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March 3, 2020March 4, 2020

Man With Multiple Realistic Weapons Arrested In Brooklyn

By Theodore Parisienne Posted – 11:06PM

24yr old Chen Han Jiang is brought down from the rooftop after he was arrested with what turned out to be several BB Guns in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 3, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

24yr old Chen Han Jiang was arrested by a horde of heavily armed Officers after he was spotted on the rooftop of 35 Rogers Avenue between Dean Street and Bergen Street in Brooklyns’ Crown Heights neighborhood, with what looked like several guns and ammunition.

24yr old Chen Han Jiang is arrested on the rooftop with what turned out to be several BB Guns in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 3, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Jiang, who lives nearby on Rogers Avenue, was seen wearing tactical gear, a tactical belt with ammunition clips for a long gun and a hand gun and also a holster for a 9mm handgun.

Chen Han Jiang is arrested with what turned out to be several BB Guns in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 3, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Officers from the 77^th Precinct were first on scene after receiving the 911 calls and immediately called for backup upon laying eyes on the seemingly heavily armed man who looked like he was preparing to reign down death and destruction on the unsuspecting populace.

An Officer at the scene holds one of the BB type ‘Long Guns’ in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 3, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Specially trained Emergency Services Unit Officers and Strategic Response Officers swarmed the area, shutting down roads and placing surrounding buildings on lockdown as NYPD Helicopters hovered at a safe distance to monitor the mans’ movements.

An Officer at the scene holds one of the BB guns and tactical belt in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 3, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Officers were then able to make a successful breach to the rooftop, training their guns on the man and ordering him to surrender. And surrender he did, laying down on the rooftop and placing his hands behind him.

As it turned out, the very visually frightening, absolutely realistic looking guns were in reality ‘BB’ guns. Jiang, who had taken off some of his tactical attire before Officers swarmed the rooftop, was seen wearing a t-shirt bearing the words ‘Charlotte Carolina’ as he was led away in handcuffs.

An Officer at the scene with one of the BB guns and tactical belt in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 3, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Jiang was charged with Reckless Endangerment, Obstruction of Governmental Administration, Criminal Possession of Weapons, Menacing and Disorderly Conduct. His Arraignment was pending later Tuesday night.

Officers at the scene with the BB guns and tactical belt in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 3, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Officers at the scene with one of the BB guns in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 3, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Officers at the scene after Chen Han Jiang was arrested with what turned out to be several BB Guns in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 3, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020

Construction Supervisor Stabbed By Ex Employee

By Theodore Parisienne Posted – 10:31AM

A bloody knife was recovered at the scene on Clark Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday February 4, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

A man who supervised workers at a construction site at 21 Clark Street in the Brooklyn Heights section of Brooklyn was ambushed and stabbed at about 6:35AM on Tuesday while on his way to work just a block away outside of an empty store front at 59 Clark Street.

A man who lives in a building across the street said “The screaming woke me up” I looked out my window and saw this man running away (westward) down Clark Street and somebody yelled He’s Going To The Jobsite” “A lot of people were there trying to help the man (who was stabbed)”.

A bloody pair of glasses were recovered at the scene on Clark Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday February 4, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

A Doorman at a building across the street said “I saw this man sitting by a bicycle waiting, then he ran across the street and attacked the other guy” “The man he stabbed is the Foreman at the construction site down there and the man who stabbed him was recently fired” “After the attack he (the attacker) ran down here (west on Clark Street) past the construction and turned left onto Willow Street” “He (the attacker) had a wound on his head”.

A bloody knife and a bloody pair of glasses were recovered at the scene on Clark Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday February 4, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

A worker at the construction site at 21 Clark Street confirmed that the victim worked there and the attacker used to work there.

Officers from the NYPDs’ Evidence Collection Team take photos of a bloody knife and a bloody pair of glasses on Clark Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday February 4, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

A bloody camouflaged folding knife, a bloody pair of glasses and one black shoe were recovered at the scene, with blood visible on the sidewalk, a light pole and a Citi Bike dock.

Officers from the NYPDs’ Evidence Collection Team remove a shoe on Clark Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday February 4, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The 49yr old victim was rushed to the hospital with a stab wound to the left side of his chest. His condition is reported to be stable. No arrests have been made as of mid-morning on Wednesday.

