[jeffrey]

He saw the cop arrive and got off his bike and walked off, right past the cop.

After he passed I gave the cop a full description and she turned around to follow him.

Just saw him ride right past again, must hav E changed direction to avoid the cop.
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[jeffrey]

Two more police cars on scene just now, flashed their lights to cross intersection , staying silent.
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[jeffrey]

No luck, he must have bailed. One police vehicle remains. Hopefully the other two cars will look around as per description.
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[jeffrey]

Sheesh.

He is back again, sitting on his bmx bike on the SW corner of Vanderbilt at Park Place.
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[BrookFetish]

Man, get this guy...keep up the good work!
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[jeffrey]

Now he's riding back and forth as usual again along thx south side of Park Pl bet Vanderbilt and the 7th Ave station at Carlton/Flatbush.

Anyone wanna stake this guy out with a camera with a good flash, so we can get a good photo of this creep?

I will help.

This guy has serious stones, right back at it again for another night.
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[jarvis]

editing out my msg because I posted when I got on the train and it was already obsolete info. didn't read the whole thread before posting.. (re: my sterling sighting)..

[jeffrey]

Just stopped a police car on Underhill @ Sterling and gave them the detailed descrip.
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[jeffrey]

Another lookout buddy near Park and Vanderbilt said that when the cops came by ( after my last post) he threw his bike and himself under a car just off the corner to hide as they drove by.
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[jeffrey]

Unfortunately I have to head out now.

Keep yer eyes open, folks...
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[Hamilton]

jeffrey- be careful to not be noticed by this punk, if he gets arrested, makes bail and knows your responsible , you could have a problem.

Brooklyngersh is a poster on this thread and is the editor of the Brooklyn Paper, i would recommend you PM him and see if he can get something going with the 77th Pct. that will bring this problem to an end.

In fact, I'm going to contact him now.

[jeffrey]

Yep, kept distance, had my own hood on when on foot, was even in a vehicle for some of it. And was working in tandem with plenty of other eyes on him.
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[BKChickie]

Yeah, I would just be careful. You don't know if this guy has a gun. But it sounds like you have a Guardian Angel-style neighborhood watch goin' on. Thanks for looking out for us.

It's getting around the neighborhood that this guy is out there. Someone posted it on the chalkboard at Crunch.

I wonder: could the 77th just leaflet in the 7th Ave Station for a few days?

[whynot_31]

...sadly, I didn't see him in the vicinity between 9:00 and 9:45, when I just happened to go on a walk with my camera.

[Emily]

I was sure I'd seen him tonight on my way home from class at just about exactly 7:30, right in front of the building on the south side of Park near Underhill with the little courtyard in front. He was plainly eying me as I walked by, but I had my bag on crossways, no headphones, no phone, walking fast. But there were plenty of zoned out folks behind me. Props to jeffrey for trying to find a cop. I also thought of putting a sign in the subway station or something.
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[doublediamond]

this is insane. this guy has serious gall. And, after you and others watching him for what seems like a while and alerting the police, why hasn't this kid get picked up? Does he have to try to steal something for them to haul him in for questioning?

That said, this thread is mad entertaining. I'm hoping one of y'all will be out there when he gets nabbed.
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[jeffrey]

Well, I was thinking of dropping a MOD NOTE on him but decided otherwise.


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[arches]

Yeah, thanks jeffrey. I was reading the thread from work, otherwise I would have been out there lending a hand in the "perp search"....next time!

No sign of him when I got home around 10:30p.

[supreme_ian]

this is possibly the most insane thread ive ever read..

all these sightings n shit like this dude is a damn celebrity !

did anybody get a good camera phone pic of him or his outfits?

with all this new age bullshit im sure this asshole could have a few of us arrested for stalking him and then have the nerve to try and sue !!!
ahahahah

but seriously how did he manage to elude the cops the few times ppl spot him and flag down a cop..

losers like this must be caught and first beat the fuck down then arrested !
we need that OLD brooklyn justice system back of when ppl

TOOK CARE OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS !!!!
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[jeffrey]

By the way, the back of his jacket looked a lot like this:

(pic courtesy of Drjays.com )


***edited to add:

The letters and design on the back of the thief's jacket looked a lot more faded than the one shown in the Drjays.com picture above.
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[WhyFi]

[GoodProspect]

so what happened when you got the police, Jeffrey?
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[jeffrey]

I was actually able to get them twice.

The first time I called 911 after observing him stalking several people with intent to do the usual.

A police vehicle arrived, he saw it and got off his bike and started walking away (right past the police vehicle). After he walked by them I went up and let them know I'd called 911 and that the phone snatcher guy had just walked past them up Vanderbilt, pointed him out and gave them a full description. They radioed for help and made a u-turn to go after him. Then a moment later I saw him riding fast the other way down Vanderbilt. He probably saw them coming his way and turned around and quickly rode the other direction.

A moment later the second and third police cars arrived together with the first car following where he went down Vanderbilt, lights flashing to cross the Park Place intersection. No luck, he got away. But as usual, he came back to that exact same location at the corner of Park Place at Vanderbilt less than 10 minutes later.

The second time I trailed wayyy behind him in a vehicle down Park Pl, a minute or two after I saw him following someone down towards Underhill. He turned on to Underhill and sat at Sterling where jarvis reported seeing him above. I arrived at Underhill a minute or two later and happened to notice him heading back in the direction of Park Pl and Vanderbilt and stopped my car next to an oncoming police car at Sterling and Underhill to let them know, again giving detailed description. They sped off and apparently got very close to him since a lookout buddy in an upstairs apartment window near Park Place and Vanderbilt told me a minute later that a cop car arrived right after the lookout started watching him again and when he finally turned and saw the police car coming he threw his bike and himself under a car to hide, getting away again after they rode by not seeing him.

