William J. Gorta
The Archive
Stalker beau eyed in gun slay
A Brooklyn woman was gunned down yesterday just hours before she could get a new restraining order against her stalker ex-boyfriend — who is now the focus of a police...
Miracle cop’s face-off with ‘shooter’
Police Officer Kevin Brennan, who miraculously survived a gunshot in the back of the head, was in a Brooklyn court yesterday to face his accused shooter Luis “Baby” Ortiz was...
Brooklyn 'cop shooter' arraigned on attempted murder charge
Would-be cop-killer Luis “Baby” Ortiz was arraigned today on an indictment for the attempted murder of Det. Kevin Brennan, who glowered at his alleged assailant throughout the proceeding. Brennan, who...
Car door bus death gal guilty
The woman who swung open the door of her car and caused a bicyclist to swerve fatally into the path of a city bus was found guilty yesterday in Brooklyn...
23 dogs seized from 2 B'klyn homes
Twenty-three dogs were seized from a couple of Brooklyn homes on Thursday, following complaints from neighbors who told authorities the animals were living in dire conditions. Animal Care and Control...
Brawl over fight case
Defense lawyers in the assault trial of five men involved in a Bay Ridge bar brawl that left an off-duty firefighter stabbed ripped into the prosecution’s case yesterday, citing a...
Watch surveillance video that exposed false arrest by NYPD cop
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but this video is worth seven years. That’s what John Hockenjos was facing after being accused on Sunday of creating a “grave...
Video clears B'klyn man charged with trying to run down cop
A Brooklyn homeowner charged with racing his car toward a cop and making the officer jump out of the way to save his life was himself saved by a surveillance...
‘Crying shame’ cop gets no-jail break
Now that’s a sob story. A corrupt ex-cop wept his way out of a jail sentence yesterday after he begged his victims and a Brooklyn judge for mercy. Jason Arbeeny...
Last laugh is on ‘cop-shoot’ thug
He’s not laughing now! A sobering night in police custody wiped the smirk right off the face of the alleged would-be “assassin” who thought firing a bullet into the head...
Crooked ex-cop dodges jail with sob story
Now that’s a sob story. A corrupt ex-cop wept his way out of a jail sentence today after he begged his victims and a Brooklyn judge for mercy as he...
'Miracle' cop 'shooter' arraigned, held without bail
In a Brooklyn courtroom crowded with scores of cops, the thug accused of shooting a police officer in the head was charged today with attempted murder after a prosecutor called...
‘Child dump’ ma held
The Brooklyn mother accused of abandoning her two toddler daughters was ordered held on $2,500 bail yesterday — half what prosecutors sought — after her lawyer claimed it was all...
Kids say B'klyn mom 'left us' on the street: prosecutors
"Mommy left us here." That was the desperate message two Brooklyn girls told police after their mom allegedly abandoned them on the street, prosecutors said today. Dalisha Adams, 26, was...
OWSer’s outburst ‘courts’ trouble
A high-strung hipster, “stressed” by the indignity of having to wait for the arraignment of his Occupy Wall Street buddies, flipped out in Brooklyn Criminal Court yesterday and wound up...
Hipster flips in court, winds up in cuffs
A high-strung hipster, “stressed” by the indignity of having to wait for the arraignment of his Occupy Wall Street buddies, flipped out in Brooklyn Criminal Court today and wound up...
Man sues B'klyn chicken joint after nearly choking on wire
Now that’s a real bird on a wire. A bus driver is suing a Brooklyn chicken joint saying he nearly choked on a strand of wire embedded in a piece...
Elevator torcher’s boast
The half-charred face may have given him away. But the fire fiend who torched a woman to death in a Brooklyn elevator — and burnt himself in the process —...
Brooklyn gang members busted after bragging about shootings online
Forty-three members of two warring Brooklyn street gangs — who boasted about their shootings on Twitter and Facebook — were busted in a massive sweep, authorities said yesterday. The bloodshed...
B'klyn fire fiend bragged to cops he wouldn't be charged
The fire fiend who torched a woman in a Brooklyn elevator boasted to cops that they wouldn't have caught him if they didn't have video evidence, according to court papers....