Shot on Flatlands
Shot on Flatlands Ave.
A man was clinging to life Tuesday afternoon after he was shot at the corner of East 94th Street and Flatlands Avenue.
As this paper was going to press, the victim, who was not named, had been rushed to Brookdale Hospital. He was in critical condition with severe injuries.
Cops had yet to release a motive or a suspect in the shooting.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to come forward.
Calls, which will be kept confidential, can be made to the 69th Precinct Detective Squad at (718) 257-6215.
Shoved and slashed
An area man was thrown to the ground and slashed with a knife during a blow-up on East 77th Street near Glenwood Road last week.
Officials said that they were called to an address on East 77th Street at 1:20 a.m. on October 17 to arrest 23-year-old Gary Dormer.
His victim alleged that Dormer had knocked him to the ground during an argment. He then pulled a knife from his back pocket and lashed out at the victim, leaving him with several cuts to his left hand, police alleged.
Cops took Dormer into custody, charging him with assault in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon and harassment.
Taggers busted for burglary
Cops have arrested one of three taggers who allegedly broke into a home on East 84th Street near Avenue N and left graffiti all over the walls.
Police said that the three suspects were leaving the home at 9:25 p.m. on October 15 when the homeowner returned.
The victim tried to stop the thieves, but they punched him in the face as they made their escape, police said.
Responding officers nabbed 17-year-old Darrel Beauchamps a short distance away. Cops charged him with burglary, assault, criminal mischief and making graffiti after the homeowner identified him as one of the alleged burglars, officials said.
Squatter snag
Brooklyn’s housing crisis may have created a new problem — squatters.
A homeless couple were arrested on charges of criminal trespass when they were caught living it up in a vacant three-family home on Flatlands Avenue near East 53rd Street last week.
Police said that a concerned neighbor called police after he saw 24-year-old Stephen Louison and 21-year-old Latique Collins allegedly sneak through the front door at 11 p.m. October 15.
According to published reports, there were prior signs of a break-in at the address. The walls were also covered with graffiti.
Walking pawn shop
This guy had so many electronics on him that he could have been confused with a cyborg.
But it didn’t take Robocop to bust 20-year-old Ardiles Myres, just a few eagle-eyed officers from the 63rd Precinct.
Cops charged Myres with three counts of criminal possession of stolen property after allegedly finding items from three different thefts on his person on October 13.
Officials said that Myres was taken into custody on Avenue N near East 50th Street when the cops allegedly caught him with an iPod and a digital hard drive that had just been reported stolen. The items were secreted in his backpack, officials alleged.
The officers took him to the station house on Brooklyn Avenue, where they found two GPS devices reported stolen from two other thefts.
Popped on L
An area man was attacked following an argument on Avenue L in Flatlands.
The victim said that he was inside an apartment near Troy Avenue at 4 p.m. back on October 3 when he got into an argument allegedly with 47-year-old Fogo O’Neil.
Following a heated exchange of words, O’Neil allegedly punched the man in the face twice, leaving him bruised and bloody.
O’Neil’s victim reported the incident to police, who picked up the 47-year-old on October 12 on charges in assault in the third degree and menacing.
Old Mill Basin shooting investigated
Police are expanding their search for the gunmen responsible for opening fire on two Old Mill Basin residents last week.
Officials were told that two masked men entered a home on East 58th Street near Avenue K just after 8:30 a.m. on October 5 and opened fire on a 38-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man.
The female victim was struck twice in the leg, officials said. The male suffered a gunshot wound to the arm.
Witnesses said that the unidentified suspects fled the area in a brown Jeep.
Police were still searching for the gunmen, who they believe specifically targeted the couple, as this paper went to press. Detectives are looking into the possibility that the victims had a previous history with their assailants, who they may know, according to sources.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the 63rd Precinct at (718) 258-4411. All calls will be kept confidential.
Bad birthday wishes
A bullet ripped through a teen’s wrist as he celebrated his 17th birthday recently.
Police were told that the victim and a friend were walking through Canarsie looking to meet up with other friends to celebrate the occasion at about 8 p.m. on October 1 when he noticed a man dressed all in black staring at him from across East 95th Street near Avenue J.
Feeling that something was wrong, the victim said that he and his friend bolted, just as the stranger pulled a gun and opened fire.
Police said that a bullet hit the victim in the wrist as he scrambled to escape. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was treated and released.
Cops were still looking for the shooter as this paper went to press.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to come forward.
Calls can be made to the 69th Precinct at (718) 257-6215. All calls will be kept confidential.
