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Two cases of swine flu have been suspected at two Catholic grammar schools in Brooklyn. Rev. Kieran Harrington said that two schools, St. Brigid in Bushwick and Good Shepherd in Marine Park, would be closed at dismissal today and remain closed for the rest of the week.
Update: 3:00 pm – Well place sources are telling me that the Good Shepherd case has now been confirmed.
An arrest was made in the good shepherd mugging and was confirmed by Brooklyn chief john fox.
Cops say Eric Ferguson, 18, is the punk caught on a surveillance camera yesterday in front of the Good Shepherd School in Sheepshead Bay viciously attacking beloved computer science teacher Patricia McGowan, 62.
Ferguson, who police say has a record, was picked up in his Avenue Z home and police said McGowan’s 2000 Toyota Corolla was nearby.
The NYPD has released footage of this vicious attack.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP8k3cj1GFM[/video]
Previously covered on SheepsheadBites.com
Here is the 61st precinct captain comment on the incident:
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj5omEWHk8g[/video]
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to call Crimestoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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An attack, robbery and carjacking of a teacher at Good Shepherd School has caused community alarm, and the police are investigating whether the incident is part of a larger pattern of assaults and thefts.
A female teacher was accosted at 6:30 in the morning on Tuesday as she arrived at the school, on Brown Street and Avenue S. The attacker punched her in the face and stole her purse, then came back moments later and stole her car. The teacher was hospitalized for her injuries, but released the same day. The injury left her unable to speak and give a description.