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ISSUE № 00266 — 10-27-26
BY: M.L. Nestel
Credit: Melissa Eiler
⬛ MANHATTAN
▀ Chinatown: Undercover Cop Hits Gambling Jackpot In Sting
A JOINT BILLING itself as a bakery was actually doubling as a gambling den.
The luck of an undercover cop put Lady Luck to sleep after scoring green from a digital Joker Poker machine.
It was around 5 p.m. on Oct. 1 when the cop entered the V-Bread Cafe located on Allen Street.
The austere eatery dotted nextdoor to the Bok Yee Buddhist Temple was hosting a side hustle.
The cop wagered $100 of controlled cash and scored $60. Afterward, the cops paid the place another visit. And they were done playing games.
A 52-year-old proprietor was wrangled and hit with promoting gambling and possession of a gambling device other than a slot machine.
Buddha himself frowned on rolling the dice, saying, “If a gambler were to win a fortune on his very first throw his luck would nonetheless be insignificant. It is many times more lucky to conduct oneself wisely with body, speech and mind and after death be reborn in heaven.”
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⬛ BROOKLYN
▀ Bushwick: ‘Know How It Is In Brooklyn!’: Loud Music Blaster Subway System Blames Loaded Pistol On Borough’s Dangers
HE DREW A lot of heat.
A 36-year-old man was booming music at the Brooklyn Junction subway stop just before noon on Oct. 6.
The impromptu concert on the subway mezzanine emanating from the man’s speaker that he was hosting caused enough commuters to be annoyed.
That had the suspect pull a switchblade knife to any Statler and Waldorfs out there.
Cops were called to intervene.
Officers approached the knife wielding amateur DJ and searched his person.
They found the switchblade and in his backpack there was a loaded Point .22 Caliber Taurus TX pistol along with a magazine that was loaded with seven live .22 caliber rounds.
That prompted an arrest.
When questioned why he had both weapons, the accused allegedly blamed it on the violent streets.
“Know how it is in Brooklyn,” he told them. “I can't you know.”
He was booked for criminal possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a weapon (knife), and disorderly conduct.
⬛ QUEENS
▀ Whitestone: Weedless Bodega
IF YOU BOUGHT doobage from Cornerstone Convenience in the past — the cops are saying no more.
▀ East Elmhurst: Jersey Driver Caught Cabbing At La Guardia Airport
THE PLATES WERE a blatant tell.
A 35-year-old driver was trying to moonlight as a rideshare or livery at La Guardia Airport.
The suspect was pulled over while driving a white 2022 Hyundai Elantra back at around 5 p.m. on Sept. 24.
He apparently wasn’t successful in hooking any customers after the cops reeled him in.
The police officers who stopped the suspect quickly cited his lack of a proper license to be hired by airport fares and the fact that his license plates were from New Jersey.
The suspect was nabbed and faces both operating a vehicle for hire without having the proper license and unlawful solicitation of ground transportation services.
⬛ STATEN ISLAND
▀ Egbertville: Deviants’ Dark Window Tints Get Dinged With Arms
THEIR TINTED WINDOWS did them in.
A pair riding in a a black 2026 Tesla Model Y with essentially casino windows were busted with an assortment of guns and ammo.
Cops initiated a stop at around 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 31 while they approached the intersection of Maplewood Place and Hyland Boulevard.
The cops cuffed the 23-year-old driver and his passenger, a 20-year-old man, and then took a peek around the car and discovered guns and various rounds of ammo, magazines all strewn about the floor.
Each was formally charged with weapons possession, ammunition feeding devices possession and ammunition possession.
⬛ WANTED V. NABBED
▀ Porch Pirate (Ozone Park, NY)
«SOURCE»
▀ Moped Mopes (Bronx, NY)
COPS ARE PROWLING for four perps wanted for a string of robberies around the Bronx.
▀ Muggers Gank Straphanger For Phone, Wallet (Bronx, NY)
A FOUR-DEEP CREW are wanted for shaking down a straphanger overnight on Sept. 30.
The suspects surrounded a 29-year-old man who exited the Hunts Point Avenue subway stop and qas quickly stopped and rummaged his pockets before he was out his cell phone and his wallet that had his ID, credit cards, and cash.
⬛ GOTHAM, INK.
▀ USPS Paint Job (New York, NY)
«SOURCE»
▀ Under Span (New York, NY)
«SOURCE»
⬛ EVIDENCE ART
▀ Moped Roundup (Brooklyn, NY)
COPS IN THE 67th Precinct showed off 33 unregistered mopeds.
⬛ NYCTALGIA
▀ Phone Maestro (East Village, NY)
«SOURCE»
⬛ ET. AL
▀ Melee (New York, NY)
«SOURCE»
▀ Van Vrooming (New York, NY)
«SOURCE»
▀ Poor Parker (New York, NY)
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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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