🌱 Clinton Hill Killer Arrested + Bodega Burglary Suspects

Happy Friday, Brooklyn! I am your host, Patrick Murray here with three headlines to kick off the weekend.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny with a high of 49 and a low of 41.

Here are the top stories today in Brooklyn:

1. Police arrested 83-year-old Harvey Marcelin in connection with the grisly murder of a woman, whose torso was found last week outside of a Brooklyn store. Marcelin had previously spent over 50 years in prison for two prior murder convictions. The 68-year-old victim had been living at an LGBTQ shelter in Clinton Hill at the time of her death. (NBC New York)
2. A pair of burglars in a Feb. 26 bodega robbing have been caught on surveillance camera. The incident took place at 4:15 a.m. at the store on Nicholas Avenue, near O'Brien Place. The thieves managed to steal $4,000 from the cash register, and allegedly tried to steal an ATM. (CBS New York)
3. A Brooklyn man was charged on Wednesday for the $1 million heist spree of a check-cashing business in Queens. Robert "Chico" Rodriguez, 37, could face life in prison for his robberies at gunpoint of the Jamaica business. Two of his accomplices pistol-whipped the owner of the business, and one of his co-conspirators was also charged in the robbery. (Patch)

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Today in Brooklyn:

• Hiatus Kaiyote live at Brooklyn Steel. (7 p.m.)
• Son Volt live at Brooklyn Bowl. (8 p.m.)
• "Streets of Fire" screening at Nitehawk Cinema. (11:45 p.m.)

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• Bay Ridge's 17th of May Parade is scheduled to return. (Brooklyn Paper)
• New Jersey poet collaborating with the Brooklyn Ballet on world premiere of events in American history. (News 12 Bronx)

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You're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Patrick Murray