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Bodycam footage shows a soccer game playing on Officer Orkhan Mamedov's phone right after his police van dragged Ronald Anthony Smith 35 feet, resulting in his death last April.
Bodycam footage shows a soccer game playing on Officer Orkhan Mamedov's phone right after his police van dragged Ronald Anthony Smith 35 feet, resulting in his death last April. (Office of Special Investigation of the Attorney General’s Office)

BROOKLYN, NY — Here are some share-worthy Brooklyn stories from Patch to talk about tonight.

Video Of Crown Heights Man Dragged To Death By NYPD Van Raises Alarm

Ronald Anthony Smith's sister fears he died because NYPD officers in a police van were watching a soccer match while speeding.

Over 200 Guns Off The Streets In Bed-Stuy Gun Buyback: DA

The Brooklyn District Attorney's office said the buyback was "unprecedentedly successful."

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4 Park Slope Buildings Make NYC's Worst Landlords List

The buildings have a total of 259 violations, according to the recently released list from the Public Advocate's office.

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