Levi Aron Gets 40 To Life In Murder, Dismemberment Of Leiby Kletzky
Levi Aron was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison in the death of Leiby Kletzky. The 36-year-old pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and kidnapping earlier this month.
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Levi Aron was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison in the death of Leiby Kletzky. The 36-year-old pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and kidnapping earlier this month.
Nydydra Briggs and her son, Adonist Briggs, were last seen around 4 p.m. Monday at 164 Suydam Street in Brooklyn, police said.
Ronald Wallace was shot once in the back just before 1 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Tapscott Street and Blake Avenue in Brownsville, police said.
The shooting happened just before 1 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Tapscott Street and Blake Avenue in Brownsville.
It is the first case of vandalism at the cemetery, which was founded in 1838, in 30 years. The oldest memorial that was vandalized belongs to a general that dates back to the War of 1812.
The parade is known for its lively atmosphere complete with floats and dancers. Quinn said she is honored.
It was 40 years ago today that a Brooklyn branch of Chase Manhattan Bank was held up in a botched robbery and hostage situation that gripped the city and would later leave movie audiences on the edge of their seats.
In the third incident this past Sunday, the suspect again robbed a commuter at gunpoint, but this time hopped off near the Shepard Avenue station in Brooklyn, police said.
The first incident happened at around 1 a.m. at a house party in Flatlands. Four people were wounded in that shooting. About an hour and a half later and just a few blocks away, police say a man tried to hold up a livery cab stopped at a traffic light.
Police responded to a 911 call from a Tompkins Avenue address to find 44-year-old Michael Tillary of Brooklyn with a stab wound to the abdomen.
After three days of searching, Lauren Richeson's pit bull named Lily is back home.
Authorities arrested the 15-year-old Thursday. He faces charges including attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
There were numerous delays and service changes earlier on the B, D, F, N Q and R lines between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Bullets grazed a 16-year-old boy, an 18-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl. Witnesses said another 16-year-old boy ran around the corner and was shot in the arm.
It happened around 3 p.m. Sunday on Maple Street in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens.
Police said Richard Cohen called 911 himself. Officers found his mother Anne stabbed several times.
Levi Aron pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and kidnapping.
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A jogger apparently came across the graffiti Wednesday morning, according to Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz. It was spray-painted onto the central monument leading to the eternal flame.
Police said the driver of the SUV, who appeared to be drunk, went through a stop sign at the intersection of 20th Avenue and 61 Street, hitting the garbage truck head-on.
The incident happened Tuesday afternoon in Bushwick. Police said plainclothes officers witnessed a drug deal and started following a suspect.
Move over, Jay-Z. The rap mogul and part-owner of the Nets may have some company on stage when he opens up the Barclays Center next month.
Crews had been working nearly around-the-clock to repair the 20-foot crater that opened on 79th Street in Bay Ridge on Wednesday.
More blood has been shed in Brooklyn, a shooting in Canarsie left one dead another injured on Sunday.
Police announced that they have arrested two men in connection with a shooting that wounded six people in Brooklyn.
