1 Suspect Charged, 1 Sought In Attack On Woman In Midwood
A suspect was charged Wednesday evening in a brutal attack on a woman in a Midwood, Brooklyn.
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A suspect was charged Wednesday evening in a brutal attack on a woman in a Midwood, Brooklyn.
In surveillance video released by the police, the 18-year-old victim was walking into a building Sunday night at around 9:35 p.m. The suspects followed her in a few seconds later.
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The driver of a 2013 Acura slammed into a tree on Ocean Parkway between Avenue O and Avenue P in the Midwood section of Brooklyn at around 3:30 a.m., police said.
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At 4:20 a.m., authorities responded to a report of shots fired at the corner of Ave I and East 16th Street in the Midwood section of Brooklyn.
Police on Tuesday were searching for a suspect who punched a woman in the back of the head and knocked her down as she walked with her 7-year-old daughter in Brooklyn this past weekend.
Four suspects were being held Saturday morning in a string of violent attacks in Brooklyn, known as the "knockout game."
There have been seven so-called "knockout" or "polar bear" assaults in the Crown Heights and Midwood sections of Brooklyn since October, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Wednesday.
A search was under way Saturday morning for a suspect who allegedly groped the driver of a bus he was riding in Brooklyn.
The two alarm fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at a house on E. 15th Street in Midwood.
Police Sunday night were on the hunt for two suspects who robbed a livery cab in the Midwood section of Brooklyn.
Around 2 a.m. a livery cab was called to 1308 East 5th Street. Upon arrival a man the cab, placed a sharp object to the driver's neck, and demanded money, according to authorities.
Ronald Friedfertig, 62, was also charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, police said.
Police were called to a residence on Avenue N in Midwood around 9:30 p.m. Monday on reports of a foul odor.
Police on Sunday were looking for a man who stole a 71-year-old woman's purse and knocked her to the ground in broad daylight in the Midwood section of Brooklyn.
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A 15-year-old girl was struck and killed by a van Tuesday afternoon as she crossed the street in Midwood, Brooklyn.
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The Yankees erased an early deficit and pulled away for a 10-5 victory over the skidding Mariners on Wednesday night.
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A family in Newark, New Jersey, is demanding answers after a teenager was hit by a driver and killed while walking home Sunday night.
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