Infamous “Busted Chef” Daniel Kaufman pleaded not guilty to two felony charges in a Manhattan court yesterday, stemming from an incident last December when he allegedly stole his friend’s credit card. Kaufman was arraigned on charges of grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, and released on his own recognizance. His trial is set […]
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84th Precinct Police Blotter – 6/24/09
Last week saw no fewer that 5 wallets and purses stolen in retail spots and offices across the neighborhood. There was also one more incident in the recent spate of car break-ins. First up is a spate of stolen purses and wallets that took place across the neighborhood on Friday, June 19. First, an office […]
Brooklyn Heights Tire Slasher on the Loose?
This just in from the BHB Inbox: I am curious to see if anyone else has reported a string of tires being slashed in the past 48 hours. 2 of our tires were slashed on Joralemon Street (between Hicks and Willow) between Monday and Tuesday nights. My husband said a woman stopped him last night […]
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 6/19/09
This week’s blotters got sidelined in the hubbub of breaking Busted Chef news, but not forgotten. Here, finally, are your blotters: Cops arrested two punks for stealing iPods and cellphones from two victims — the first of whom identified the punks during the second crime. The first incident happened at 11 pm on June 8 […]
Busted Again: The Busy Chef Never Rests!
BHB has discovered charges of grand larceny and criminal possession of a stolen credit card against “Busted Chef” Daniel Kaufman in Manhattan from earlier this year. According to the criminal complaint, Kaufman was arrested on Jan. 20 for an incident on Dec. 19 on the Upper East Side in which he allegedly stole a credit […]
Weekly Crime Blotter: 6/9/09
There were several robberies in the subway this week — and a small victory for Brooklynites who cars have been stolen borough-wide. For more neighborhood crimes, see Cobble Hill Blog.
84th Precinct Police Blotter 6/3/09
The Lebanese Food Festival on May 30 last weekend wasn’t all fun and games for everyone, apparently. A perp stole two digital cameras, an iPhone, and a camera bag, worth $1,775 total, from a woman who set her bag down around 1 pm on a table during the festivities. The woman came back to the […]
84th Precinct Police Blotter 5/27/09
Crime wasn’t too bad last week — here’s a roundup: Someone broke into a man’s Mitsubishi sedan in the early morning on May 23, after he parked it along Columbia Heights, near Cranberry Street. The perp smashed the passenger side front window and stole the man’s $700 GPS unit, iPod, and stereo. The victim lives […]
NYT: Fake Bomb Suspect in Court Today
Robert’s Version from Damiano Beltrami on Vimeo. The New York Times reports on the strange journey of former Cadman Towers maintenance worker Robert Lopez. He coincidentally lost his job a few months after being arrested on false-bomb charges the Times says. It adds that he is now homeless:
84th Precinct Police Blotter 5/19/09
There was lots of smashed glass and stolen cars last week, and a few stolen cellphones, too. Here’s a round-up: Overnight on May 9, a perp smashed through a glass window at a dentist’s office on Livingston Street, near Nevins Street, causing $5,000 in damage but not stealing anything. The next night, a perp stole […]
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