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THE BLOTTER

ISSUE № 0033 — 12-29-25

BY: M.L. Nestel

Illustration by Rob Weiss

The Blotter.* A roundup of happenings in Gotham’s mean streets (and from time to time the tri-state region). Each item provides a staticky glimpse into the sleepless city’s peripheral misdemeanors, felonies, and misadventures.

⬛ MANHATTAN

Upper East Side: Super Finds Blasted Lead In Tony Apartment Walls

IT’S THE WILD West on the Upper East.

A 67-year-old loose cannon dwelling on East 92nd Street off Lexington Avenue was exposed for his supposed secret ammo stash by a building superintendent.

The inquisitive worker was inspecting a neighbor’s apartment for water leakage when he stumbled onto two bullet holes fired from one floor up like a dubious gunslinger aiming far south of heaven.

Cops were called and they collected two .22 caliber shell casings and also 132 live rounds.

Curiously, a gun wasn’t found in the flat.

But there was enough probable cause to bring the man up on unlawful possession of ammunition.

⬛ THE BRONX

Mott Haven: Bauble Bandits Bagged

REPUTED TRINITARIOS MEMBERS with monikers like “Bombito” and “Rubirosa” and had a thing for other peoples’ bling.

The five-deep crew, ages 16 to 29, often riding mopeds — were busted on Nov. 20 in a sweeping indictment for chain-snatching several victims from late Sept. 20 to Oct. 6.

In one shakedown, the teenager allegedly entreated a man to a Bronx apartment soiree and held a pistol with an extended magazine to the chest of the unsuspecting bloke while he forfeited his watch and gold chain.

They also allegedly held up an elderly man on his Kingsbridge stoop.

The victim was so disturbed after the robbery that he moved away two weeks later.

A task force wrangled the perps up and counted seven strongarm robberies throughout the Bronx.

The jewelry jackers donned masks and targeted marks wearing gold chains, rings or pricy timepieces — and held them at gunpoint to help themselves to the swag.

They then rendezvoused back at various motels to assess the wares.

Save for the teen (who is being prosecuted in juvenile court) the suspects face robbery, grand larceny, conspiracy, along with weapons and ammunition possession.

⬛ BROOKLYN

Brighton: Kitchen Knife Slashing Maniac Drops Straphanger

A Q TRAIN became a bloody mess.

Two men aboard a southbound Q train fueded and then squared off. 

It was around 2:45 a.m. on Nov. 19 as the train the two men were on was nearing Brighton Beach station. 

The two men, 55, and a man in his thirties, were volleying insults. 

As the trail rumbled into the Ocean Parkway/Brighton Beach station, the elder drew a kitchen knife and gashed the man in the right leg. Cops were ready for the slasher at the station. 

But when they tried to wrangle the slasher — his cut victim retorted, charging the man with a combination of punches that did a number on his face. 

The cops then broke up the train combatants. They pulled a kitchen knife from the suspect’s pants pocket.

Medics took the stabbed slugger to Lutheran Hospital where he was slapped with assault for the facial treatment. 

The suspect was taken to Coney Island Hospital to tend to his face and dinged with assault(with a weapon), weapons possession, and harassment.

The suspect has been on the wrong side of the law before. And also appears to get into trouble while on a train. On Oct. 10, he was busted for smoking on MTA property.

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⬛ QUEENS

Hackensack, NJ / Laurelton: Car Thief Goes On Spending And Shooting Spree

A HOODLUM HEISTED a car in New Jersey and then went on a felonious tear. 

The 28-year-old crook allegedly first struck back in the early hours of June 11. 

Authorities say at around 4:30 a.m. he sped off in a man’s 2004 gray Toyota SUV parked on 225 State Street in Hackensack, according to the criminal complaint. 

CCTV footage showed the suspect donning a black hoodie, black pants, and black sneakers step to the ride and wheel away. 

The same suspect allegedly rode the hot wheels over to Merrick Boulevard where he spent a pretty penny using the ripped off victim’s stolen credit and debit cards. 

The same suspect allegedly was spotted seven days later in the early evening rolling in the same stolen Toyota. 

He allegedly creeped up on a rival outside of a home located on 231 Street near Francis Lewis Boulevard in Laurelton. And with a pistol fired several rounds at the man; one of them striking the victim in the shoulder (and penetrating his left lung), the papers say.

Cops swooped in and pinched the suspect clad in the same black hooded getup and heading to the same Merrick Boulevard store where he bought stuff with the purloined plastic. They then combed through the SUV and they plucked a 9mm pistol fit with a magazine stashed inside the car’s glove compartment.

⬛ STATEN ISLAND

West Brighton: ‘Don’t Move!’: 3 Armed Brutes Clobber Man For Wallet

A TRIO BUSHWHACKED a man walking on the street to take off with his cash. 

So far, only one of the brutes was nabbed.

That 18-year-old allegedly ganged up on a man walking along Henderson Avenue and Broadway back at around 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 19, according to the criminal complaint. 

The suspect’s cohort jeered, “Don’t move! I have a gun!”

Their human prey did as he was ordered. 

Together, all three perps allegedly inflicted a vicious beatdown — kicking and punching him about his face and body. 

They then took possession of the man’s wallet. 

“Don’t move! I have a gun!” -One of three muggers

It reportedly contained his ID, various cards, and $200 cash, the complaint states. 

On Oct. 29, investigators nabbed one of the suspects, 18, and formally brought him up on robbery, assault, grand larceny, petit larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, and harassment.

It’s unclear if the suspects were actually armed given that no specifics of the gun were detailed nor any weapons charges handed down.  

The suspect has pleaded not guilty at arraignment and must return to court on Jan. 8 for this incident and other unrelated raps, records show.

⬛ SEPIA NYC

▀ Alphabet City Disarray (Lower East Side) - 1983

PRE-HISPTIFIED LES frozen for a moment as a kid pedals by a couple tenements in disrepair. They could double as collateral damage after an air raid in Beirut. The bodega’s yellow marquee is draped on the cracked sidewalk. And a couple of its bargains like $2.99 per pound veal chops survive the ruinous state.

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⬛ ET. AL

JMZee-Yah! (New York, NY)

A VENAL BRIGAND preying on a slumbering straphanger got a dose of just desserts.

Video shot by a subway rider shows a dozing man seated by the opening doors as a train comes to a halt at the Broadway Junction stop in Bushwick.

In a blink, a thief in camo pants and Bethune Cookman letterman jacket takes off with the Apple Vision Pro box (valued at $3,500).

The now woken victim come to and rushes after the fleecer. And he catches a break when the thief attempts to reenter the subway only to see the doors remain open. He then runs back into the station platform and the victim and a Good Sam pile on the gizmo goon.

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*When perusing The Blotter, know that arrests do not constitute guilt, and all suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Moreover, the reported items are merely a snapshot of a criminal matter – what is known at the time of publishing. In most cases, the persons arrested for breaking the law haven’t been convicted (yet). It’s also possible that the charges brought against them may be reduced or even withdrawn.

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