officer who was responding to a call about a man with a gun....
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