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THE BLOTTER
ISSUE № 00130 — 05-18-26
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.
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⬛ MANHATTAN
▀ Alphabet City: Arsonist Nutjob Threatened to ‘Kill Everyone Inside’
AN UNHINGED PUNK wasn’t just talking big talk.
At around 12:30 a.m. on March 29, the suspect was inside a building on Avenue D that houses people who are formerly homeless, according to the criminal complaint.
He allegedly aired his intentions claiming he was about to “burn the building down” and that he was hellbent on a mission to “kill everyone inside.”
And it wasn’t an idle threat.
The manaic had already kindled a blaze inside the building causing over $1,500 worth of damage.
His motives remain unclear.
He was formally brought up on May 4 where he was charged with arson, and reckless endangerment.
⬛ THE BRONX
▀ Hunts Point: Woman Slashes Ex With Kitchen Knife During Heated Row
WHATEVER WAS GOING on between two former lovers ended with the man’s arm getting slashed.
The 38-year-old allegedly had enough jawing with her ex-beau while inside her apartment on Bruckner Boulevard back at around midnight on May 12.
The woman allegedly ended the the spat by taking hold of a kitchen knife and letting her 47-year-old ex know how she really feels.
She took a whack at his arm like it was a rare tomahawk steak.
She was then taken into custody and faces reckless assault, assault with injury, harassment and criminal possession of a weapon with intent to use.
Her ex had his arm and heart stitched up.
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⬛ BROOKLYN
▀ DUMBO: Creep Stalking Star H.E.R. For 2 Years Called Her ‘Sweetheart’ Then Tried Yanking Open Car Door
FOR YEARS HE was attempting to charm R&B star singer H.E.R.
And then the cops put the stops to it.
Between August of 20023 and August 2025, the 34-year-old who kept a day job as a parking attendant at the musician’s garage in the woman’s Adams Street apartment — allegedly offered her all kinds of gifts, sent a flurry of unwanted missives to the singer (whose real name is Gabriella Wilson).
“This is Jonathan,” one of the texts reads, according to the criminal complaint. “We met a few days ago. At the parking lot.
“I'm not forcing you to talk to me. I'm just telling you that I miss you.”
The suspect then upped the ante by sending the woman a video clip of his feet.
From his iCloud account, the suspect then sent another note laden with intimacy.
“Hey sweatheart,” it began. “Wish you would check on me
“Got a lot going on.”
He then allegedly decided to take action and show her who he was: a lunatic obsessive hellbent on freaking her out.
And he did just that.
He showed up at her apartment and then followed H.E.R. to her car and then allegedly tried to open the car door.
That bought him a trip to the hoosegow.
He was booked on stalking and aggravated harassment.
⬛ QUEENS
▀ Jamaica: Woman Busted Muling Heaps Of Doobage
A WOMAN WAS driving a van loaded with a big island’s worth of Maui wowie.
The 32-year-old was behind the wheel of a 2010 white Ford van with the decal “Pain Party” on the side with Virginia plates.
It was around 1:30 p.m. on April 9 when cops piqued interest at the ride as it was traveling along Merrick Boulevard at a Fine Fare Supermarket.
Once stopped, the officers discovered a jungle’s worth of packaged herb.
And then they relieved the van of the cargo the officers inventoried 281 pouches plus three vacuum-sealed bags filled with the kind buds.
When they finally scaled in the weed the entire haul weighed over 10 pounds.
The suspect then allegedly ditched the van and the dope. Though the woman wasn’t a track star and was quickly lassoed.
She then put up quite the fight while getting cuffed.
The woman was nailed for criminal possession of cannabis, obstructing governmental administration, and resisting arrest.
⬛ STATEN ISLAND
▀ Eltingville: Banned Driver Nabbed With Switchblade After Blowing Red Light
ONE MAN KEEPS dishonoring the rules of the road.
The 26-year-old was tagged again for running a red light and being caught with a weapon.
