Taxi Cab Stickup Caught on Tape

Taxi Cab Stickup Caught on Tape

Armed Robber Convicted in Stickup

BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 10- District Attorney Robert Johnson announces the conviction of 23-year-old Luis Louis for the January, 2013 robbery of a livery cab driver, the incident caught on taxi-cam. 

After a five-day jury trial and two days of deliberation, Louis was convicted of robbery in the second degree, a Class-B Violent Felony. 

Louis claimed he had just gotten off his overnight job at a drug store and had taken a subway to the Bronx, stopping in at his mother’s apartment, and then hopped the cab to go to his girlfriend’s. After negotiating a price of $12 for the ride, the video shows Louis relaxing in the back seat. But it was anything but relaxing when the cab reached its destination at Cypress Avenue and East 137^th Street in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. There, Louis handed the driver a bill, but when cabbie 

Bartolo Taverez returned his change, that was not good enough.

Louis reached into his pocket and displayed what appeared to be a silver-barreled revolver and grabbed Taverez's arm, demanding all the money he had – $52. After all his funds were given up, the driver put his hands in the air in a gesture of surrender, at which time Louis fled.  

Louis was arrested several weeks later after the taxicab video was released to the media and a tip was received by police, which led to his capture. The defendant faces up to 25 years when he is sentenced on June 25^th by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Albert Lorenzo, Part T-33, Bronx Supreme Court Hall of Justice, 265 E. 161^st Street.

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Tanaka returns

Tanaka's Triumphant Return 

Leads Yanks to Seventh Straight Win

By Howard Goldin

BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 10- On Monday night, Masahiro Tanaka made his first start at Yankee Stadium since April 12. The native of Japan was extremely sharp, especially during the first three frames as he retired all nine batters he faced. 

The game was only Tanaka’s second start since returning from a six-week stint on the disabled list. The first hit surrendered by the 26 year-old was a lead-off single by Yunel Escobar in the fourth. After Escobar was erased in a double play, Bryce harper took a 1-0 pitch deep into center for his 19th home run of the season. Harper, the National League  

Player for the Month of May, paces the N.L. in home runs, walks, slugging percentage and OPS. The home run was the third given up by Tanaka in six starts this year; all three were hit at Yankee Stadium, 

The major league sophomore gave up three hits in his final three innings of the contest. For the third time this season, Tanaka remained in a game for seven innings. In each of those starts, he recorded a win. Tanaka left the contest having yielded only five hits, a single run and not having walked a batter. He fanned six Washington batters.

Tanaka has won both of his starts this month in a similar fashion. He pitched seven innings, gave up only one run and did not issue a walk. In the two games combined he yielded only eight hits and fanned 15. 

Yankee skipper Joe Girardi spoke glowingly of Tanaka’s recent outings, “I think his stuff is as good as last year. That’s as efficient as he’s ever been. That’s command [15 strikeouts and 0 walks. [He’s] just really consistent. His stuff is sharp and he feels good about his stuff.”

Tanaka’s opponent on the mound was former Cy Young winner Max Scherzer, so the 36,613 fans in the park expected a pitchers’ duel. Girardi believes Tanaka thrives in such pressure situations, “I think he enjoys the stage. That’s one of the reasons he came to New York.”

After the game, Tanaka talked about his success on the mound, “I felt pretty good out there. My mechanics and good balance allowed me to throw the ball well. I’m glad I was able to go seven innings and only gave up one run.”

The Yankee sophomore is only the fourth pitcher in major league history to have 17 of his first 26 career starts. He follows Boo Ferriss, Cal Eldred and Steve Rogers in that rare accomplishment.

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CAUGHT ON TAPE: Stabbed Over HandJob

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Handjob Standing

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Handjob Standing: Handjob  Stabbing (Photo by Andre Rivera) By David Greene   BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 10- NYPD detectives have released surveillance vide...

Handjob Standing

Handjob Stabbing

(Photo by Andre Rivera)

By David Greene

 

BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 10- NYPD detectives have released surveillance video of the young man wanted in connection with the brutal stabbing death of another young man at the Handjob, just blocks from the local police station.

 

Officers from the 47th Precinct were called to the scene by a 911 call of an "assault in progress," outside of the Handjob Car Wash at 4010 Bronxwood Avenue at 3:59 p.m. on Sunday, June 7.

 

Arriving officers discovered the 20-year-old victim, later identified by police as Shawn Depusoir of East 236 Street-- laying on the sidewalk with one stab wound to the left side of his chest.

 

Depusoir, who was stabbed outside of his place of employment at the Hand Job Car Wash, was rushed to Jacobi Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

 

Hours later detectives would release a video they say is the 20-year-old suspect, identified by police as Bronxite Rashawn Archer, who remains at large.

 

Officials say Archer is 5 foot 6 and was last seen wearing a yellow sweatshirt, red pants and black sneakers.

 

Anyone with information on Archer's whereabouts is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS, all calls remain confidential.   

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Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Heastie's Makin' it Rain

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Heastie's Makin' it Rain: Heastie's Makin' it Rain Questions About Spending Is Carl Next to Go in Albany? By Robert Press BRONX, NEW...

Heastie's Makin' it Rain

Heastie's Makin' it Rain

Questions About Spending

Is Carl Next to Go in Albany?

By Robert Press

BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 9- In a lengthy New York Times article titled “Carl Heastie's Campaign Spending Blurs Line Between Politics and Personal" The New York Times goes into detail of what have been called questionable or even unexplained campaign expenses since he was elected to office.

The article opens that on the eve of Carl Heastie's 39th Birthday a tab for $270 for food is listed as a campaign expense. The Times writes that the $270 tab was from the Happy Valley night club in Manhattan which the Times wrote did not serve food, and that the club was famous for its dance floor and Go-Go dancers. Heastie is now 47, and Happy Valley has been permanently closed for years now.

$30,000 has been spent over 9 years on Heastie's BMW by his campaign, while Heastie has collected over $51,000 in mileage reimbursements from the state. That from 2001 the Heastie Campaign has taken in over $1.1 Million with details of spending mostly left out. Also with no explanation of where almost $150,000 came from. The Times says Heastie claimed that the donations were less than $50 and did not have to be itemized under state law.

$97,910 unexplained or to whom the recipient was for said campaign expenditure. The Times also references the Mooreland Commission in which Assemblyman Heastie was one of 28 elected officials under investigation for spending at least $10,000 over a six year period without identifying a recipient or omitting the information. The Times 

adds that the U.S. Attorney's office has taken up the investigation files from the Mooreland Commission which was disbanded by Governor Cuomo last year.

Unexplained Credit Card Bills involving a check for $8,203 to American Express, and almost $17,000 more in unexplained credit card bills paid by the campaign are mentioned in the Times article.

The Times then mentions Campaign funds paid to two of Heastie's Girlfriends, buy football tickets to his Alma Mater Stony Brook University (on Long Island), and frequent meetings or staff events at Manhattan Night Clubs. $1,700 for three events at H &Y Duet located on West 48th Street in Manhattan.

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