Suspected Sex Romps In Cars Caused Blaze At BK Mall Garage: Feds

Evon Stephens said he started a Brooklyn mall fire because he believed people were having sex in parked Mercedes Benzes, prosecutors said.

21 Injured In Suspicious Kings Plaza Mall Fire, Officials Say

Firefighters rushed to extinguish a suspicious seven-alarm fire inside a Mill Basin mall parking lot Monday morning, officials said.

Flatbush Man Shot Dead On Brooklyn Block, Police Say

Kareem Summerville was fatally shot in the stomach on Clarendon Road Sunday night, police said.

Reported MS-13 Member Accused Of Raping 11-Year-Old Brooklyn Girl

Julio ​Ayala, who police reportedly believe is an MS-13 gang member, is accused of breaking into an apartment and raping an 11-year-old.

Boyfriend Sentenced For Killing Flatbush Woman After Break-Up: DA

Arthur Wyche was sentenced to 22 years in prison for stabbing his girlfriend Dorina Webster to death in her Flatbush home, prosecutors said.

Off-Duty Police Officer Returns Fire, Shoots Man In East Flatbush

It happened around 2:45 a.m. Sunday near Linden Boulevard and East 43rd Street in East Flatbush, police said.

Flatbush Salon Protester Hits Cop With Beer Bottle, Police Say

A man chucked a bottle at a cop's head during a protest outside the Flatbush nail salon where workers attacked two customers, police said.

VIDEO: Bad Wax Job Spurs Fight In Flatbush Salon, Customer Says

A salon customer filmed employees attacking two customers after one of them refused to pay for an eyebrow wax.

Crawling Thief Robs 90-Year-Old Woman's Brooklyn Home, Cops Say

Police are looking for the woman who stole thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from an elderly Brooklyn woman.

Video: Flames Erupt From Room Above Flatbush Pharmacy

Heavy flames and thick smoke were shooting out of a room above the Parkside Express Pharmacy on Flatbush Avenue and Winthrop Street.

Brooklyn Man Shot Dead On Flatbush Street, Police Say

Neyon Hamilton, 25, died in Kings County Hospital after he was shot in Flatbush Monday night, said police.

Woman Found Dead In Brooklyn Basement, Police Say

Police found an unidentified woman in an apartment building basement at 225 Parkside Ave. on Monday.

Brooklyn Teen's Rapist Sentenced 24 Years Later, DA Says

Franklin Gardner pleaded guilty in April to raping a teenage girl at gunpoint in 1994, prosecutors said.

Flatbush Thieves Nab $13K And Flee In Van, Cops Say

Police are looking for three men who escaped their Flatbush caper by slowly driving a van down a Brooklyn sidewalk.

Dealer Called 'Menace' Helped Sell $40K Of Drugs In Brooklyn: DA

Cops seized cash, guns and "Menace" business cards after a yearlong investigation into a Brooklyn drug ring, prosecutors announced Monday.

Brooklyn Woman Killed In House Fire Monday Morning, Police Say

Esther Gee, 67, died from smoke inhalation after her East 49th Street home caught on fire early Monday Morning, police said.

BBQ Attendee Shoots Man 6 Times For Calling Him 'Son,' DA Says

Fred Richardson became outraged when another guest at the cookout wouldn't help him get a gun, so he shot him in the back, prosecutors said.

Vicious Gang Taken Down After 2-Year Brooklyn Turf War: DA

Eighteen members of an East Flatbush gang with Blood ties have been charged with conspiracy and murder, prosecutors announced Thursday.

Q Train Conductor Attacked At Brooklyn Station, Officials Say

Medics rushed to the Prospect Park subway station after receiving reports a conductor had possibly been stabbed, said the FDNY.

Teen Shot Dead In Flatbush, Police Say

The unidentified 18-year-old was found shot on Church Avenue just after midnight Sunday, police said.

Married Flatbush Man Who Strangled Ex-Girlfriend Gets Life: DA

Rolanso Lexune was sentenced to 24 years to life in prison for murdering his ex-girlfriend at her workplace, prosecutors said.

Brooklyn New School Prof's Accused Killer Indicted: Prosecutors

A man found hiding in Jeremy Safran's Ditmas Park basement, where the New School professor was brutally stabbed, was charged with murder.

Man And Woman Killed In Flatbush Fire, Officials Says

A 59-year-old woman and 36-year-old man died when a fire erupted on East 22nd Street and Ditmas Avenue Wednesday morning, police said.

Stranger Attacks Elderly Man Outside Brooklyn Home, Cops Say

Police are looking for the man who punched a 73-year-old man without provocation in Brooklyn Wednesday afternoon.

Jewish Man's Attacker Charged With Hate Crimes, Brooklyn DA Says

James Vincent screamed “You f***ing Jew” before beating a 52-year-old man near an East Flatbush synagogue last month, prosecutors said.

Drunk Driver Who Hit 4 People In Flatbush Crash Indicted, DA Says

David Olivier could spend up to seven years in prison for hitting four people with his car while driving drunk, prosecutors said.

Flatbush Man And Woman Dead In Possible Murder-Suicide: Police

Police believe a man and woman found dead in Flatbush Tuesday were killed in a murder-suicide.

Flatbush Man Who Strangled Girlfriend To Death Convicted, DA Says

Rolanso Lexune was found guilty of killing his girlfriend in the Flatbush cellphone store where she worked, prosecutors said.

Man Stabbed In The Back Inside Flatbush Apartment, Police Say

Police officers responding to a 911 call at East 37th Street found a man who had been fatally, and repeatedly, stabbed in the back.

Man Confesses To Killing New School Professor, City Records Show

Professor Jeremy Safran was beaten to death in his Ditmas Park home, where police found a bloody Mirzo Atadzhanov hiding in his closet.

New School Prof Found Dead, Suspect Discovered In Closet: NYPD

Jeremy Safran was discovered dead in his Flatbush home, police said.

Son Kills Dad With Knife in Flatbush, Police And Reports Say

Troy​ Jones​, 43, was almost decapitated, according to reports.

Brooklyn Bull Dies Weeks After Fleeing Slaughterhouse

The bull who led police on a nearly two-hour chase through Brooklyn in October died from a respiratory disease weeks later, NJ.com reported.

Man Shot In Head And Killed In East Flatbush, NYPD Says

The man was shot outside an apartment building on E. 51st St.

Off-Duty Bus Driver Crashes Into Police Officer, NYPD Says

Raquel James, 27, was charged with DWI after she crashed into the officer early Friday morning in Flatbush, police said.

Ditmas Park Muggers Beat Man In Broad Daylight, Police Say

Police are looking for two men who beat a man to the ground yet failed to steal his wallet.

Suspected Cake Thief Dies In Struggle With Store Workers: NYPD

Ralph Nimmons pleaded with Stop & Shop workers to get off him because he couldn't breathe, according to a New York Post report.

Flatbush Man Charged With Brutal Bronx Rape, Police Say

Lynneke Burris was arrested the same day he allegedly choked, raped and robbed a woman in the Bronx, said police.

Brooklyn Teacher Indicted For Sexual Abuse Of Teen Boy, DA Says

Mervyn Affoon, a 66-year-old teacher at Erasmus Hall High School, was charged with sexually abusing a 16-year-old student, prosecutors said.

Man Who Slayed 6-Year-Old Boy In Brooklyn Elevator Convicted: DA

A jury found Daniel St. Hubert guilty of murdering P.J. Avitto, 6, and attempting to murder Mikayla Capers, now 11, prosecutors said.