Young Men Turn West Village Mugging into Wig Steal

2009_03_wigs2.jpg A gang of transvestite teenagers has been arrested and charged with mugging women in the West Village. Brooklyn's Jubril "Dominic" Faggins and Jhirad "Shanese" Powell are accused of robbing women in The Archive, a prestigious apartment building on Greenwich Street. After robbing a woman there in January, they then charged $3,639 to the woman's credit cards on wigs and women's cl othes and jewelry at stores at the Fulton Mall in Brooklyn. Powell told police, "It was Destiny [another transvestite] that told me to rob the white bitch. I grabbed the bag off her and punched her while Shanese was holding her down." The Post notes that the building the group would return to for another robbery is "the onetime home to Monica Lewinsky, designer Michael Kors and actress Jennifer Connelly. "

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A transvestite teen named Faggins steals women's wigs? Is this an Onion story?

I was thinking the same thing. If it's not, then this is one of those "Truth is stranger than fiction" moments.

Oh, man. They could do better then the Fulton Mall. Did they need gold fronts too?

What choice did they have? Bradlees and Alexanders closed long ago.

There's a story you don't read about everyday. It made me laugh out loud. As a gay man myself I can just picture the little queen thugs. I wonder if they broke a nail? Oh well, lock the little bas*ards up.

At least these fags are going to enjoy being passed around Rikers.

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Kids like this always get caught because the desire to be "fierce" always causes them to use the stolen credit cards for wigs and whatnot. Never underestimate the desire for "fierceness" - for little trannies it's as essential as breathing air.

"Faggins." Haha. Did Mel Brooks write this?
Anyhow, I bet those kids went to Harvey Milk School on Astor Place. "Those kids be beastin' son!"

Will they be charged with hate crimes?

"Powell told police, "It was Destiny [another transvestite] that told me to rob the white bitch. I grabbed the bag off her and punched her while Shanese was holding her down."

Al Sharpton: "Thats not a hate crime! Thats retribution!"

They couldn't get their '10 acres and a mule' but these wigs will do in a pinch.

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sometimes the stories just write themselves.

Just because (s)he's wearing pumps and a wig doesn't mean (s)he can't slap the shit out of you.

I'm guessing this wasn't so funny at the time.

I hate to sound like a bleeding heart but I don't know how any male can grow up well adjusted with a name like Faggins. School must have been hell. Case study in self-fulfilling prophesy perhaps.

Real life seems to be stealing The Onion's thunder lately.

THOSE bitches are lying. I don't even wear wigs. This is all natural.

Having worked retail in the west village let me tell you: DO NOT cross the bitches! They will cut you and steal anything not nailed to the ground.

Another great job done by the 6th precinct. Does anyone actually work there or is it a retirement home where the cops go and talk about the sixties?

Christopher street seriously needs to be gotten under control. I've lived in the area for over 15 years and it's actually gotten worse. The crowd on some nights verbally harasses, threatens, screams into the early morning. They leave condoms on doorsteps.

The city doesn't do anything because of the historical signifigance in gay culture (stonewall), or because of the obvious mixed race factor. But let's get real, this is way beyond that. There are no issues like this in Chelsea or HK. No, the element who comes down to Christopher street from the outer boroughs are out of control and everyone knows it.

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