By K. S. Nikhil Kumar The victim had asked to speak to her attacker. She rose and came to the front of Judge Vincent DelGiudice’s Brooklyn courtroom today. The judge was about to pronounce sentence for Boker Thomas, 31, who stood convicted of multiple counts of rape, criminal sexual assault, burglary and robbery. Three court...
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February 23, 2010April 2, 2010Brooklyn Life, Crime, Video
VIdeo – After the fire: Luisa’s funeral
Miguel Chan mourns at a funeral for his wife Luisa Chan, victim of the Bensonhurst fire that killed four others.
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February 22, 2010March 1, 2010Brooklyn Life, Crime, Politics
Zazi pleads guilty to terrorism charges
By Danielle Bengsch, contributed reporting Althea Fung Najibullah Zazi listened attentively to U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie in Federal District Court in Brooklyn today as he listed the charges: Zazi was alleged to be part of a conspiracy of planning an attack with weapons of mass destruction, being part of a conspiracy to commit murder...
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February 19, 2010March 4, 2010Brooklyn Life, Crime
Deliberations Resume After Juror Dismissal
A reconstituted jury panel began deliberations this afternoon in the trial of a Brooklyn police officer accused of sexual assault.
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February 9, 2010February 10, 2010Brooklyn Life, Crime
After the Fire – Part Two: The Unforgiven
Five lives were lost in the early morning hours on January 30 in a fire allegedly set by the victims’ neighbor. The Brooklyn Ink plans to chronicle the aftermath of this devastating Bensonhurst fire on the people whose lives it touched and the community in which it occurred. This is Part Two. By Jeannette Neumann...
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February 4, 2010April 2, 2010Brooklyn Life, Crime, Video
Video – After the Fire – Part One
Five lives were lost in the early morning hours on January 30 in a fire allegedly set by the victims’ neighbor.
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February 4, 2010February 8, 2010Brooklyn Life, Crime
Search Continues for 7-Year-Old Boy
Patrick Alford, 7, is still missing after nearly two weeks.
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February 4, 2010February 8, 2010Crime
Remembering Benny Lyde
Benny Lyde was killed four years ago. This spring, his alleged killer is set to stand trial for his murder.
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December 1, 2009February 4, 2010Brooklyn Life, Crime
Oreo’s Saga Extended: Owner Fails To Show For Court Date
Animal rights activists gathered Tuesday morning to confront Fabian Henderson, who threw his pit bull Oreo off the roof of a Red Hook building in June. Henderson was set to be sentenced for animal cruelty.
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November 24, 2009February 4, 2010Audio, Crime, Multimedia
Collateral Damage: A Real Estate Scam and its Aftermath
John D’Emic is waiting to find out if he will be allowed to return to work as the Brooklyn Chief Deputy County Clerk. Enyonam Tolessi, an immigrant from Togo, is trying to repair her credit after almost a million dollars in mortgages were illegally obtained using her stolen identity. Their fates intertwined two years ago, and their futures hang in the balance.