2021 PRESS RELEASES
December
- Homicides, Shootings and Other Violent Crimes Steeply Declined in Brooklyn During 2021, Bucking Citywide Trend
- Trinidad and Tobago Citizen Convicted in Double Homicide For Murdering His Sister and Former Girlfriend
- Brooklyn Contractors Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $93,000From Five Customers Who Hired Them to Perform Plumbing and Gas Work
- Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Strangulation and Assault As Hate Crimes for Attack on Jewish Man Walking Home from Synagogue
- Flatbush Man Indicted on Arson and Attempted Murder Charges for Allegedly Throwing Incendiary Device into Bedford-Stuyvesant Deli
- Three Brooklyn Shopkeepers Indicted for Bribery Scheme to Receive Advance Notice of Health Department Inspections of Eateries
November
- Sheepshead Bay Man Pleads Guilty to Fatally Shooting Estranged Wife
- Fugitive Arraigned for Cold Case 1996 Murder After Extradition from the Dominican Republic
- Woman Arraigned on Indictment for Shooting Death of Another Woman in Crown Heights
- Flatlands Man Indicted for Murder and Attempted Murder for Shooting Two Men, One Fatally, During Argument at Brooklyn Barbeque
October
- Study by the CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance Analyzes Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Brooklyn DA Office’s Prosecutorial Processes
- Man Convicted of Strangulation and Assault as Hate Crimes for Attack on Jewish Man Who was Walking from Synagogue
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Vehicular Manslaughter and Leaving the Scene for Fatal Hit and Run Crash
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Killing His Brother
- Two Brooklyn Men Indicted for Attempted Murder as a Hate Crime For Alleged Unprovoked Anti-Gay Attack
- East New York Man Indicted for Carjacking 73-Year-old Woman In Mill Basin, Punching Victim and Dragging Her from Vehicle
- Driver Charged with Assault and Reckless Manslaughter for Allegedly Striking 3-Month-Old Baby and Her Mother While Driving the Wrong Way
- Driver Who Struck and Killed Six-Year-Old Girl in Dyker Heights Crosswalk Indicted for Manslaughter
- Street Co-Named in Honor of the Late Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson on the Fifth Anniversary of His Death
- Queens Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking of Woman
September
- Brooklyn Man Indicted for Murder of Four-Year-Old Boy
- Nine Contractors Indicted for Allegedly Bribing Superintendents at New York City Housing Authority Developments for “Micro Purchase” Contracts
- Bronx Man Indicted for Rape of Stranger on A Train
- Coney Island Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Following Guilty Plea to Sex Trafficking of a Child
- Queens Man Indicted for Vicious Assault of 68-Year-Old Man in Brooklyn Street
August
- Serial Burglar Sentenced to up to 12 Years in Prison for Three Break-ins of Brooklyn Apartments
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Following Guilty Plea to Attempted Murder and Assault for Shooting Two Innocent Bystanders
- Brooklyn Man Arraigned on Attempted Murder and Other Charges for Allegedly Running Over School Bus Driver in Road Rage Incident
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Releases His Office’s Disclosure Letters Regarding Police Officers in Brooklyn
July
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Dismisses Over 3,500 Marijuana Cases Following Legalization
- Greenpoint Man Indicted for Unlawful Surveillance Of Two Female Roommates
- Three Brooklyn Men Indicted for Assault and Menacing as Hate Crimes For Attacking Jewish People Outside Synagogues
- Fourteen Alleged Members of “Babiiez” Gang Charged in 81-Count Conspiracy Indictment That Includes 11 Shootings
June
- Brooklyn District Attorney Moves to Vacate Conviction of Man Who Served Nearly 19 Years in Prison for Firing at Police
- Two Teenagers Indicted for Fatally Shooting 17-Year-Old Boy In Ambush Outside Midwood Charter School
- Unlicensed Contractor and Grocery Store Owner Indicted in Connection to Vendor’s Elevator Death
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Announces New Program to Assist LGBTQIA+ Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assaults
- Brooklyn Pair Indicted for Stealing a Total of $544,000 From 10 Investors, Promised Large Returns in Short Period of Time
- Brooklyn Teenager Indicted for Broad Daylight Shooting of 5-Year-Old Girl Playing on Sidewalk in East New York
- Brooklyn Man Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him With Sexual Assault of Woman He Followed Home from Subway
- Bronx Woman Indicted for Fatally Shooting Ex-Girlfriend Execution-Style Outside Park Slope Deli
- Driver Who Allegedly Sped the Wrong Way into Intersection, T-Boned by Another Car and Fatally Struck Pedestrian Indicted for Manslaughter
May
- Defendant Indicted for Operating a Ponzi Scheme, Stealing Over $1.3 Million from 14 Victims
- Brooklyn Man Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him With Assault and Menacing as Hate Crimes Related to Three Anti-Asian Hate Incidents
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and Clergy Councils Announce Strategic Community Partnerships to Help Reduce Gun Violence
- Brooklyn Man Who Allegedly Shot and Killed One Man, Injured Another, And Shot at Police Officers in Bedford-Stuyvesant Charged in 36-Count Indictment
- Driver Who Crashed on Gowanus Expressway While Allegedly Driving Drunk and Speeding Indicted for Manslaughter
- Flatbush Landlord Indicted for Manslaughter in Connection With Fatal Fire That Left One Dead
- New Jersey Attorney Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Approximately $240,000 From Client He Represented in the Sale of Her Property
- Sunset Park Attorney Sentenced to One to Three Years in Prison for Stealing Approximately $280,000 From Two Clients He Represented In the Sale of Their Homes
- Two Alleged Hoolie Gang Members Charged in Murder of One-Year-Old Davell Gardner in Bedford-Stuyvesant Shooting Last July
April
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Launches Art Contest “Illustrate Against Hate” for Middle and High School Students
- Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Accepting Applications For Four-Week Virtual High School Internship Summer Program
- Driver who Crashed Car on Brooklyn-Queens Expressway While Allegedly Driving Drunk and Speeding Indicted for Manslaughter
- Brooklyn Man Convicted of Possessing Loaded Gun in First Jury Trial in Brooklyn Since the Start of the COVID Pandemic
- Former Brooklyn Lawyer Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $85,000 From Client Who He Represented in Real Estate Deal
- Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez to Dismiss 90 Convictions That Relied on Former Narcotics Detective Later Charged with Multiple Perjuries
March
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Dismisses All Outstanding Prostitution-Related Warrants Dating Back to 1970s
- Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Rape of Three Women
- Brooklyn Man Arraigned on Indictment Charging Him With Sexually Assaulting Two Female Relatives
- Three Individuals Indicted for Asphyxiation Death of Brooklyn Man in his Crown Heights Apartment
- Driver Who Allegedly Blew a Red Light While Speeding, Seriously Injuring a Brooklyn Woman, Indicted for Assault and Reckless Endangerment
- Brownsville Handyman Indicted for Killings of Three Elderly Women Who Lived in His Building
- Brooklyn Attorney Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Approximately $201,000 From Three Individuals in Legal Matters he Handled
February
- Brooklyn Man Charged in 52-Count Indictment in Seven Separate Attacks on Women in East Williamsburg, Including at Morgan Avenue Subway Station
- Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Dismisses All Outstanding Prostitution-Related Warrants