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Crime News and Police Blotters for May 27 - May 31

This week's crime news and reports from Brooklyn and Queens.

BROOKLYN

Fort Greene - Clinton Hill
Man Shot and Killed on Grand and Myrtle Friday Night
A 23-year-old man was shot and killed Friday night on the corner of Myrtle and Grand avenues.

Threatening Letters Containing Ricin Sent to Mayor Bloomberg
Investigators say tests "preliminarily indicated the presence of ricin," a highly toxic poison.

Search Is On For Missing 16-Year-Old Crown Heights Girl
Nicole Yates last seen on May 25 at her Bedford Avenue home.

Park Slope
Cops Release Photos of G Train iPhone Thief
Victim was robbed as she was playing a game.

Two Teens Arrested for Mugging Man for Cell Phone and E-Reader
Also: Passenger steals taxi cab.

Bed-Stuy
Teen Arrested, Charged in Shooting of 11-yr-old on Gates Ave
The suspect who shot an 11-year-old girl in the neck, leaving her in critical condition, was capture on video surveillance tape and apprehended.

Motorcyclist Shot on Decatur St
Victim says unknown assailant shot him as he was riding past, before fleeing in a car.

Police Arrest Two Men in Clifton Place Home for Heroin, Crack and Gun Possession
Gang Squad found almost 400 glassines of heroin, 30 bags of cocaine, 20 twits of crack, a revolver, a 9 mm pistol and an assault rifle.

QUEENS

Forest Hills
Crime at a Glance: Grand Larceny
Take a look at the most recent crime numbers in Forest Hills.


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