Yesterday at approximately 5:45 p.m., in front of 1183 Schenectady Avenue, police responded to a report of a dispute. Upon arrival, they found an 18-year-old man who had been struck in the head with a brick. The victim was brought to Kings County Hospital where he was pronounced dead. An investigation is underway, but no arrests have been made.
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March 10, 2010March 10, 2010Live Wire
Police investigate possible hate crime
Police are looking for five men who attacked a 22-year-old man last Tuesday morning in Carroll Gardens in what may be considered a hate crime. The men were screaming anti-gay slurs during the attack, which left the victim with bruises on the back of his head and on his face. No arrests have been made,...
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March 9, 2010March 9, 2010Live Wire
Orthodox rabbi convicted of sexually abusing teenage boy
A Brooklyn jury convicted Rabbi Baruch Lebovits on eight counts of sexual abuse yesterday. A teenage boy testified that the rabbi lured him into his car by offering to let him drive, and then performed oral sex on him, according to the New York Post.
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March 9, 2010March 9, 2010Brooklyn Life, Live Wire
Brooklyn anesthesiologist charged with writing false prescriptions
An anesthesiologist at New York Methodist Hospital in Park Slope was charged with leading a pill-trafficking ring along with other doctors. He is free on a $500,000 bail, and more arrests are expected, according to the Daily News.
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March 9, 2010March 9, 2010Live Wire
Shooting in Bed Stuy leaves one dead
At about 7:40 last night, gunshots rang out on Stuyvesant Avenue, striking 10-year-old Dalilah Gray in the hand and killing an unidentified 24-year-old man, according to a Daily News report. Details about the nature of the shooting are still unclear and no arrests were made as of late last night