Monday, April 9, 2007

Crime Beat

Lately I've been squawking about how fancy and yuppified NYC has become. It's all true, of course, but I don't mean to suggest that fucked up shit isn't still going on left and right. I've been saving up some good crime beat clips from local newspapers, just for you. Enjoy!

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Police nabbed a teenager who allegedly assaulted and threatened her father in their Crown Heights apartment. The incident began at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, when the victim, 48, found the bathroom of his Schenectady Avenue apartment near Prospect Place in filthy shape, sources said. He confronted his 19-year-old daughter, Ionie Nickle, and an argument ensued, cops said. Nickle allegedly kicked her father, scratched his neck and bit his arm. Nickle grabbed a kitchen knife, threatened to stab her father and knocked over a coffee table, cops said. Nickle was busted on assault, menacing and weapons charges.

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Police are looking for the disgruntled customer who tried to torch a Preston Court car dealership near East 80th Street last week. Workers told police that on Saturday afternoon, March 31, the unidentified customer came to A1A Auto Sales claiming that the car he had purchased there wasn’t operating correctly and demanded a refund.After arguing with workers, the suspect ran off, claiming that he was going to return. Investigators were told that the customer returned a short time later, poured gasoline on the premises and struck a match. The gasoline was ignited, but workers quickly put the blaze out before the fire could spread to the building. Only some papers were destroyed, workers told police, adding that no one was hurt.

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A store manager at a Kings Plaza store was punched in the face as he tried to stop an alleged shoplifter from spiriting off with a $12 pair of shoes, cops from the 63rd Precinct said. Workers said that they were going about their business at 2:30 p.m. on March 29 when they spotted 18-year-old Jenelle Hunte allegedly take a pair of shoes off a shelf and place them in one of her shopping bags. She then put the shopping bag atop her baby stroller and rolled out of the store, police alleged. The manager gave chase, calling at Hunte to stop several times and wait for security. When she finally did stop, she allegedly reeled back and punched the manager in the face, police were told. A cop patrolling the mall saw the fisticuffs and took Hunte into custody without incident, charging her with assault, menacing and robbery. No serious injuries were reported.

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A thug was arrested for beating an acquaintance with a wooden mop handle in Crown Heights, authorities said yesterday. Shaking Fisher, 28, argued with the 44-year-old victim at Buffalo Avenue and Lincoln Place at 8 a.m. on Jan. 13, cops said. The dispute arose out of a $15 debt the victim owed Fisher, who allegedly struck him in the head and midsection, police said. Fisher then threatened to kill the victim's relatives and fled, sources said. The victim, who suffered minor injuries, picked Fisher out of a photo array, and cops busted Fisher Wednesday on charges of assault and menacing.

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A 46-year-old Gravesend woman was arrested last week on charges that she tried to rob a United States Post Office letter carrier. Officials said that Ocello Marcello was charged with robbery when she allegedly fought with a letter carrier on the 1900 block of West 11th Street, then ran off with a bundle of mail. The letter carrier said that she was dropping off mail just after 2 p.m. on March 27 when Marcello allegedly confronted her, complaining about the quality of the carrier’s mail deliveries. As the two continued to argue, Marcello allegedly blocked the carrier’s cart. A short-lived fight over the cart ended with Marcello allegedly grabbing the bundle and fleeing into her home. Cops from the 62nd Precinct arrested Marcello after being called to the scene.

3 comments:

Russ said...

Shaking Fisher???

Anonymous said...

i dont no why some one would be put in jail for that ??? nonsense

R2B2 said...

Are you referring to the girl who attempted to stab her father, the man who torched the car dealership, the shoplifter who assaulted the store manager, the thug who beat an acquaintance with the broom handle, or the woman who stole mail from the letter carrier? ;) I imagine you're talking about that last case, and I'm pretty sure that stealing mail is a federal offense.