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THE BLOTTER
ISSUE № 00191 — 07-14-26
BY: M.L. Nestel
Graphic by Melissa Eiler
⬛ QUEENS
▀ Flushing: Man’s Ex Beau Returns In Horror Brick And Bite Barrage
HIS CLOAK AND dagger worked alltoo well.
An affronted ex returned with a vengeance to do harm upon his former lover with some deceptive and bloodletting.
On the morning of May 28, the victim was compelled to step outside his home.
Instantly, he discovered it was a ruse.
That he had found himself locked out of his 120th Street home.
There, taunting him from the behind the locked door and windows was his beast of an ex-boyfriend.
The rightful occupant and the interloping ex squared off in bitter words.
Then the suspect was seen clutching a brick and used it to smash one of the apartment’s windows.
The unwanted scuffled some more than then allegedly bit his one time muse on his shoulder.
And then he proceeded to wreck the place.
He made several holes in the walls of the home and destroyed the television.
Cops arrived and took the scorned homewrecker away.
He faces several raps including burglary (of a dwelling), robbery, assault, weapons possession (with intent to use), and criminal mischief (damage property).
⬛ MANHATTAN
▀ Lower Manhattan: Wanted Tagger Busted Marking Up Subway Walls
A VANDAL WAS caught trying to make his mark in the city’s subway system.
CCTV captured a 29-year-old wielding a black marker back on April 8 inside Center and Champers Street subway station.
He was seen scrawling, “Bedroom Bully EBK” on the northbound platform of the J/Z train.
The suspect, already in custody on another vandalism incident in Bed-Stuy was brought up on both the warrant and the newer charges of making graffiti and criminal mischief (damage property).
⬛ THE BRONX
▀ Longwood: Armed Trio Strongarm Boy For His Sneakers And Backpack
HE WAS A pup walking amongst jackals.
A 14-year-old boy walked home barefoot after being forced to relinquish his sneakers and backpack.
The crew, shook down the kid outside a home on Longfellow Avenue at around noon on May 24.
One of the perps, 17, drew a pistol while the two others stripped him of the kicks and knapsack.
Once they ganked him of his possessions they took off running northbound toward East 165th Street.
The victim didn’t report any physical injuries from the brazen mugging.
Weeks ticked by until July 12, when cops lassoed the teenage tough and slapped him with robbery.
So far, he remains the lone bust. Cops remain on the lookout for his accomplices.
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⬛ BROOKLYN
▀ Ft. Greene: Panhandler To Chasing Cop ‘Take That Badge Off And I’ll Beat You Up!’
HE SAW THE officers and tried to make a dash for it.
The alleged beggar was questioned about his pocket change pursuits from the public back on June 16.
The man was seen seeking charity outside Elm Place and Livingston Street.
On the quick the suspect fled his makeshift workspace and tried to vanish.
But the cops took him into custody.
It was then that the suspect, emboldened by his own defiance, baited for a bout.
“Take that badge off,” he shouted. “And I’ll beat you up.”
He was soon charged with aggressive panhandling in a public place, making a terrorist threat, and harassment (physical contact).
⬛ STATEN ISLAND
▀ Brighton Heights: Cell Phone Store Burgled Of Wares
CAT BURGLARS BROKE into a shop to run off with thousands of dollars worth of cell phones and tablets.
The thieves, one of them 41, compromised the business located on Victory Boulevard back at around 4:15 a.m. on May 8.
Once inside, authorities say the perps took off with “multiple cell phones and a tablet” to the tune of over $3,000.
Cops caught up to one of the suspects on May 27.
He was formally hit with criminal mischief (damage to a motor vehicle), burglary, and grand larceny (property more than $3k).
His cohorts remain on the loose
⬛ HARD TIMES
▀ Prison Guard Pinched For Sneaking In Meth (Woodbourne, NY)
Graphic by Melissa Eiler
A FORMER JAILER was taken down for moving meth and other contraban into a state prison.
Kyle Raven, 37, a former New York State Corrections Officer at Woodbourne Correctional Facility, was taken into custody on March 5, for his role in smuggling into the prison of methamphetamine and cell phones .
The scheme came to light back in February, when investigators began finding new inventory of crank circulating throughout the prison.
However, the full scope of the conspiracy was not uncovered for months.
After Raven's arrest, they found Amy Preston, 41, operator of "Freedom Foods," which provided food to the prison, also helped funnel disguised cash app payments of more than $17,000 to Raven as payment for smuggling the contraband into the facility.
The drugs were then peddled by six inmates, including Andrew Stoughtenger, 38, Preston's husband, who is serving a 12 year prison sentence for burglary and weapon possession, as well as several other convicts, including one serving time for the attempted murder of a police officer, prosecutors allege.
On July 10, a Sullivan County grand jury handed down charges against Raven and his seven accomplices for conspiracy, money laundering, and prison contraband charges.
Five cell phones and several charger cables were also inventoried with an undisclosed quantity of drugs inside the prison facility.
"This was a highly calculated and orchestrated conspiracy by a sworn corrections officer, several inmates and a civilian to smuggle illegal narcotics and other contraband into the Woodbourne Correctional facility for distribution to inmates in exchange of money," said Sullivan County District Attorney Brian Conaty.
Raven himself is charged with bribe receiving, money laundering and introducing prison contraband. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on April 20 and he was released without bail.
He is due back in court in Middletown, NY later this month.
The most serious charge, bribe receiving by a public servant is a Class-C felony. If convicted, Raven faces a maximum of 15 years in prison.
⬛ WANTED V. NABBED
▀ Mister Mischievous (Brooklyn, NY)
The accused wanted for criminal mischief stands 5-foot-11, weighs 180-pounds.
⬛ GOTHAM, INK.
▀ Dizzy Lettering (Chinatown, NY)
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⬛ EVIDENCE ART
▀ Smorgasbord (Brooklyn, NY)
A WHOLE LOTTA 8-balls confiscated and presented in trophy form.
▀ Minus 1 Gun (Bronx, NY)
⬛ ET. AL
▀ Bridge Stomper Gets His (New York, NY)
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▀ Scorcher (New York, NY)
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▀ Knockoffs (Lower Manhattan, NY)
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▀ Times Square Two-Step (New York, NY)
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▀ Rowdy Train (New York, NY)
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▀ NYPDeluxe (New York, NY)
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▀ TK (TK, NY)
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