Blood is seen on the sidewalk, a Citi Bike docking station and a light pole with a shoe at left on Clark Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday February 4, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Blood is seen on the sidewalk and a light pole on Clark Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday February 4, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Blood is seen on a Citi Bike docking station on Clark Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday February 4, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Police at the scene where a 49yr old man was stabbed outside of 59 Clark Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday February 4, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The construction site is seen here at 21 Clark Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday February 4, 2020. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

January 29, 2020January 30, 2020

Two Workers Seriously Burned In Fire

By Theodore Parisienne Posted – 7:01PM

Two workers suffered serious burns from a fire while they worked in a manhole in Brooklyn on Tuesday January 28, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Two workers were rushed to Staten Island University Hospital North on Staten Island with serious burns at about 10:50AM on Tuesday.

The fire raged on for hours as National Grid teams worked to shut down the flow of gas in Brooklyn on Tuesday January 28, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The horrific incident occurred when a gas fed fire erupted while the workers were working inside of a manhole on Bay Ridge Parkway near 19th Avenue in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn.

Authorities closed down several blocks for hours as multiple teams from National Grid worked to shut down the flow of gas from the pipeline.

As of Wednesday evening, there was no update on the condition of the burned workers. An Investigation into the exact cause of this incident remains ongoing.

Multiple teams from National Grid worked to shut down the flow of gas at the scene in Brooklyn on Tuesday January 28, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Teams from National Grid worked to shut down the flow of gas at the scene in Brooklyn on Tuesday January 28, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020

Elderly Man Attacked On MTA Bus

By Theodore Parisienne Posted – 6:15PM

The victim is seen here with blood visible all over his clothing after being treated by FDNY Paramedics at the scene in Brooklyn on Tuesday January 28, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

An elderly man who walks with the aid of a Cane was attacked while he was onboard a B46 bus that was northbound on Utica Avenue at Fulton Street in Brooklyn at about 9:10AM on Tuesday.

The victim is seen here after being treated by FDNY Paramedics at the scene in Brooklyn on Tuesday January 28, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The attacker, described by witnesses as a much younger man at least six feet tall, was able to flee the bus, making his escape by possibly boarding yet another bus at the busy intersection, according to witnesses.

The victim is seen here after he was treated by FDNY Paramedics at the scene in Brooklyn on Tuesday January 28, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The victim suffered a head wound in the attack and his clothing was visibly covered with blood.

The victim speaks with Cops at the scene in Brooklyn on Tuesday January 28, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Initial reports indicated the victim was stabbed, but it remains unclear at this time what was actually used to inflict the wound.

Cops take photos of the victims’ injuries at the scene in Brooklyn on Tuesday January 28, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The attacker is still on the lam and is actively being sought by Cops.

Police at the scene where an elderly man suffered a head injury after he was attacked by another man while onboard a B46 Bus in Brooklyn on Tuesday January 28, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

December 23, 2019December 24, 2019

FDNY Rushes To Aid Unconscious Toddler

By Theodore Parisienne Posted – 7:44PM

Good Samaritans console the boys’ mother at left in red jacket as FDNY members work on the boy at right in Brooklyn on Saturday December 21, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The 911 board was all lit up, numerous calls coming in for an unconscious, unresponsive child on Fulton Street at Rockwell Place in downtown Brooklyn at about 12:10PM on Saturday.

Good Samaritans console the boys’ mother at center in red jacket as FDNY members work on the boy in Brooklyn on Saturday December 21, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

FDNY members from Engine Company 226 rushed to the scene to find some good Samaritans, one of whom actually jumped off of his rented Revel electric moped, trying desperately to help a visibly distraught woman and her two year old son, both of whom were down on the damp, cold sidewalk.

Firefighter Neves carries the child to an ambulance in Brooklyn on Saturday December 21, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

New Yorks’ Bravest wasted no time as they sprang into action, providing critical aid to the toddler as he lay on the sidewalk, while several of the people who had stopped to help did their best to comfort the crying mother.

Firefighter Neves then lifted the child in his arms and took him to an ambulance from the Brooklyn Hospital that arrived on the scene. Both mother and son were whisked away to a local hospital, for what we all hope to be a positive outcome. The exact circumstances surrounding this tragic incident are not known at this time.

Firefighter Neves picks up the child as people help his mother up from the ground in Brooklyn on Saturday December 21, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Firefighter Neves carries the child whose crying mother is seen at far right in Brooklyn on Saturday December 21, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019

Man Arrested After Placing Fake Bomb In Brooklyn

By Theodore Parisienne Posted – 6:14PM

46yr old Luis Rodriguez was arrested and charged with Terrorism for placing the device seen above on Eastern Parkway near Utica Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday August 4, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

In a bizarre incident, a 46yr old man handed a black backpack to another man while on the Eastern Parkway Esplanade at Utica Avenue on Sunday in Brooklyn, an area popular with residents who use it for biking, running or just relaxing on a bench in the shade, while hordes of strap hangers enter and exit the busy Utica Avenue hub for the numbers 3,4 and 5 trains.

