The twists and turns in the Ivaylo Ivanov drama continue today with reports that he was a paid NYPD informant prior to his accident with a homemade pipe bomb: NY Post: Nazi Thug $nitched for NYPD: The crazed hatemonger arrested for stashing pipe bombs in his Brooklyn Heights apartment and scrawling swastikas on local synagogues […]
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Ivanov the Terrible Has Day in Court
The Brooklyn Eagle reports on pipe bomb/arsenal packin' suspect Ivaylo Ivanov's day in court for his admitted swastika spraying spree last year: Brooklyn Eagle: Ivanov Quietly…: Ivanov, a 37-year-old Bulgarian immigrant, looked meek and even gentle, as he stood handcuffed and motionless in front of the judge. Dressed in a white-collared shirt, khaki pants and […]
Ivanov The Nerf Bomber
Among Ivanyl Ivanov's Remsen arsenal was a nerf football bomb. NYPD show the contents in this video from WCBS-TV.
Ivanov The Terrible Charged
The master of the Remsen arsenal, Ivaylo Ivanov, has been charged with criminal weapons possession for his arsenal and with aggravated harassment as a hate crime for the swastika spraying spree he went on last year in Brooklyn Heights. Ivanov was busted and his arsenal uncovered on January 20 at the apartment he shared with […]
Ivo’s Doc Roomie Silent on Arsenal
Dr. Michael C. Clatts, the AIDS researcher roomate of Ivaylo Ivanov, the man charged with last year's hate spree against local synagogues and keeping a large cache of pipe bombs and guns, is not cooperating with the NYPD according to the New York Sun. He was picked up by police yesterday at JFK Airport upon […]
NY Sun: Were Bombs Meant for Synagogues?
The NY Sun reports that the NYPD is investigating whether Ivanov the Terrible's pipe bombs were meant to be used on the synagogues of Brooklyn Heights. As previously reported, Ivanov has confessed to being the person who scrawled swastikas and anti-semitic phrases on synagogues here last year: NY Sun: Police Investigating… : Penny Kaufman, who […]
Ivanov the Terrible Admits to Hate Spree
Ivaylo Ivanov (pictured here with his dog Ruka), the Remsen Street resident nabbed with an arsenal of guns and pipe bombs on Sunday has admitted to being the person who scrawled swastikas on area synagogues last year. (Photo courtesy of Hillside Dog Park)
Remsen Arsenal Linked to Hate Crimes?
The owner of a cache of weapons and pipebombs on Remsen Street has been identified as Ivaylo Ivanov, an ex-con with a long criminal past, the NY Post reports. He's also raised the NYPD's interest as a suspect in the synagogue hate spree last year. Ivanov shared the apartment at 58 Remsen with Dr. Michael […]
Update on Remsen Arsenal
Reports from 58 Remsen Street today tell us that the suspect who appears to have had a small arsenal of guns and pipe bombs is a 31 year old male. He's been treated at Long Island College Hospital being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound and is in police custody awaiting charges. His name has […]
Man Found with Pipe Bombs on Remsen
WNBC-TV reports a disturbing item this morning: WNBC-TV: Man with Pipe Bombs…: Police and the bomb squad rushed to an apartment in Brooklyn Heights early Sunday after a man is discovered with pipe bombs in his apartment. According to police, the man called 911 saying he had a gunshot wound to the hand.When police arrived […]
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