The Brooklyn Eagle is reporting that a 42 year old man was found dead in his apartment at 166 Hicks Street between Clark and Pierrepont. Reportedly stabbed to death in his bathtub see update 2 below. We’ve received reports that Hicks Street around Clark Street has been cordoned off by the police as they investigate […]
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Eagle: Oven, Busy Chef, Blug Pig Done
The Brooklyn Eagle breaks the news that four of the five restaurants managed by Dan “Busted Chef” Kaufman have been closed permanently. Oven, Busy Chef and Blue Pig on Henry Street and the Busy Chef outlet on Court have all shut down. Brooklyn Eagle: Henry Street Busy Chef…: Kaufman, who allegedly used customers’ credit cards […]
Guy Steals a Bunch of Old Gray Ladies
From today’s NY Post Police Blotter: It’s a case of all the news that’s fit to steal. A knuckle-headed thief was nabbed when he tried to snatch piles of New York Times from a Brooklyn Heights store, sources said. An investigator for the broadsheet spotted Gary Stewart, 50, snatching the papers from in front of […]
Theft at 132 Montague, Tenants On Guard
Residents at 132 Montague Street came upon this notice posted in their building this morning: Attention Tenants: There was a burglary in Apt. 6 on Saturday, 7/26/2008 during the early hours of the morning. I was sleeping through it all, as was my roommate. We heard nothing. My Toshiba laptop and my wallet were stolen. […]
The Busted Chef Chronicles Part 3: We May Be Dumb, But We’re Not Stupid
The Busy Chef E-mail File and What We Told The Brooklyn Paper a Year Ago That They Didn’t Print A little over a year ago, BHB began receiving information from people claiming to have ties with accused fraudster Dan “Busted Chef” Kaufman. They spun tales of someone who was capable of lying to your face […]
Busted Chef Chronicles Part 2: A Vermont Story
As Grand Jury proceedings in the case against accused fraudster Dan “Busted Chef” Kaufman begin this week, his sordid past in New England is rearing its head. As the food monger awaits possible indictments on several counts including identity theft, Kaufman’s track record in Vermont suggests that this is not the first time he’s been […]
Trigger-happy Teens on Heights Rampage
Two teenagers were arrested tonight at Joralemon St. & Clinton St. after going on a rampage with compressed air pistols, fitted with laser sights. According to cops, the duo started out targeting birds in Cadman Plaza Park, later moving west into the Heights, hitting streetlights and windows on Willow St., State St., and Henry St., […]
Busted Chef Update: The Eagle Gets Into It
The Brooklyn Eagle finally posted their “Busted Chef” story: Several employees spoke to the Eagle on condition of anonymity. One said that other employees may have been in on the scheme, and had been fired. He added that workers’ checks had bounced multiple times, although not recently. According to the Eagle, Kaufman was merely a […]
Busted Chef Out On Bail
According to the Department of Corrections, “Busted Chef” Dan Kaufman posted bail, and was discharged yesterday. According to our “source”, “that doesn’t jive with the BP story about a Wednesday hearing at which time bail would be discussed”. Hide your credit cards. Allegedly.
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