Pittsburgh Man Arrested In Midwood Arson Case, Reportedly Had Grudge Against Brooklyn Rabbi
Forty-one-year-old Matthew Karelefsky, of Pennsylvania, is being charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of arson.
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Forty-one-year-old Matthew Karelefsky, of Pennsylvania, is being charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of arson.
It happened around 6:40 a.m. near 12th Street and Seventh Avenue in Park Slope.
The four-alarm fire started around 4 a.m. on East 17th Street near Avenue O in Midwood.
Police said the suspects made off with cash registers containing approximately $2,000.
Investigators said he's placed everything from a fire extinguisher to a shovel on the rails, creating potentially dangerous situations.
The corner of Fulton Street and St. James Place in Clinton Hill is now "Christopher 'Notorious B.I.G.' Wallace Way."
A woman faces a variety of charges after allegedly hitting and killing a bicyclist in Brooklyn.
It happened shortly after midnight at Avenue V and Flatbush Avenue in the Marine Park section.
Jay-Z is also a streaming music mogul and owner of a sports management company.
Surveillance video shows the suspect approach the 47-year-old victim multiple times over the course of an hour.
Neighbors say they were jolted awake by the gunfire.
It's the latest incident in a recent spike of anti-Semitism in our area.
The Kings County Parade is one of the oldest Memorial Day Parades in the nation.
Police said Ewon Alexander was making a left turn when he was hit by an Infiniti Q50 shortly before 5 a.m. near Ocean Parkway and Beverley Road in Kensington.
Sources tell CBS2 investigators are looking to speak with the couple's son, who checked himself into the psychiatric ward of Woodhull Hospital.
Officers found Maria Rodriguez, 71, with multiple stab wounds to her torso. Her 87-year-old husband was stabbed in his chest and slashed in the arms.
A man is in critical condition after jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge during a police chase Saturday night.
A man was slashed in the face while waiting for the train early Thursday morning in Brooklyn.
The duo allegedly stole two bikes valued at $4,200 and $10,000 last month in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
It has happened yet again. There has been another anti-Semitic incident in Brooklyn. And on Monday it was followed by a call for action.
Police said the man approached the eight and 11-year-old boys around 6:15 p.m. Friday near Vista Place and 68th Street in Bay Ridge.
Police say the victim was pushing a cart filled with bottles for recycling when the cart accidentally rolled into a parked car.
Reginald Moise, 20, shot 22-year-old Tiarah Poyau in the eye during the event that proceeds the West Indian Day Parade.
Kevin Ozoria was charged with leaving the scene of the accident that killed Jean Paul Guerrero, also known as DJ Jinx Paul on New York Latin music radio station La Mega 97.9.
Brooklyn's 45th District has a new City Council member this morning.
