Safety alerts, helpful links and occasional commentary on crime in Central Brooklyn, with a focus on the following precincts: 71st and 77th (Crown Heights), 79th and 81st (Bedford-Stuyvesant), 73rd (Brownsville) and 88th (Fort Greene/Clinton Hill).
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Murder - Osborn & Newport Streets (73rd Precinct)
UPON ARRIVAL, RESPONDING OFFICERS DISCOVERED THE VICTIMS, THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS:
VICTIM #1: M/B/16, SHOT 1X TO THE RIGHT LEG AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO BROOKDALE HOSPITAL WHERE HE IS LISTED IN STABLE CONDITION.
VICTIM #2: M/B/16, SHOT 1X TO THE RIGHT LEG AND WAS TRANSPORTED BROOKDALE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED
VICTIM #3: M/B/15, SHOT 1X TO THE RIGHT FOREARM AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO BROOKDALE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED
VICTIM #4: M/B/18, SHOT 1X TO THE TORSO AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO BROOKDALE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DOA. HE IS
DARIUS JENKINS M/B/18
117 MACON ST, APT 5
BROOKLYN
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN REGARDS TO THE ABOVE INCIDENT
WILLIE MAYS M/B/17 OF 420 WATKINS STREET BROOKLYN
CHARGES- MURDER,ASSAULT AND CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Murder - Hawthorne Street (71st Precinct)
UPON ARRIVAL, RESPONDING OFFICERS DISCOVERED THE VICTIM, A M/B/21, IN THE REAR OF THE LOCATION WHO HAD BEEN SHOT. EMS ALSO RESPONDED AND DECLARED THE VICTIM DOA.
THERE ARE NO ARRESTS AT THIS TIME AND THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
VICTIM IDENTIFICATION PENDING FAMILY NOTIFICATION.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
WANTED for rape (73rd Precinct)
ON WEDNESDAY 10-24-07 AT APPROXIMATELY 0525 HRS THE VICTIM, A F/B/15, WAS WALKING IN THE V/O DEAN ST AND SARATOGA AVE WHEN SHE WAS GRABBED FROM BEHIND BY THE SUSPECT, A M/B IN HIS 20's. THE SUSPECT TOOK THE VICTIM IN AN ALLEY WHERE HE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER AND FLED THE SCENE. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO AREA HOSPITAL IN STABLE CONDITION.
THE SUSPECT IS A M/B/2O's, 5'7", THIN BUILD, LIGHT COMPLEXION WITH A YELLOW TINT AND WAS WEARING A GREEN HOODIE.
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL THE NYPD'S CRIMESTOPPERS HOTLINE AT 800-577-TIPS.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
2 Men Shot in Bed-Stuy (81st Precinct)
ON SATURDAY 10-20-2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 0255 HRS I/F/O 981 GREENE AVE, WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE 81 PCT, POLICE RESPONDED TO A CALL OF SHOTS FIRED. UPON ARRIVAL, POLICE FOUND 2 M/Bs WITH NUMEROUS GUNSHOT WOUNDS ABOUT THEIR HEAD, NECK, AND BODIES. EMS RESPONDED AND TRANSPORTED BOTH MALES TO KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THERE ARE NO ARREST(S). THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
VICTIM #1 - M/B/18: NUMEROUS GUNSHOT WOUNDS TO HIS HEAD AND TORSO.
VICTIM #2 - M/B/18: NUMEROUS GUNSHOT WOUNDS TO HIS NECK.
Shooting at Ft. Greene Houses (88th Precinct)
Friday, October 19, 2007
Murder - New Lots Ave. (75th Precinct)
ON FRIDAY 10-19-2007 AT 0156 HRS INSIDE OF 536 NEW LOTTS AVE, CONFINES OF THE 75 PCT, POLICE RESPONDED TO A CALL OF SHOTS FIRED. UPON ARRIVAL POLICE OBSERVED A F/B/32 SHOT 2X ABOUT THE BODY. RESPONDING EMS TRANSPORTED THE VICTIM TO BROOKDALE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE EXPIRED FROM HER INJURIES AT 0340 HRS. THERE ARE NO ARRESTS AT THIS TIME. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
****UPDATE *****
VICTIM:
WALLACE, BEVERLY F/B/32
536 NEW LOTS AVE
Sunday, October 14, 2007
WANTED: Devon Baker for shooting of 3-year-old at Kingsborough Walk (77th Precinct)
Police are seeking the public's help in finding this man, DEVON BAKER, who is 25 years old, 6 feet tall and 250 lbs. He lives at 539 Liberty Ave., Apt. 2R.
