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Anybody want to hear about a home invasion robbery on Park? — Brooklynian

Anybody want to hear about a home invasion robbery on Park?

paraderest
paraderest
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights
I get called names when I post "negative" information about the crime in our area so I'll leave it up to the audience to decide if they want to know about a "home invasion" robbery that occured on X-mas eve.
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  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior
    post it already stop being a tease!
  • cythren
    cythren
    I like to know what's going on. I always appreciate it when people post information like this. Please do tell us.
  • vanilla
    vanilla
    what does "home invasion robbery" mean?
  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior
    they basically rob you while you're home!
  • sje
    sje
    Stop being coy, Paraderest, let's hear it! Who cares if one person doesn't like what you post? Many others do.
  • mr. tips
    mr. tips
    Yes!!! I always want to hear aboot news (good/bad), goings on, etc in our neighborhood!
  • paraderest
    paraderest
    On Christmas Eve at around 10:30pm a man called 911 stating that he had been stabbed earlier in the night. When police arrived that had realized that the stabbing occured more recently than the dispatcher thought. They also found out that the man had been beaten, robbed, tied up and left for dead. He stated that 3 unknown males bust into his apt. They then beat and stabbed him. At some point they tied the man up and stole several thousand dollars worth of jewelry. It took the man a long time to untie himself and call police. He was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries.

    I don't know the exact address but it was on Park Place near Vanderbilt.
  • brooklynleather
    brooklynleather
    CRAZY oy vey
  • ana.log
    ana.log
    Well, that was worth sharing. That's horrifying. How did you find out about this? Did any news outlets cover it? Please share any additional details if you hear more.
  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior
    he is either a cop or has a scanner :p. or knows cops.
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    When did this happen? I live on Park Place by Vanderbilt. I don't recall seeing a bunch of squad cars or EMS recently.
  • deedee
    deedee
    I think this is a hoax. I live on Park Place near Vanderbilt and was home all night on X-Mas Eve and never heard any police or EMS either.
  • has
    has
    When I was walking home from the 7th Ave Q station on Xmas eve, I saw two ambulances on park near Vanderbuilt and wondered what had happened.
  • paraderest
    paraderest
    Nope, no hoax. I promise.
  • mypasswordwontwork
    mypasswordwontwork
    How do you "bust in" to somebody's apartment?
  • king without a crown
    king without a crown
    230 Park Plc. 70 yr old man
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    mypasswordwontwork wrote: How do you "bust in" to somebody's apartment?
    That's easy enough. Pry the door open, pick a lousy lock, come through a fire escape or even through the window from the roof. It can be as simple as knocking on the door and saying "Land Shark".
  • alafairnadia
    alafairnadia
    King without a crown wrote: 230 Park Plc. 70 yr old man
    is he ok?
  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior
    i hate it when scums target old people, knowing they don't really fight back. too bad the old guy didn't have a shotgun.
  • mypasswordwontwork
    mypasswordwontwork
    Idlewild wrote: [quote=mypasswordwontwork]How do you "bust in" to somebody's apartment?
    That's easy enough. Pry the door open, pick a lousy lock, come through a fire escape or even through the window from the roof. It can be as simple as knocking on the door and saying "Land Shark".

    How can we minimize chances of this happening to us? I'm a single woman living alone with a dog that doesn't bark when strangers approach the apartment
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    Buy a decent tubular or deadbolt drop lock (or a cylinder put in your existing lock) such as Medeco or Multi-lock. Get a ADT or other alarm system. Make sure your windows are locked. Look through your peep hole to see who is knocking on your door. Personally go down to the entrance/exterior door if someone rings the bell looking to get buzzed in. A NYPD cop or detective can also give you tips if asked. I believe they do this as a community service.
  • washingtonirving
    washingtonirving
    Ask to see ID for anybody who shows up to do any work without a uniform, marked car/van, or unplanned.

    Call companies to verify that they sent somebody if you need to (Time Warner, ConEd, etc.).

    Don't be intimidated to ask as many questions as you want/need to.

    Make sure that if you have a front door to buzz people in that nobody is allowed to keep it propped open (my friend lived above a place that did catering and they frequently did this when expecting/moving packages....it's how they got into her building when she was robbed).
  • museumlady
    museumlady
    230 Park Place is not a valid address
  • joncane
    joncane
    Museumlady wrote: 230 Park Place is not a valid address
    What do you mean? It's a nice building and seems quite "valid".
  • museumlady
    museumlady
    Looking at Pshark- it goes from 226 park to 248 Park.
    Regardless, I do appreciate hearing about items like this so that I have a sense of what is happening around me.
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    I used to live in 230 Park Place. It's valid.
  • stacey
    stacey
    Flexichick wrote: Make sure that if you have a front door to buzz people in that nobody is allowed to keep it propped open (my friend lived above a place that did catering and they frequently did this when expecting/moving packages....it's how they got into her building when she was robbed).
    Great piece of advice Flexi never even thought of that.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    Idlewild wrote: I used to live in 230 Park Place. It's valid.
    I walked by it yesterday. It's the large apartment building on the Carneviento side of the street.

    Isn't that a doorman building, btw?
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    Yes it is. Have you ever seen the mural in the lobby? It used to freak me out when I was a kid. It still does.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    Idlewild wrote: Yes it is. Have you ever seen the mural in the lobby? It used to freak me out when I was a kid. It still does.
    I've never been inside, but I'll definitely stop in and check it out tomorrow.
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