Teens Cross Dress, Solicit, and Rob

Five teenaged boys who attend Harvey Milk High School were arrested after police linked them to a series of robberies in the West Village: Cross dressing as hookers, they would pick up johns, claim they were undercover cops and then only let them go if the johns gave them money. In one instance, they took $1,200 from a man's bank account. The teens are held on charges of robbery and police impersonation; the Daily News gives a description of what one of the thieving teens was wearing when arrested ("a red wig with blond highlights and a bright red sweatshirt and had handcuffs and a police scanner") plus their "street names" as well, which are Kimberley, Keva, Whoopie, Channel and Keesha.

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I like the little detail of the "blond highlights" in the wig.

three cheers for the kids, i think their idea was fantastic! but i bet all the johns that press charges will have that whole nasty issue of solicitation of prostitution dropped...

Boy. Kids are getting more creative these days. So much more than when I was in High School.

I nearly fell out of my chair when this was on the news last night - they actually tried to sell it straight. My favorite nom de plumage was "Brian (Whoopie) Gonzalez".

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Sell it straight, Sterling! Tee-hee!

did anyone see the story on fox 5 news a few nights ago, (i guess before they actually caught these kids doing it)? it included a great trailer..."you don't think your boyfriend/husband could get caught up with robbing prostitutes, but look at what is going on in the city..." and had the most hysterical re-enactment ever.

I saw that Fox 5 report-- the reenactment was hilarious...so bad.

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