Archives for April 2021
Harassing a Witness: Not a Good Choice
Harassing and intimidating a witness carries its own serious penalties. Kysheeq Randolph learned that the hard way on January 21, 2021, when he was sentenced to 33 months imprisonment after making intimidating hand gestures at a relative who was on trial for armed robbery. Randolph was seated in the public gallery when Devone Jeffrys was […]
Read MoreHas the Pandemic Impacted the Murder Stats in Brooklyn?
Looking back on 2020, conflicting statistics for crime stood out here in Brooklyn and citywide. During the year that saw us go into lockdown and the streets go empty, we also saw overall crime go down. That made sense. The conflicting part? Murders were up. And not just a little. This wasn’t just true for […]
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