Update: We just spoke with the officers at the 76th precinct, and have the following two crimes to add to this week’s blotter:
House arrest
A perp broke into a President Street house on March 23 while the owner was at home alone in the basement. The incident happened around 10:15 am, when the woman heard footsteps [...]
Archive | March, 2009
Weekly crime report
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Adiós, olá
Looks like times are tough even for the overpriced “natural” baby market on Court Street. At least the “unnatural” olá baby is still in business next door.
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Sean Penn filming at Buttermilk Channel
According to Time Out, Sean Penn was filming at Buttermilk Channel this afternoon.
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It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood…
It’s the kind of day that’s perfect for a stroll around the nabe. What’s on your mind today? Wishing you played hooky? What would you do if you had the day free to do anything around Cobble Hill?
Jack the Knife’s Perp Walk: Newsman’s Killer Caught on Tape
John “Jack the Knife” Katehis, the alleged killer of Carrol Gardens newsman George Weber who enjoyed posting his crank phone calls to YouTube was the star of a different video today – his NYPD perp walk was captured by the NY Daily News.
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Reading Series at P.S. 29
P.S. 29, located at 425 Henry Street, is hosting an evening of memoir and fiction tomorrow with Nick Flynn, Victor Weinstock, Mark Alpert. Flynn’s memoir about his childhood and his homeless father, Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, won France’s Prix Femina and has been translated into 13 languages. He will read from The Ticking [...]
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Lobo’s getting a makeover
Lobo served its final meal this Sunday before it closed for renovations, but pay no attention to speculations that this might be a permanent closure, suffering the fate of so many nearby shuttered restaurants (Miriam, Jill’s, Margaret Palca blech…). Owner Sean Patterson told us that after 5 great years at Lobo’s Court Street location, he [...]
Newsman’s Killer: Not so Merry Prankster
Gawker reports on the sick obsessions of John Katehis, the confessed killer of Carroll Gardens resident and ABC newsman George Weber. We also learn that Katehis enjoyed making YouTube videos of his crank phone calls under the moniker JSKcranks.
16-year-old confesses to Weber murder
A 16-year-old male confessed early this morning to the murder of newsman George Weber. The teen, John Katehis, met up with Weber at his Henry Street apartment on the night of the murder after they reportedly met and exchanged emails through Craigslist. Coverage of the arrest and details of the crime can be found in the [...]
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