He disappeared for a few minutes then came back, but at that point I had to leave.

The way to catch this guy is actually without a squad car. A few plain clothes folks would bag this guy in no time flat, he is that brazen, repetitive and predictable. And utterly *impossible* to miss.

These were just the two times I spoke to police officers about him.

But I (and several others) saw him go up and down the block, using the corner of Park Place and Vanderbilit as a hub, stalking slowly behind different people probably well over 30 times in plain view of all others walking there in the nearly two hours I was there.
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[catwalkertexasranger]

None of the places of business that he posted himself in front of have CCTV cameras ? How many of these jacket/bicycle/physical described people are there in this 20 block area? If the police won't help a stick or sturdy umbrella will cause your perp to make sweet love to the pavement when applied to his front wheel. If you know it's him a small squirt of pepper spray or mace will make his daily bike rides much less enjoyable and for sure less profitable. To follow anybody who robbed/punched you for 90 minutes shows a lack of fear, and the 40 people you thought may be slashed/punched/stabbed/shot or just scared should probably get some forewarning if you know they are in danger. Just an opinion

[jeffrey]

By the way, he changes bikes. Prior reports here have him on a tall, red mountain bike.

Last night he was on a low, silver bmx bike.
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[jeffrey]

And by the way, myself and the others involved were warning everyone on the sidewalk that was on the phone or using their ipod with headphones on.
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[whynot_31]

[catwalkertexasranger]

If he has not changed his race,height, or jacket he should get a head rub with a 2x4. Point now and always warning people on phones or jamming to music is too simple. The guy might have changed his MO without giving public notice. While he is not snatching personal electronics he may have stolen or traded for a gun, so that he can achieve the next level of OG.People who break into apts and cars are one type of person a guy who allows you to see his face and profile while committing a violent act is someone to be feared. When one of the people he pushes or punches has on their Baby Bjorn this will be way different and way to late

[jeffrey]

[catwalkertexasranger]

I agree with you for the most part. The lawsuit thing should be dismissed if indeed he is the person that robbed you. I commend you on your confusion for the protection of this POS's civil rights. A guy who punches men.women and children during the act of a violent crime should be considered as a drain on the air we breath. Trying to get into the mind of a person who does this for a hobby or a living is another failed pursuit. There is no good reason for this. Cats seldom ever release the mice they catch without killing or mauling them. I hope nobody else gets hurt,robbed or killed while this scientific approach is pursued. No matter what method is used I hope this clown can be stopped. I vow to drop flowers at the site if he is crushed by a city bus .Just to show I am civil

[jeffrey]

[sweet tea]

okay, my little vigilantes (just those of you proposing beat-downs and the like):

supreme_ian, whyfi: i have met loved ones of yours, and i can't see explaining to them that i encouraged you to get yourselves injured, so you are OFF THE CASE. you especially, whyfi -- i am terrified of what mrs. whyfi would do to me if she heard that.

catwalker: don't know the first thing about your family, so you go right ahead.

ps, supreme_ian, where you been? i miss seeing your crazy, drunken-jay-skateboarding ass.
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[jeffrey]

Wait...I need *both* whyfi and supreme_ian for their camera abilities.


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[catwalkertexasranger]

Agree with both of you. I don't want Mrs Wifi to get a visit from the cops telling of injury to her man or his do gooding pals. Additionally without knowledge of ones family in your view one should act out on high risk behavior,that's your view that's fair. As was said above most of my daydream views are exactly that. When anybody tries to harm me or my family or friends I assume that they intend to do great damage and act accordingly.. The drum beat of most of these posts are that up to now people have lost teeth,days of work, but for the most part dignity and personal electronics. The awareness that many posters have brought to the forum is very valuable. I hope that it will assist the police in catching this POS. The problem that I see is that the bike riding DB is not responsible for all the mayhem in the area, these violent crimes should be solved 1 at a time but the atmosphere of thugery is considered normal is the main issue.I hope they catch this guy amongst others .

[sweet tea]

[WhyFi]

[sweet tea]

only because you don't have a fire escape.
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[WhyFi]

^^^ you HAVE been talking to my wife, haven't you?
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[whynot_31]

the trick to taking pictures of a person who does not want to be photographed is to take lots of them.

...take pictures of cars, trees, parking meter, guy with above jacket on bike slowly following female....

No one questions the behavior of a local crazy guy with a camera.

[jeffrey]

[WhyFi]

oooOOOO - I like it! But I need a catch-phrase... something like,


"Go ahead - make my frame."
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[jeffrey]

Why not something like SAY CHEESE! just before you bop them on the head?
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[WhyFi]

Nah, I'm not going for that Adam West Batman vibe...
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[LincolnAnnex]

Just finished sharpening my pitchfork, when do the festivities begin tonight?

[whynot_31]

I think we first need to agree not to yell at him unless he's about pounce on a victim.

...the point is to get him caught by the police and/or prevent an assault.

The point is not to simply to scare him into moving his routine to a different location.

So, the approach Jeffrey took seems like a good one. ...a photo for the cops wherein the identity could be confirmed by an actual victim (not just Jeffrey) would be excellent.