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Man helps pair of roomates move into their new Williamsburg apartment, takes their valuables

August 6, 2015 By Josh Morrissey

Welcome to the neighborhood! A man thought to be a friendly neighbor helped a pair of roommates move into their apartment at Meserole St. and Union Ave. this weekend, but there was a catch. From DNAinfo: The suspect began to help the roommates move their property from a U-Haul truck into the building, but then […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: crime, moving, uhaul, union ave

Some asshole cut down a tree to steal a bike in Williamsburg

July 28, 2015 By Robert Lanham

We’re not sure how no one saw this happening, but talk about persistence! A thief sawed down a 25-foot tree to steal a bicycle locked to its trunk last week, according to locals. Christopher Ryan said his friend locked a bike to a tree in front of 242 Grand St., between Driggs Avenue and Roebling […]

Filed Under: News, Williamsburg Tagged With: bike, crime, thief

Interactive map plots every sex offender in NYC

July 16, 2015 By Free Williamsburg

Greenpoint and Williamsburg only have a handful of convicted sex offenders, but Bushwick is a different story: New York State, like many states, allows you to search for a sex offender. The Empire State only lets you map individual sex offenders. You can’t plot a map of all of the sex offenders currently registered around […]

Filed Under: Bushwick, Greenpoint, News, Ridgewood, Williamsburg Tagged With: crime, sex offenders

Police rule Michael Sapp's death outside of the Charleston a homicide

July 14, 2015 By Robert Lanham

Cops aren’t saying whether or not they have any suspects in the Michael Sapp case, but no arrests have been made. From the Brooklyn Paper: Michael Sapp of Bedford-Stuyvesant died of severe head injuries three days after someone knocked him out in front of the Charleston on Bedford Avenue between N. Seventh and N. Eighth streets […]

Filed Under: Music, Williamsburg Tagged With: crime, horrible, Michael Sapp, the charleston

Have you seen Suki the Pomeranian? This woman stole her

July 13, 2015 By Robert Lanham

The woman above dognapped her over the weekend: A woman stole a Pomeranian named Suki outside of a 24-hour supermarket on Driggs Avenue early this morning, according to the dog’s owner, Yashoda Smith, who is on vacation in Greece.

Filed Under: Williamsburg Tagged With: crime

Eyewitness gives gruesome details about the man beaten to death outside the Charleston

June 25, 2015 By Free Williamsburg

Last week we were sad to report that 33-year-old Michael Sapp, who was an employee of Williamsburg’s The Bagel Store, had passed away. Details are still spotty, but an eyewitness related what he saw to Gothamist. He claims that bystanders stood idly by taking pictures of Sapp instead of calling 9-11. This story just keeps […]

Filed Under: News, Williamsburg Tagged With: crime, Michael Sapp, the charleston

Death of 2-month-old child in The Edge condos ruled a homicide

June 23, 2015 By Josh Morrissey

The death of a 2-month-old child in The Edge condos this past October has been ruled a homicide. From The Daily News: The death of a baby who perished seven months ago in his parents swank Brooklyn condo has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Tuesday. Hudson Dipede was just 2 months old when he […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: crime, the edge

Update: man beaten at the Charleston is brain-dead, details are confusing and still unfolding

June 16, 2015 By Robert Lanham

The details surrounding Sunday’s altercation in Williamsburg are confusing and conflicted, but the news keeps getting worse. The sister of Michael Sapp, the man beaten into a coma at the Charleston on Bedford Avenue on Saturday night, said she is coming to terms with doctors’ pronouncement that he is brain-dead, but she is aggravated that […]

Filed Under: News, Williamsburg Tagged With: crime, Michael Sapp, the charleston

Man suffers head trauma, in critical condition, following fight at The Charleston

June 15, 2015 By Robert Lanham

Well this sucks. The apparent fight occurred on Saturday night and forced the scheduled Northside Festival events at the venue to be shifted to the Gibson.

Filed Under: News, Williamsburg Tagged With: crime, the charleston

Williamsburg serial groping suspect arrested this morning

June 4, 2015 By Josh Morrissey

After many reports of a serial groper assaulting women near Humbolt Street in Williamsburg, the police have a suspect in custody. From CBS 1010 WINS: The man was taken into custody after a victim spotted him on the street Thursday and called police, sources said. Police put the woman in a patrol car and drove […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: crime, fuckwads

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