Gothamist: Burglaries Up in Well-Off Neighborhoods

Spiritof76

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:13:20 -0500

Don't they remember what Willie Sutton said about why he robbed banks? "Because that's where the money is." Why would you want to rob a house that has nothing when the rich people have the good stuff?

whitecastlerock

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:06:30 -0500

Welcome to the big city...

CR

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:57:04 -0500

On Friday afternoon a plain-clothes policemen asked me if I had heard of any air-conditioner "push-ins" in my building. We did have someone up on the roof about 2 weeks ago, and last year there was an incident where I guy climbed down the fire escape ladder, wearing a full suit mind you, and told a girl in a studio apartment through a window that he was a real estate agent and would it be ok if she let him in so he could show the place. (She's ok - the dude climbed back up the ladder and disappeared. She was so freaked out though that it took her 10 minutes to call someone.) Anyway, the cop said there was a rise in this type of activity and it's all the more enticing to thieves if they can see your laptop or other high-ticket, easy to transport item from the window. He then told me if I did see or hear anything that I should walk around the corner to the 9th precinct on 5th Street and get a police officer to come back with me. Don't call - go over there yourself. I guess they'd be unlikely to pick up the phone if you called...

whantmoore

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:06:36 -0500

I told you this would happen with all the layoffs and the upper class kicking out people of their apts so they can make a mini castle. Hey if you are poor chances are so are your neighbors so of course the nicer neighborhoods will be victimized I don't need a chart to tell me that.