Scary Blotter: Brooklyn Archives

Upset by lackluster performance? "They weren't really doing any steps. They were just shaking their pom-poms. Nowadays you have to be more energetic," says witness.

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October 26, 2004

Park Slope tot accidentally views hard-core porn after Time Warner pay-per-view mix-up

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It wasn't exactly Charlotte's Web.

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October 24, 2004

East Flatbush boy shot while walking in neighborhood with his mother

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Hit in arm; will be okay.

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Long-time friends have fall-out; results in fatal knife fight

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October 21, 2004

FBI raids Brooklyn business school in investigation of $500K fraud

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October 19, 2004

Arrest made in swastika case: Woman angry with Jewish husband who jilted her

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Man shot and killed while sitting on Brooklyn porch

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Shooter escaped.

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October 18, 2004

Guyanese immigrant arrived here 3 weeks ago, is stabbed to death by boyfriend

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October 13, 2004

Four people preparing to cut up body nabbed by cops

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One participant's dad says he Muhammad Ali's brother.

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October 6, 2004

Judge forces undercover female narcotics detective to testify under real name, blowing her cover

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If undercover officers can't testify semi-anonymously, then how are the police supposed to conduct their operations?

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Graffiti symbol in Brooklyn raises fears of encrypted Al Qaeda communication.

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Turns out it's just a bunch of graffiti artists. Symbol is "1134 NYC" on a rocket.

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Police officer runs down Park Slope street in underwear, claims he was abducted, then can't keep story straight

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October 4, 2004

Brooklyn strip club manager charged for hiring of underaged dancer

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Is being investigated for her rape. Post's headline put "rape" in quotes the other day. Don't know why.

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October 3, 2004

Man's body found in bag in Crown Heights

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October 2, 2004

Four shot in Brooklyn gun battle with police

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Sounds like bystanders were hurt.

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October 1, 2004

Woman assaults other woman with metal dog leash

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Brooklyn massage therapist rubs clients the wrong way

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Woman, 76, Knifed by Thief, Reaches Police Before Dying

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September 30, 2004

Brooklyn principal to be fired in fraternity hazing scandal

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September 29, 2004

Man exposes himself after dispute with bakery employee

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Landlord in jail after sex-for-rent offer to settle dispute with tenant

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Offer was coupled with a sexual assault.

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September 27, 2004

1 firefighter, 1 cop arrested for DUI yesterday

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Cop, 19-year vet., got in accident.

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September 25, 2004

Man accepts money for gym memberships, then flees with proceeds

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September 23, 2004

Staring match leads to assault with pipe

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September 22, 2004

B train derails in Brooklyn during morning rush hour

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September 21, 2004

Cops saves two squabbling would-be drowning victims in Canarsie

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Third man drowned.

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Man gets in bad car accident, is hospitalized; then, girlfriend found murdered in his apartment

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September 19, 2004

Thungs in Halloween man beat Coney Island worker with golf club, rob him

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September 18, 2004

Man who hid son's death digs up body and surrenders

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Boy, 3, died on September 9.

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September 17, 2004

Father of three gunned down in Brooklyn while entering car

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September 16, 2004

Off-duty cops fatally shoots Brooklyn man, apparently by accident

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September 11, 2004

Man smothers 10-month-old daughter on sofa

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Previous child died under similar circumstances. Disturbing.

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September 10, 2004

Trench collapse kills Brooklyn worker

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Was connecting a home to city's sewer lines.

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September 8, 2004

Brooklyn boy killed in gruesome accident with truck while roller-blading

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September 7, 2004

Update: Daily News has coverage, photos of vegan kidnapper

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He says he's in the forest; baby may not be with him.

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Man killed by subway in Park Slope; may have been retrieving cigarettes

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Brooklyn girl stabbed to death; boyfriend is chief suspect

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Update: they arrested the bf. 5'9", 300lbs.

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Update: Vegan kidnapper tells mother-in-law he'll kill self and baby if confronted by cops

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Phone call made Sunday night.

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Woman run over by float at West Indian Day parade

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September 6, 2004

Suspicious fires plaguing Brooklyn building

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Jealous ex-boyfriend kills woman's new boyfriend, vic's father, self in Brooklyn

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Girlfriend escaped.

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September 5, 2004

Thugs Rob Daily News Scribe, Sez Post

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Happened in Park Slope. Cops later arrested them.

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All four wheels stolen from Brooklyn congressman's car

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Police shoot 2 in Brooklyn family dispute

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September 4, 2004

Another dragging death: double-amputee in wheelchair

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Shipyard guard crushed by truck on his last day at work

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September 3, 2004

Teen girls mugged by gun-toting thugs in Prospect Park

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August 31, 2004

Teen badly injures 4 relatives in arson motivated by revenge

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Brooklyn carwash robbery suspect shot dead during shoot-out with police

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3 others were involved in the robbery

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August 28, 2004

Cops bust two Brooklyn men with "jihad" plot to bomb Herald Square

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August 26, 2004

Cop car slams into Brooklyn storefront, 3 injured

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August 25, 2004

Man attacks wife because she threw out his salad

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Brooklyn cop busts boy, 14, allegedly takes him home, orders him to strip

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Boy escaped before further damage was done.

