Video: Help Find the Brighton Bazaar Killers
Cops want your help finding a bald man who may have been involved in the killing of former Brighton Bazaar owner Vladimir Tolstykh last year. In March two hooded thugs beat the purveyor of salty salads and blini to death, stealing thousands of dollars and Russian candy, says the Daily News. His widow Rita, who’s taken over the Brighton Beach grocery, thinks it was an inside job. "Somebody knew the whole schedule—how it worked, what time he came in," she said. Now police have released surveillance footage of another man fleeing the scene and are offering a reward of $32,000 for tips leading to his arrest. Take a crack at it: call (800) 577-TIPS or report online. Video after the jump.
Party Foul Leads to Harlem Boy's Death
A 17-year-old in Harlem was shot and killed yesterday after a man was turned away from a party at his family’s bodega. Last night Ruben Larios was socializing with family and friends at Malinche Deli, near the Harlem River Drive. All was well, until an unwanted guest showed up—an unidentified acquaintance who was turned away at the door. But Larios hadn’t seen the last of him: later, around 11:30 pm he ran into the spurned guest in the lobby 381 Edgecomb Avenue, where he shot him twice in the chest. The teen was taken to Harlem Hospital where he was pronounced dead, reports the NY Post. No arrests have been made yet.