Comments on: Police Nab ‘Squarehead’ But Break-ins Continue

By: Dumbo NYC, Brooklyn » Archive » Car Break-ins on York Street (DumboNYC.com)

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:11:20 +0000

[...] they have received at least 6 or 7 reports of car windows smashed or items stolen from cars. Could Squarehead be back on the [...]

By: anon

anon — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:59:39 +0000

doesnt seem to have made a difference. I counted 10 separate piles of glass on two front street blocks on saturday night.

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Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:10:29 +0000

[...] And sometimes, getting the word out could lead to a better quality of life (e.g. CO at 133 Water, car break-ins, NYPD Skywatch, construction violations, etc.) Below are a sampling of questions/complaints in the [...]

By: Dumbo NYC, Brooklyn » Archive » Car Break Ins Start Up Again (DumboNYC.com)

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:33:12 +0000

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By: Dumbo NYC, Brooklyn » Archive » NYPD Sky Watch Deployed at Farragut Homes (DumboNYC.com)

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:47:41 +0000

[...] Speaking of crime stopping, reports of car break-ins have stopped since the suspect was caught back in September. If anyone has further details or incidents that resulted in the Sky Watch deployment, please let [...]

By: natas

natas — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:43:06 +0000

Ive seen the2 people described above ,on Plymouth and Anchorage . This time they were trying to break into a car.called the cops but they showed up 8 -10 minutes later .they couldnt break the window and ran off

By: peter

peter — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:16:18 +0000

yikes… that’s one scary place. glad i live in tribeca

By: LostCat

LostCat — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:06:11 +0000

This is totally unrelated to this posting, but I wanted to leave this message for my fellow Dumbo/ Vinegar Hill residents.

Last night, I found an amazing kitty wandering the streets. She literally lunged at me as I walked up Jay Street towards Front. She was clearly not feral. It seems she was either lost, or had been thrown out of a home. She immediately started rubbing on me and purring and rolling around. She looked very healthy and about 6 months old.

I’ve decided to take her home in hopes of getting her adopted. (I can’t keep her, sadly, because I already have others). This kitty is very special. She is SO AFFECTIONATE. She loves people. She will curl up on your chest and squint her eyes and purr. She does not belong on the streets. She has almond-shaped, wide-set green eyes. Her color is primarily brown, but she has tonalities and grey and beige. Her coat is very soft, it is not coarse. She looks like a domestic short hair tabby.

She responds when you call out to her, she follows you and rubs on you.

If you, or someone you know, has lost a kitty that fits this description, please call me. Or if you are looking to adopt a kitty, this precious darling would make a wonderful pet. I am taking her to the vet tomorrow for a full check-up and bring her up to date on her shots.

Thank you in advance!
Julie
phone–347-528-7800

By: Gold

Gold — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:21:24 +0000

Sure, 2 African American youths about 5’9 (very skinny, dark complection). That particular day one was wearing a bright orange tee (he’d better get use to that color) and the other had a blue green tee. They were so obvious. They spotted me and took off down Front st. So I have no facial description. I ran into a cop a min later so they couldn’t have gotten far. I assume the cop srugged it off since there were no broken windows that day. I believe “they” are scoping cars during the day then coming back late night!

By: VHr

VHr — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:54:26 +0000

Gold, can you provide descriptions here so we can keep an eye out for eachother?

By: Gold

Gold — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:53:04 +0000

Last Wednesday (4:00pm) I walked up on 2 teens (15-16yrs) looking in cars on Gold St (btw Front and Water). I gave their descripts to the police, they said they would keep an eye out…

By: anon

anon — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:33:26 +0000

From http://waterstreetwindowsmash.blogspot.com/:

Based on the patterns of window smashings while Squarehead was supposedly locked up, and from unconfirmed reports of two teenage perps walking up and down Front Street casing vehicles, it appears that our work is not yet complete. Plus, while staking out Front Street, hoping to get some photos of the perps in action, a middle-aged African American man (thin, medium skinned, short hair, cleanly dressed, wearing glasses) looked into my car, saw me with my camera and ran around the corner to give a “Caw Caw Caw” call, which I took to be a warning to any would-be smashers. While we may have a big victory in hand with Squarehead facing some time, I urge you all to keep your guard up. We’ll get these guys too! Keep the watch.

By: anon

anon — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:41:02 +0000

doesnt seem to have made a difference. I counted 10 separate piles of glass on two front street blocks on saturday night.

By: VH

VH — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:14:19 +0000

Wow! I am very impressed with the NYPD. DNA collection, testing and reporting is an expensive time consuming job. The fact that its being used to investigate the car break-ins shows quite a top down decision from Police Plaza. The neighborhood is getting a response better then most other places in the City.