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Brooklyn man who wrongly served 31 years for murder sues Nassau County for malicious prosecution
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (629+ words) A Brooklyn man who wrongly spent 31 years behind bars for the murder of a Hofstra assistant football coach is suing Nassau County and several detectives, alleging that cops withheld hundreds of pages of police investigation notes that would have cleared…...
30-year-old man killed in double shooting in Brooklyn
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (131+ words) A 30-year-old man died and another man was is in critical condition Sunday evening after both were caught in a hail of gunfire in Brooklyn, police said. Shortly before 6 p.m., cops responding to a 911 call found the men with multiple gun…...
Mom of 2 fatally struck by ambulance in Brooklyn was registered nurse
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (450+ words) A mother of two who was fatally struck by an ambulance in Brooklyn was a registered nurse who treated patients with severe injuries, according to a close family friend of the victim. Cherry Cayetano Sobel, 44, was struck by a private…...
Gunman accused of killing Brooklyn baby girl told cops he was aiming at her dad: documents
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (979+ words) The gunman accused of killing a 7-month-old girl during a botched Brooklyn gang hit confessed that he was aiming at the baby's father when he pulled the trigger " a claim the child's mother defiantly denied in an interview with the…...
2nd suspect in stray-bullet shooting of Brooklyn baby girl arrested in Pennsylvania
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (644+ words) The alleged getaway driver sought in the fatal shooting of a 7-month-old girl killed during a botched gang hit in Brooklyn was captured in Pennsylvania on Friday, according to law enforcement sources. Matthew Rodriguez, 18, operated the scooter that carried alleged…...
NYPD hunts for second suspect in killing of 7-month-old Brooklyn girl as shooter charged
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (692+ words) The NYPD dropped a dragnet across the city as they searched Friday for the second suspect in the brazen daylight shooting that left a 7-month-old girl dead from a stray bullet "as detectives officially charged the triggerman with murder, officials…...
Suspect charged with murder in stray bullet slay of 7-month-old Brooklyn girl
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (722+ words) The gunman who opened fire on a Brooklyn crowd, killing a 7-month-old baby girl in a stroller with a stray bullet, will be charged with murder, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Thursday. Amari Greene, 21, was taken into custody after the…...
Conviction in 1979 Brooklyn rabbi’s murder vacated: Judge rules wrongly accused ‘is actually innocent’
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (537+ words) A Brooklyn judge Wednesday said a man who served 30 years behind bars for killing a prominent Crown Heights rabbi "is actually innocent." Judge Guy Mangano, in a 49-page decision, cleared Carl Miller, now 65, of any wrongdoing. The court, Mangano said…...
Infant in stroller killed by stray bullet in Brooklyn, shooter flees on moped
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (192+ words) A baby in a stroller was killed by a stray bullet in Brooklyn Wednesday " with the panicked mother rushing her child in vain to a local hospital as the gunman fled on a moped, police sources said. The 7-month-old girl…...
Brooklyn acting superintendent wins permanent job despite social media flap, letter-writing blitz
1+ week, 24+ min ago (620+ words) An acting Brooklyn school superintendent embroiled in a controversy involving allegations against her husband has been selected for the permanent job. Erin Lynch-Reyes, then-interim superintendent of District 21, faced scrutiny after the United Federation of Teachers claimed the union had "good…...