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 KINGS
COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHARLES J. HYNES CREATES HOTLINE
FOR INFO IN ALLEGED SUBWAY ATTACK
Brooklyn, October
24, 2008 – Kings
County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes
has established a hotline
for anyone who may have witnessed an incident involving
several police officers on the platform of the Prospect Park
B/Q subway station, on October 15, 2008, between 1 PM and 2
PM.
Anyone who has any
information regarding this occurrence is asked to contact
the Brooklyn District Attorneys Office at (718)250-2759.
Contact: Jonah
Bruno
718-250-2300
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KINGS COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY CHARLES J. HYNES ANNOUNCES MANSLAUGHTER CONVICTION
OF NIXZALIZ SANTIAGO FOR THE DEATH OF HER SEVEN-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER
NIXZMARY BROWN
Brooklyn, October 17, 2008
– Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes today
announced the conviction of Nixzaliz Santiago, 30, for
killing her seven-year-old daughter, Nixzmary Brown.
She was convicted of
Manslaughter in the First Degree, Two Counts of Assault in
the Second Degree, Unlawful Imprisonment in the First Degree
and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. When she is
sentenced, Nov. 5, she faces 25 years in prison for
Manslaughter, with additional consecutive time possible, for
the Assault charges, both Class-D Felonies.
District Attorney Hynes said,
“Atrocities against children are heinous crimes – more
so when committed by the parents – and we will seek the
maximum sentence, 33 years in prison, for Nixzaliz Santiago.
This should send a message to others out there who would
abuse their children. I am proud of Crimes Against Children
Bureau Chief Ama Dwimoh and the rest of the prosecution team
for the terrific job that they did in getting this
conviction. As a parent and grandparent myself, I am
especially repelled by the brutality that it takes, for a
mother and father to kill their own child.”
Nixzmary Brown’s stepfather
Cesar Rodriguez was convicted of Manslaughter in the First
Degree in March. He received 25 years for that and a
consecutive one-and-a-third to four years for Unlawful
Imprisonment in the First Degree.
Nixzmary was found dead
January 11, 2006, in her mother and stepfather’s
Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment from child abuse syndrome and
blunt-impact trauma resulting in brain injuries. Nixzmary’s
body showed signs of long-term abuse, with ligature marks on
her ankles – where she was frequently tied with rope and
bungee chords – and wounds all over her body in various
stages of healing.
Ama Dwimoh, Chief of the Crimes Against Children
Bureau, First Deputy Chief of the Appeals Bureau Anthea
Bruffee, Crimes Against Children Bureau Unit Chief Linda
Weinman prosecuted the case.
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Contact: Jonah
Bruno
718-250-2300
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KINGS
COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHARLES J. HYNES,
NYPD COMMISSIONER RAYMOND W. KELLY,
ASSEMBLYMAN VITO J. LOPEZ, SENATOR MARTIN MALAVE DILAN AND
FOUR LOCAL CHURCH PASTORS BRING
GUN BUYBACK PROGRAM TO WILLIAMSBURG AND BUSHWICK
RECEIVE $200 FOR A FUNCTIONAL GUN AT
FOUR CHURCHES SATURDAY
Brooklyn, October 8, 2008
– Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes, NYPD
Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez,
Senator Martin Malave Dilan and four local pastors today
announced they will be organizing a third Gun Buyback
program in Brooklyn’s 83rd and 90th
precincts, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, October 11.
The first two Gun
Buybacks, in July and September, were a major success, with
a total of 1,108 guns taken off the streets of Brooklyn.
“With the success of the first two gun buybacks, I am
looking forward to having equal results with this third gun
buyback in Williamsburg and Bushwick,” said District
Attorney Hynes. “I’d like to thank the four pastors for
opening their churches for this program as well as NYPD
Commissioner Kelly, Assemblyman Lopez and Senator Dilan for
their involvement.”
“With the clergy’s help, we’re praying for another miracle
of the loaves and fishes. This time we hope they inspire a
multiplication of guns being taken off the streets of
Brooklyn,” said Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly
Assemblyman Lopez
said, "I am very happy to bring the Gun Buy Back Program to
our local communities of Williamsburg and Bushwick. With the
recent surge in violent crime in the area, especially with
the youth, it is important to utilize many methods to make
our neighborhood safer. This day is an important component
of that effort and I thank District Attorney Hynes, Police
Commissioner Kelly, the Brooklyn Diocese, and our local
parishes for their commitment to our safety."
"I am pleased to
join Assemblyman Vito Lopez, Kings County District Attorney
Charles Hynes and the NYPD in supporting this weekend's Gun
Buy Back Program. Any opportunity to get guns off the
streets is exciting and will go a long way to keep our
streets and our children safer. I also want to thank our
local churches for opening their doors and helping to
facilitate this great program," said Senator Dilan.
For one day, this Saturday,
people who own guns, legal or illegal, will be able to trade
them for $200 bank cards at four churches in Williamsburg
and Bushwick. All transactions will be completely anonymous
– no questions asked. The bank cards, issued by Chase Bank,
can be used as a debit card, or money can be withdrawn at
any ATM. There is no limit to the number of guns
participants can surrender, but they will only be paid for
three.
Handguns, rifles and shotguns
will be accepted. Functional BB guns and air pistols can be
exchanged for a $20 bank card. The guns must be functional.
No guns will be accepted from active or retired
law-enforcement officials.
Plain clothes police officers,
KCDA Detective Investigators and members of the NYPD
Brooklyn District Attorney Squad will be on hand in the
churches to accept the firearms. Guns must be in a paper or
plastic bags or shoe boxes when brought to the churches. If
transported by car, they must be in the trunk of the car.
Funding for the event is being
provided jointly, by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office
and the NYPD.
Participating
churches and their pastors include:
Saint Peter and Paul, 71 South 3rd
Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Rev. Richard J. Beuther, Pastor
Saint Barbara, 138 Bleecker
Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221
Rev. Fulgencio Gutierrez, Pastor
All Saints, 115 Throop Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11206
Rev. William Chacon, Pastor
Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompei,
225 Seigel Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Rev. Frank Amato, Pastor
Contact: Sandy Silverstein
718-250-2300
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