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August 23, 2004

Two people stabbed at Brooklyn wedding reception

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August 22, 2004

Brooklyn man run over by subway

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August 20, 2004

Brooklyn woman smothered son, then continued to collect benefits for him

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She killed him to stop his crying when she was high on pot.

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Update: Arrest made in shooting of guy who was hit 7 times but survived

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His friend died, though.

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August 19, 2004

Suspects get away in Brooklyn smash-and-grab jewel heist

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August 17, 2004

Flatbush man shot 7 times and survives, but friend dies

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Man, 8-y-o girl caught in Brooklyn crossfire, wounded.

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August 16, 2004

Brooklyn fire captain becomes 28th in FDNY this year busted for DUI

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August 11, 2004

Dispute over tv remote control leads to melee, knife fight between father and 15-y-o son (3rd item)

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Cops bust gambling den in Brooklyn laundromat

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August 10, 2004

Woman sexually attacked while working alone in Jennifer Convertibles store in Brooklyn

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August 9, 2004

Pit bull bites baby's head, is thrown off roof [nyp]

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Dog's name was "Cujo Cujo," says NYDN.

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August 8, 2004

Vandal torches family's American flag. Their daughter is serving in Iraq.

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August 7, 2004

Leader of Bloods convicted of bribing witnesses in his half-brother's murder trial

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Psych patient tricks Coney Island Hospital, is issued a doctor's ID badge. Panic ensues.

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August 6, 2004

Drunken, naked man goes door-to-door in Brooklyn, fails to impress neighbors

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Predictably strange events follow.

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Scary Blotter

Scary Blotter tracks stories of interest to readers of ScaryNY, but without a detailed discussion.

March 5, 2006

Fire in Brooklyn leaves bed-ridden woman dead

November 16, 2005

Brooklyn post office robbed by armed gang yesterday morning

November 11, 2005

Man holds up Brooklyn bodega, gets hit over head with candlestick, then gets shot 16 times by mystery gunman

October 27, 2005

Armed bandits steal $120 from priest in rectory

October 26, 2005

Police shoot teenager after iPod robbery

October 25, 2005

Police attempt to reconstruct circumstances of Saturdays wild shoot-out in East New York

August 1, 2005

Human skull found in Brooklyn community garden

July 30, 2005

Brooklyn teens busted for plan to kidnap son of man who owed money to Russian mob

Abandoned baby, still alive, found in bag dangling from chain link fence in Brooklyn

February 18, 2005

Plastic bag stuffed with human body parts found in Brooklyn subway tunne;

February 14, 2005

Off-duty cops and woman, 19, killed when SUV runs stop sign in Brooklyn

February 10, 2005

Road rage incident leads to three shots fired on Belt Parkway

10-y-o girl almost abducted on street, escaped when friend walked by

February 4, 2005

Brooklyn security guard pretends to be cop, rapes girl he met in chat room

February 3, 2005

Brooklyn con-artists track down cheating married women, then blackmail them

January 30, 2005

Arsonist sets fire to token booth, nearly traps pregnant worker inside

January 27, 2005

Cabbie lay dead in cab for days, unnoticed, until snow thawed

January 25, 2005

At least 3 dogs shocked by Con Ed electrical box in separate incidents

January 24, 2005

Brooklyn girl, 10, apparently killed by snowplow while she was playing

January 23, 2005

Man who crashed car into gas truck after killing wife is arrested for murder

January 21, 2005

State senator from Brooklyn slugs traffic officer!

January 10, 2005

Army sargeant on leave is shot to death outside Brooklyn night club

December 29, 2004

Armed mugger alllows victim to keep $20, two rings

December 28, 2004

Firefighters returning from fire bust 14-y-o kid for robbing/slashing livery cab driver

December 23, 2004

Family sues NYPD for killing pet pitbull on housing project roof

10-year-old female serial arsonist terrorizes Brooklyn apartment complex

December 22, 2004

School administrator and student he pulled from fight fall down open elevator shaft

December 21, 2004

Brooklyn cop shot in finger during routine patrol of housing project; gunman escapes

NY Post gleeful as Daily News delivery man gets drunk, high on crack, sideswipes 3 vehicles in delivery van

December 20, 2004

18-y-o Brooklyn man kills childhood friend in gun accident

December 17, 2004

Brooklyn cop who claimed she was raped by two men at party may have made up story

Participant in Hasidic brawl likens conflict to Superman and Lex Luthor

December 15, 2004

NYPD ends pilot "SATCOM" crime reduction program in Brooklyn due to lack of results

Woker killed by subway on tracks in Brooklyn

December 10, 2004

Paroled burglar is suspected in 5 Brooklyn robberies

NYPD captain accused of attacks on wife

December 7, 2004

Allegations of drag racing in fatal accident Sunday night in Brooklyn

December 5, 2004

Nigerian importer nabbed with warehouse full of appliances charged on stolen credit cards

December 4, 2004

Stakeout in Brooklyn ends with shootout on Upper West Side street

November 28, 2004

Gypsy cab driver accused of two rapes in Brooklyn

November 22, 2004

Brooklyn crackhead stabs girlfriend to death, wanders into police station to confess

November 16, 2004

3 hurt in rush hour subway stabbing in Brooklyn

November 9, 2004