Comments on: 84th Precinct Crime Blotter

By: nabeguy

nabeguy — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:13:01 +0000

PJL, I totally concur with you…and I fear it will only get worse as the economy tanks. Someone mentioned a homeless encampment on the Promenade just the other day. Unfortunately, the police tend to defer to Social Services when dealing with homelessness, and with the budget cuts that NY state and city are facing, where do you think the initial slices will be made? Small wonder that the sale of guns and safes are on the rise.

By: Jazz

Jazz — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:53:08 +0000

….and the non-sequitur award goes to… Harry the Horse….

By: Harry the Horse

Harry the Horse — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:30:54 +0000

It is so very difficult to believe anything written in our local paper. Charges were “upgraded to Third degree” making it an assault? Third degree assault is a misdemeanor; 1st and 2nd degrees are felonies. Nice job, Reporter, what other facts are wrong if you can’t even get that right?.

By: PJL

PJL — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:22:14 +0000

Should we accept crime/park as a hangout for the homeless?
Where’s the police presence if this is known to us??

Lots of residential buildings along Cadman/Clinton… would be nice to be able to walk home safely at any time of day or night….

Not a shot at you nabeguy, just thoughts as there seems to be a lot more crime than a few years ago….

By: nabeguy

nabeguy — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:47:46 +0000

I hate the blotter language as well…too many puns for my liking (Homer, you’re not secretly writing them. are you?). These are serious crimes, but try to put a bit of perspective on them. The boys story, horrific as it is, is a bit confusing..was it a robbery or a random act of violence or perhaps a teenage vandetta? Not enough info to really tell.
As for the woman mugged at 2:00 AM on Tillary Street, it’s also scary, but that’s not exactly the place you want to be at 2:00 AM by an open park that’s a know hang-out for the homeless. At least that incident ended in an arrest.

By: GHB

GHB — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:36:22 +0000

Just a Neighbor, I agree completely! I was just pissed that the language used makes these stories look somehow amusing, and they’re most certainly not.

By: another jen

another jen — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:39:41 +0000

i think this is a great feature. you always hear that this stuff is going on in every neighborhood but BH prides itself on being “safe.” nowhere is safe – this is NYC and people should be vigilant wherever they are.

i encourage the resurrection of “fisticuffs.”

By: Just a Neighbor

Just a Neighbor — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:42:39 +0000

People, can we concentrate on the content of these stories and not on trivial aspects of the language used?

A teenage boy was jumped at 5 p.m., a grown woman minding is assaulted and robbed walking home.. this is scary stuff happening in our neighborhood. Maybe we should be discussing crime prevention solutions and sharing tips on how to be safe instead..sorry to go off, but those two stories are really upsetting to me.

By: GHB

GHB — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:41:24 +0000

Sarah, scallywags and rascals are not involved. These are thugs, criminals, muggers and thieves, plain and simple. And who the hell would leave their purse unattended in a bar for an hour? Jeez, this IS New York!

By: Troubled Reader

Troubled Reader — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:57:55 +0000

The story about the 16-year-old boy is scary stuff. How is he doing now? Did he know his attackers? Were he and his friend, or any of the witnesses, able to provide useful descriptions to the police?

By: Bongo

Bongo — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:44:32 +0000

Just kidding.
I think this is a great feature. Verging on the Ministry of Fear a little, but definitely good information. Thanks.

By: ts

ts — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:44:20 +0000

BH is the new Bushwick!

By: Bongo

Bongo — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:42:32 +0000

…although not smart enough to type “know” between the words “to” and “lottery”

By: Sarah Portlock

Sarah Portlock — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:32:07 +0000

I write them. And I meant it like “rascals,” not the historical “scalawag.”

By: Bongo

Bongo — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:31:04 +0000

@Nelson
Agreed, this anti-Irish diatribe has to end! We honest, hard-working farmservants know better than to rob Brooklyn Delis. We’re certainly smart enough to lottery tickets are very traceable

By: Homer Fink

Homer Fink — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:14:30 +0000

Nelson – feel free to suggest some other names

By: Nelson

Nelson — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:04:07 +0000

“scallywags”? Who writes these reports?