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Police report:
ON SATURDAY 10-13-07 AT APPROXIMATELY 1846 HRS POLICE RESPONDED TO A 911 CALL OF A CHILD SHOT AT 353 KINGSBORO 3 WALK WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE 77 PCT. UPON ARRIVAL, RESPONDING OFFICERS DISCOVERED THE VICTIM, A F/B/3 YEARS OLD, GRAZED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD. EMS ALSO RESPONDED AND TRANSPORTED THE VICTIM TO KCH IN STABLE CONDITION.
THE NYPD IS REQUESTING THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE IN APPREHENDING THE FOLLOWING SUSPECT IN REGARDS TO THIS INVESTIGATION:
DEVON BAKER M/B/25
6'00" 250 LBS.
539 LIBERTY AVE. APT. 2R
BROOKLYN N.Y.
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL CRIMESTOPPERS AT 212-577-TIPS. ALL CALLS WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.
Friday, October 12, 2007
March Against Violence: Saturday 12:00 noon
If you are tired of violence in our community, join with
- Central Brooklyn Anti-Violence Coalition
- 77th Precinct Community Council
- Community Board 8
- 77th Precinct Clergy Council
- Elected Officials
- Block Associations
- Tenant Associations
Stand Up
Speak Out
Stop The Shootings
Start The Talking
MISSING: WILLIAM RODRIGUEZ (79th Precinct)
RODRIGUEZ,WILLIAM M/H/18
585 PARK AVE Apt. 1A
BROOKLYN, NY
5'8", 170 LBS
THE MISSING WAS LAST SEEN LEAVING A FRIENDS HOUSE ON 10/08/07 AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 HRS WEARING A WHITE AND BLACK T-SHIRT WITH MONKEYS ON IT, BLUE JEANS, AND BLUE NIKE SNEAKERS.
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE MISSING IS ASKED TO CALL THE NYPD'S CRIMESTOPPERS HOTLINE AT 800-577-TIPS.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Murder - Saratoga Ave. (73rd Precinct)
****UPDATE 10/11/07 [0645 HRS] REW***
On 10/10/07 at approximately 2230 hrs the following male expired as a result of his injuries:
Tony Jones M/B/28
33-35 Saratoga Avenue
Brooklyn
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Shooting - Kingsborough Houses (77th Precinct)
The victim was taken to the hospital; shooter fled the scene.
NYPD is investigating.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
WANTED for rape (75th Precinct)
ON FRIDAY 10/05/07 AT APPROXIMATELY 0545 HRS THE VICTIM, A F/B/17, WHILE WALKING IN THE V/O PENNSYLVANIA AVE AND BELMONT AVE, WAS APPROACHED BY THE SUSPECTS.
SUSPECT #1, A M/B/18, POINTED A FIREARM AT HER WHILE SUSPECT #2, A M/B/18, REMOVED HER PROPERTY WHICH INCLUDED, BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TOO, CASH AND JEWELRY. AFTER REMOVING THE PROPERTY, SUSPECT #2, FLED THE SCENE WHILE SUSPECT #1 DIRECTED THE VICTIM INTO A NEARBY ALLY WHERE HE RAPED AND SODOMIZED HER. THE VICTIM WAS REMOVED TO AN AREA HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.
SUSPECT #1: M/B/18, 5'8"-6', 175 LBS
RED HOODED SWEATER AND WHITE SNEAKERS WITH "D&G"
SUSPECT #2: M/B/18, 5'5"-5'8". 145-175 LBS
GREY SHIRT, BLUE JEANS
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE ABOVE INCIDENT IS ASKED TO CALL THE NYPD'S CRIMESTOPPERS HOTLINE AT 800-577-TIPS.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Send state police to probe L.I. cop slay, senator begs Spitzer
By Melissa Grace and Dorian Block
A Brooklyn state senator wants the state police to help Suffolk County investigate the slaying of NYPD Officer Sonia Garcia.
In a letter to Gov. Spitzer, Democratic Sen. Eric Adams asked that the troopers' plainclothes unit, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, be sent to aid local investigators.
"This seems to be a complex case," Adams said at a news conference outside 1 Police Plaza yesterday. "Suffolk County has reached some form of law enforcement brick wall."
Full story here.
Murder - Fulton Street (79th Precinct)
From NY Daily News, 10/7/07:
James Oughterson, 22, of Crown Heights, was shot and killed in front of a Bedford-Stuyvesant Papa John's pizzeria just before 4 a.m. by men who fled in a dark vehicle.
His mother, Carol Oughterson, said a family friend told her a girl called her son and asked to meet him near 1038 Fulton St. But when he stepped out of his car, he was shot once in the chest.
"I wish whoever would do this would come forward," the distraught mother said. "Jamal has a mother and a family who loves him very much."
James Oughterson had his GED and was scheduled to return to school Tuesday to take computer technology courses.
