East Village NY Marble Cemetary C4 Explosives TNT Crime 2nd Ave

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NYTimes: C-4 Explosives Found in East Village’s New York City Marble Cemetery

The story is still developing but getting lots of local and national attention:

Billy Leroy Houston East Village Billy's Antiques NYC New York Crime

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WSJ: Billy's Antiques' Stolen Property Case Dismissed in Court

DNAInfo - Subway Signs at Billy's Antiques

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Back in March, Billy Leroy of Houston’s Billy’s Antiques was charged by police with stolen property (selling public street signs) to public.

WSJ shared yesterday that he has been cleared of these charges:

The owner of Billy’s Antiques and Props, an iconic outdoor lot on East Houston Street, secured a victory Wednesday in his battle with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority over his hawking of old subway signs, which authorities claimed were stolen property.

A Manhattan Criminal Court judge agreed to dismiss the felony charge of possession of stolen property against William Leroy, who was arrested in March and whose bounty of 96 original subway signs was confiscated by the authorities. The judge, Rita Mella, also granted Mr. Leroy’s request to have the signs returned to him.

“Justice was served,” said Mr. Leroy, who walked out of court at 100 Centre St. wearing a large grin and holding an entrance sign for the 4 and 5 trains above his head. “I never had anything to do with buying stolen goods.”

Ducati, Accident, Ronen Katz East Village Crime Bronx NYC New York

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NYDN: Hit & Run Motorist Kills 27-Year Old East Villager, Ronen Katz

From NYDailyNews:

Naisha Sutton, 25, of the Bronx, surrendered to police in Brooklyn hours after the accident that claimed the life of Ronen Katz, 27, police said.

Katz - an East Village resident who was a vice president at Manhattan investment firm Angelo, Gordon & Co. - was killed while riding his red 2009 Ducati motorcycle in the West Village shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday.

Immaculate Conception Church, 14th St, Theft Crime East Village NYC Church Video

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CBS2: Surveillance Video Captured of Aug. 16 Theft at Immaculate Conception Church. (414 E 14th)

Per CBS:

The suspect was shown walking into the church, then walking up to a pew and grabbing a large, unattended bag off the seat before walking out.

The suspect was wearing a blue tee shirt, grey tights and carrying a green purse.

New Corner Magazine St Marks Pl 3rd Ave Robbery Crime East Village St Marks NYC New York

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EV Grieve: Police investigating robbery at New Corner Magazine (23 3rd Ave)

east village lower east side crime map 9th precinct

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Map by NYTimes: NYPD ‘Stop/Question/Frisk’ Activity

In LES’ 7th & 9th precinct, highest concentration of stops around 10 public housing projects. Per the NYT, most stops are reported as Hispanic residents.

Avenue B 13th St Alphabet City Crime East Village

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DNAInfo: Delivery Man Pistol-Whipped/Robbed by Masked Gunman, near 641 E 13th St.

From DNAInfo:

masked gunman pistol-whipped a delivery man at a housing complex Friday afternoon, stealing his money and the meal, police said.
The gun-toting assailant struck the delivery man in the head with his weapon at 641 E. 13th St. in the Campos Plaza complex and then fled the scene around 3:45 p.m., NYPD source said.

Astor Place Crime

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NYPost: Cops seek ‘Catwoman’ female robber who knocked off Astor Place ‘Arche’ shoe store

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