Vinicio Colon, 57, claims he was being mugged and beaten by the teens when he pulled out his firearm to defend himself and accidentally fired.

Community members replaced police from noon to 6 p.m. on Mother Gaston Boulevard between Sutter and Pitkin avenues starting Tuesday. The program was expected to end Monday.

1. Bomb Scare Forces Evacuation Of Middle School In Brooklyn: NYPD ( patch.com) — A bomb threat led to the evacuation of I.S. 49 in Brooklyn, prompting a swift police investigation. The call, originating from California, was found to be false, marking the third such incident involving Brooklyn schools this year.

Startling video shows the frantic seconds when a 35-year-old man wandered into a Brooklyn precinct stationhouse and attacked a police officer with a butcher knife.

A man is dead and a person is in custody after a shooting inside a Brooklyn building early Sunday, according to the NYPD.

A bomb threat at a Brooklyn middle school prompted thousands to be evacuated from the building on Tuesday morning, according to the NYPD. Authorities said New York