"He was a happy-go-lucky type of person," his mother said. "He loved to go to parties and to be with his friends."
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ON SATURDAY 10-6-2007 AT 0350 HRS IN FRONT OF 1068 FULTON AVE, IN THE CONFINES OF THE 79 PCT, POLICE RESPONDED TO A CALL OF A MALE SHOT. UPON ARRIVAL IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VICTIM, A M/B/22 WAS SHOT ONCE IN THE CHEST BY UNIDENTIFIED SUSPECTS WHO FLED IN A DARK COLORED VEHICLE. THE VICTIM WAS PRONOUNCED DOA AT THE SCENE AT 0400 HRS BY EMS. THERE ARE NO ARRESTS AT THIS TIME, THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
Murder - Sutter Ave. (75th Precinct)
ON SATURDAY, 10/06/2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 2044 HRS AT THE V/O 1342 SUTTER AVE IN THE CONFINES OF THE 75 PCT POLICE RESPONDED TO CALLS OF A MALE SHOT AT THE LOCATION. UPON ARRIVAL POLICE DISCOVERED A M/B/24 WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD. EMS TRANSPORTED THE VICTIM TO BROOKDALE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DOA. NO ARRESTS AT THIS TIME, NO WEAPONS RECOVERED. THE INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING.
****UPDATE 10/07/07 [1730 HRS] REW****
The DOA is ID'd:
JACKSON, KENNETH - M/B/24
551 AUTUMN AVE
BKLYN NY
Murder - Pitkin & Mother Gaston Blvd. (73rd Precinct)
ON SATURDAY 10-06-07 AT APPROXIMATELY 1540 HRS POLICE RESPONDED TO A 911 CALL OF A MALE SHOT AT THE C/O PITKIN AVE AND STONE AVE.UPON ARRIVAL, RESPONDING OFFICERS DISCOVERED 2 MALES SHOT AT THE LOCATION. VICTIM #1, A M/B/16 SHOT IN THE TORSO, WAS TRANSPORTED TO BROOKDALE HOSPITAL WHERE HE PRONOUNCED DOA. VICTIM #2, A M/H/39 SHOT 1X IN THE SHOULDER AND 1X IN THE TORSO, WAS ALSO BROUGHT TO BROOKDALE HOSPITAL WHERE HE LISTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THERE ARE NO ARRESTS AND THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
****UPDATE 10/07/07 [1740 HRS] REW****
The DOA is ID'd:
Naquan Thomas M/B/16
203 Genung Street
Middletown, NY
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Update: Arrest Made in September Clinton Hill Murder
NYPD issued an update today: 29-year-old Keenan Parker of 456 DeKalb Ave. has been arrested and charged with murder.
Friday, October 5, 2007
Rally to protest rape of child in Flatbush
In reaction to the assault, community activists, along with the 77th Precinct Community Council and the Central Brooklyn Anti-Violence Campaign are planning a rally from 12:00 noon to 3 pm on Saturday, Oct. 13, starting at the corner of Pacific Street and Buffalo Avenue.
For more information, call
(718) 735-0634 or (718) 773-5974
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Crown Heights Missing Person: Ryan Wala, 15 years old
Name: Ryan Wala
Age: 15
Description:
5'10", 145 LBS
THIN BUILD, MEDIUM COMPLEXION, BLACK HAIR AND BROWN EYES.
HAS THE LETTERS "RN" TATTOOED ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
THE MISSING WAS LAST SEEN AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 HRS ON 08/31/07 WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE 71 PCT WEARING A GREEN SHIRT.
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE MISSING IS ASKED TO CALL THE NYPD'S CRIMESTOPPERS HOTLINE AT 800-577-TIPS.
Reported by NYPD Thursday 10/3/07 at 3 pm
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
'BLOOD' HUNTED IN B'KLYN SEX-ATTACK NIGHTMARE
New York Post, 10/3/07
Police yesterday identified Deshawn Owens [pictured here] as one of three Bloods members who stormed into a Brooklyn apartment and raped three women, including a mother and her daughter.
The brutal attacks took place on Aug. 30, when Justin Harris, 24, who has already been arrested, Owens and a third gangbanger forced their way into the Crown Heights apartment on Sterling Place, cops said.
They began by pistol whipping a 14-year-old boy, his 41-year-old father and another man, 22, cops said. Then they allegedly tied up the nine males in the room, including a 5-year-old boy, before turning on the women.
The thugs, two of whom carried guns, unleashed a three-hour nightmare of terror, raping a 17-year-old, her 43-year-old mom and a 21-year-old family friend.
They allegedly fled with $1,500. Owen and the unidentified thug are still at large
Investigators believe the violence stemmed from an unpaid drug debt.