Bloods ‘godfather’ nicknamed ‘Chucky’ gets 23 years in federal prison
A violent Brooklyn Bloods "godfather" leader who once blasted a disloyal gang member's leg off was sentenced Thursday to 23 years in federal prison.
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Brooklyn gang member gets 50 years to life for toddler’s stray-bullet killing
Dashawn Austin, 28, who fatally shot a 22-month-old boy in his stroller in 2020 will spent the next 50 years to life behind bars, while two of his fellow Hoolie...
NYC woman charged with getting ISIS training in Syria says her father forced her to join
A Brooklyn woman who was repatriated from Syria with her family faces criminal charges for getting AK-47 training from ISIS — though she maintains through her lawyer that she was...
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Brooklyn man gets 3 years for pulling gun on store clerk after snapping into a Slim Jim
Dewayne Tripp's hankering for a Slim Jim landed him in federal prison for three years, after he snapped into the smoked meat snack and pulled a gun on a Brooklyn...
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Accused NYC jewel thief’s girlfriend describes how he swindled his way into her heart
The girlfriend of accused international jewel thief Yaorong Wan said he swindled his way into her heart and home — but gave her a diamond ring to show his affection.
Judge demands answers from Brooklyn federal jail officials over inmate’s medical woes
A judge is demanding the medical staff at Brooklyn’s troubled Metropolitan Detention Center explain in person why they didn't give an inmate all his medication after an emergency appendectomy, then...
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International jewel thief busted after NYC Tiffany and Cartier heists: DA
An alleged international jewel thief wanted by Interpol was busted after stealing rings worth a total of nearly $300,000 from the Cartier and Tiffany stores in Manhattan, prosecutors said Sunday.
Bomb scare emails target three NYC synagogues, Brooklyn Museum
Three New York City synagogues and The Brooklyn Museum were hit with bogus bomb threats over a roughly two-hour span — and the threats are believed to be part of...
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15-year-old charged with gun possession after Brooklyn man fatally shot in BMW
One of two juveniles arrested after a shooting that left a 24-year-old Brooklyn man dead inside a BMW was charged with gun possession, police said. The 15-year-old teen, whose name...
Fraud investigator for NYC Dept. of Homeless Services charged with COVID fraud
A fraud investigator for the New York City Department of Homeless Services stole homeless people's personal information during the COVID pandemic, then sold that info to an identity theft scammer,...