Comments on: Car Break-Ins Continue in Dumbo and Vinegar Hill

By: msaiwn

msaiwn — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:23:56 +0000

This is why is very important to have a car insurance quote that will cover this kind of things. It's a very good idea to try stopping this through your posts.

By: msaiwn

msaiwn — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:23:56 +0000

The more they hear about these incidents from us, the more they will be watching out.

By: asc

asc — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:40:01 +0000

There was a honda wagon parked on columbia heights near Vine st. (I know, not technically dumbo) with smashed front window (passenger side) yesterday (8/25/09). I called 311 and was transferred by the 311 operator to 911 (all evidence of crimnial wrongdoing apparently requires 911 call).

By: Dumbo NYC, Brooklyn » Archive » Police Nab ‘Squarehead’ But Break-ins Continue (DumboNYC.com)

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:00:42 +0000

[...] {Car Break-Ins Continue in Dumbo and Vinegar Hill, 11Aug2008} {Car Break-in Get Some Media Attention, 14Aug2008} Filed in Dumbo Residents, Dumbo Tidbits, Vinegar Hill at 12:00 am [...]

By: anon

anon — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:54:26 +0000

Unfortunately there are probably copycats doing this from the farragut housing pj’s.

By: dime bag

dime bag — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:14:27 +0000

Yep, Darren Stone was arrested early last week and is now off the street. So clearly there is someone else in the area committing similar crimes since a bunch of cars had their windows smashed TODAY.

By: gmoney

gmoney — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:04:42 +0000

Here it is:

http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/31/35/31_35_sp_dumboarrest.html

By: gmoney

gmoney — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:03:13 +0000

In the links on dumbonyc.com this week is the story in the Brooklyn Paper that the car window basher Darren Stone has been arrested. Check it out.

By: dime bag

dime bag — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:23:12 +0000

There have been at least seven more car break-ins in the last 24 hours. Six were on Front Street, and one was on Water Street. The first five happened in the early morning hours, possibly as late at 6:30 am. The last two happened around 6pm tonight.

By: Faragut

Faragut — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:46:30 +0000

I posted this on another thread but does anyone know what happened at Faragut? There were like a hundred cop cars outside the projects on Saturday night.

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:41:21 +0000

My Jeep was unfortunately the opening and closing vehicular star of the News 12 show. The moron who broke into my vehicle rooted around, took my Bluetooth (my dumb fault for leaving it in the car, although it was hidden) and more importantlys, HE OPENED MY HOOD AND STOLE MY FRICKIN’ BATTERY! Curious if he’s taken anyone else’s battery.

By: Sign Poster

Sign Poster — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:35:49 +0000

Hi All,

Thanks to the overwhelming response to the recent posts on dumbonyc.com, we’ve created another blog specifically to focus on criminal activity in our area, especially as of late, the recent spree of break ins.

Ongoing attention and collaboration is going to be key in impacting a change, so please check it out and invite any and all to join.

http://waterstreetwindowsmash.blogspot.com/

Thanks again to all and Stay Safe.

By: Dumbo NYC, Brooklyn » Archive » Car Break-in Get Some Media Attention (DumboNYC.com)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:07:06 +0000

[...] to our readers and residents fed up with car-break ins, the media has caught onto the story. Last night, cable News 12 ran a story on the break-ins, [...]

By: asdf

asdf — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:56:24 +0000

cw11 local news is out there now doing a story about this, seems getting it onto ch12 has gotten the ball rolling, even though it is a cablevision only network!

By: praetorius

praetorius — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:04:59 +0000

Thank you DumboNYC for posting this. Just saw the News 12 Brooklyn (on channel 156??). Never heard of them before- thanks ‘Sign Poster’ for telling us the cable channel- wouldn’t have found it otherwise. Maybe w/ this publicity the 84th will finally do something- especially considering they seem to know who’s smashing all the windows. It’s certifiably an epidemic- as a dog owner I see at least one new smashed window a day. Often a whole bunch along a single block. For months. No way the 84th wasn’t aware of it, and I’m disappointed it takes publicity for them to consider doing anything. I’ve lost any sympathy I’ve had for their ‘understaffed’ precinct. They certainly have time to stop by Peas & Pickles off and on all day long- doesn’t take much to notice numerous nightly window smashings and blatant drug dealing in front of the said grocery. It’s not like they couldn’t have known. And their laissez faire- veering to dismissive, attitude towards callers to the precinct and people speaking directly to patrol officers (like me) is downright sleazy. Please get an undercover over here already.