The man was riding in a blue Toyota Corolla when he was caught failing to stop at a red light at the intersection of Amboy Road and Ridgecrest Avenue.
When he was asked to exit the car, cops found a switchblade clipped to his pants.
It was just another screwup by the driver who has had his driving privileges suspended 14 times and three outstanding tickets dating back to 2020 he’s neglected given he’s never shown up for court.
He now faces another arrest for aggravated unlicensed operation,
Aggravated Unlicensed Operation and traffic device violation for the red light lapse.
⬛ [SIC] CITY
▀ Feds Dangle $50K Reward To Crack Cold Case Double Murder (Brooklyn, NY)
Sean O'Dubhghaill, Special to The Blotter
THE FEDS ARE putting heat to an eight year slaying in hopes of bringing to justice the cold-blooded killers.
Basil Gray, 54, and Ana Delvalle, 62, were each found shot inside neighboring apartments on the fifth-floor of a residential building at 1540 Moore Street in the NYCHA Bushwick Houses on May 11, 2018.
Gray, who was found inside apt 5-B, had took several slugs to the chest.
It was conjectured at the time that the killers knew the victim and that he was intended target.
That’s because there was no apparent sign of forced entry at Gray’s apartment indicating he may have recognized the intruders and opened the door.
Investigators believe his neighbor, Delvalle, had been cleaning the hallway when she encountered the killers as they left the scene of the crime. She was found inside her apartment, 5-C with her hands bound and suffering a headshot, police said.
Delvalle's body was found about 7 p.m. that day by family.
Gray's body was found two days later.
The same murder weapon is believed to have been used in both murders.
Police had ruled out robbery or burglary. Nothing had been taken from either victim or their homes.
The only evidence was grainy surveillance video, filmed through a peephole of an apartment across the hall, which showed several unidentified people lurking in the hallway around the time of the murders.
Anyone with information about the murders, or the suspected shooter or shooters, is asked to call the FBI New York Field Office at (212) 384-1000. You may also contact your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or you can submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.
⬛ WANTED V. NABBED
▀ WANTED: Gunslingers Graze 5 Y.O. Girl (Bronx, NY)
A LITTLE GIRL was struck by wayward gunfire aimed at desperadoes.
Cops are seeking to track down the trio of goons who fired off several shots in a duel that went down at around 5:30 p.m. on May 13.
One of the rounds grazed the right side of a little girl’s head.
The perps fled on Southern Boulevard towards East 163 Street.
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⬛ GOTHAM, INK.
▀ ZOOTER (New York, NY)
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▀ Author Kidnapped In Afghanistan
⬛ EVIDENCE ART
▀ Park Prohibition (New York, NY)
THE BEER WAS flowing at city parks. And those hoping to get their drink on were given a sobering summons from the party popo and left parched.
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▀ Bad Bang Evidence (New York, NY)
COPS GOT THIS gat off the street and showed it off.
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⬛ NYCTALGIA
▀ Mafiosos Doing Hard Time (Allenwood, PA) - 1998
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▀ Backshooting Cop Admits: ‘My God! I’ve Just Shot My Best Friend!’ (New York, NY)
▀ MIA Wife Tried As Tease Leading Hubby To Cry Out In Open Court, ‘Mary! What Have You Done?’ (New York, NY)
▀ Ice Princess Gets 3 Hots & Cot (New York, NY)
▀ Tub Trouble Turns Fatal (New York, NY)
SOURCE: THE NY TIMES
▀ C-Squat @ 155 Avenue C (New York, NY)
Credit: Ash Thayer
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⬛ ET. AL
▀ Clash Of The TV Stand (New York, NY)
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▀ Towtruck Driver ‘Don’t Drive Off!’ (TK, NY)
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▀ LIEeeek! (New York, NY)
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▀ KOALA WORLD? (New York, NY)
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▀ Hanging Out (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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