NYPD Bomb Squad Officers detonated a suspicious device on Eastern Parkway near Utica Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday August 4, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

It is not clear if any words were uttered, but the man who received the backpack looked in and saw a device that had a timer, duct tape and at least one red wire.

NYPD Bomb Squad Officers detonated a suspicious device using a controlled explosive charge contained in the apparatus seen above on Eastern Parkway near Utica Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday August 4, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The man immediately flagged down some passing Cops who then called in the Bomb Squad. The heavily trafficked area was cordoned off for several hours, including train stoppage, while Officers from the Bomb Squad examined the package and searched for any possible additional devices.

A Bomb Squad Officer prepared an explosive charge contained inside a tube apparatus, which was then used to detonate the device on the scene. The Officer was spotted giving the ‘All Clear’ sign to his colleagues upon inspecting the package after the detonation. 46yr old Luis Rodriguez of Brooklyn, the man who allegedly initially had the backpack, was arrested near the scene. He was charged with Terrorism, Reckless Endangerment and Aggravated Harassment.

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019

Woman Found Dead In Erie Basin

By Theodore Parisienne Posted – 2:47PM

The woman was pronounced dead on the scene on Tuesday July 16, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Officers with the NYPD Harbor Unit removed a woman from the waters of the Erie Basin in the Red Hook area of Brooklyn on Tuesday July 16.

Cops brought the fully clothed but unidentified woman to the pier behind 499 Van Brunt Street, where EMS crews pronounced her deceased.

The NYPD has launched an Investigation and the Medical Examiner will determine the official cause of death.

Medics pronounced the woman dead at the scene on Tuesday July 16, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019

Citibike Rider Injured In Collision

By Theodore Parisienne Posted – 2:26PM

The Citibike is seen here with the front wheel broken off on Tuesday July 16, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

A 39yr old man riding a Citibike on 5^th Avenue near Warren Street in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn was rushed to Methodist Hospital at about 7:40AM, with what was initially reported as severe head injuries, after he collided with a car driven by a 45yr old man on Tuesday.

The Citibike, with its’ front wheel broken off, was observed on the sidewalk.

A NYPD Spokesperson later stated that the bicyclist was in stable condition. It is not clear whether the driver or bicyclist received any Summons.

The broken Citibike is seen here on Tuesday July 16, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019

Construction Worker Injured At Brooklyn Site

By Theodore Parisienne Posted – 7:49PM

The injured worker is seen here at 138 Willoughby Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday May 21, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

A 32yr old construction worker was rushed to New York Methodist Hospital in serious condition after he was found bleeding from a head wound in the sub basement of the Brooklyn Point Building on Willoughby Street near Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn.

The scene where a construction worker was injured at 138 Willoughby Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday May 21, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The building, a 57 story luxury tower, is still under construction and adds to the changed landscape of downtown Brooklyn, which has seen a boom in construction activity with several other new luxury high rise buildings already occupied.

Authorities were unable to say how the man sustained the injury.

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019

Brooklyn Cyclist Critical After Struck By Truck

By Theodore Parisienne Posted – 6:27PM

The critically injured cyclist at the scene in Brooklyn on Monday April 29, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

A 69yr old man riding his bicycle eastbound on 3^rd Avenue in Brooklyn on Monday was rushed to New York University Lutheran Medical Center in critical condition after he was struck and run over by a truck.

FDNY, NYPD and EMS personnel work to extricate the cyclist at the scene in Brooklyn on Monday April 29, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The truck, bearing the name Manor Paving, was also traveling eastbound on 3^rd Avenue when the driver proceeded to turn right onto 31^st Street whereupon he struck the cyclist, who was wearing a safety helmet.

FDNY, NYPD and EMS personnel rushed to the scene and worked feverishly to extricate the man, whose leg was entangled in the warped bicycle. A Tourniquet was applied to the mans’ right leg before he was loaded into a FDNY ambulance and taken expeditiously to the hospital.

NYPD Lieutenant Iskhakov speaks with the 44yr old driver at the scene in Brooklyn on Monday April 29, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The 44yr old driver of the truck remained at the scene and as of today, Friday, there is no indication that he faces any charges. There is also no update on the condition of the cyclist. A NYPD spokesperson stated that the Investigation is still ongoing.