Saturday, December 31, 2011

Report: Roof-hopping robber busted on Christmas eve on East 12th Street

On Christmas Eve morning, Dec. 24, Jill told us about some "Spiderman" robbers apparently busted by the NYPD on East 12th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B ...

Yesterday, DNAinfo had more information on the incident, reporting that police arrested 19-year-old Reginald Qualls at 5:30 a.m. on Dec. 24.

Police reportedly found Qualls with bags filled with three laptops, two fur coats, an iPod, two digital cameras, among other items. As DNA noted, "Multiple residents told cops they spotted Qualls on fire escapes and rooftops of buildings on East 12th Street that night."

Police are eyeing Qualls and another man for a string of similar robberies in the West Village.

Also according to DNA, the NYPD arrested Qualls on Dec. 14 after allegedly striking a 76-year-old man with a metal pole on East 14th Street near Union Square. The man suffered a fractured rib and needed 12 stitches on a leg.

8 comments:

Marty Wombacher said...

Reginald Qualls: The Anti-Santa!

Jill said...

This guy's scaling the wall and appearing in my 6th floor non-fire escape window was one of the freakiest things I've experienced. Back around 1983 shortly after my husband moved in, a man entered through the kitchen window (which was missing the actual window and had plastic stretched over the hole) by crawling on a piece of wood laid from the roof next door (one story lower than the window), and over the alley. Another daring feat. The 2 things that were stolen were an old flute and a used camera that had cost $1.

Anonymous said...

Glad they caught the scumbag. If you have a window on a fire escape, you've got to keep it locked, and a window gate is a must not just for the safety of your possessions but for your safety.

Matthew has 2 T's, dumbass said...

Its dangerous in the "Alphabet City".....everyone should move to Brooklyn !! Please !

Anonymous said...

I had my nikon T2i camera stolen off the roof of 531 e 12th street back in June when I left it on the roof a few hours in the middle of the night to record the sunrise. I left it there around 3AM and it was gone when I went back up around 7AM. I filed a police report, but nothing ever came of it.

Could this be the same guy? If so, which police department should I get in contact with?

Anonymous said...

I had my nikon T2i camera stolen off the roof of 531 e 12th street back in June when I left it on the roof a few hours in the middle of the night to record the sunrise. I left it there around 3AM and it was gone when I went back up around 7AM. I filed a police report, but nothing ever came of it.

Could this be the same guy? If so, which police department should I get in contact with?

Jill said...

Anon 9:49am - you're kidding, right? Just checking.

Barney Russell said...

Anonymous 9:49, your camera might be in secret hiding spot with Jill's stolen flute.
What is this neibborhood coming to?
I left my laptop on a table in Starbucks and went to run some errands for a few hours. When I returned a few hours later it was gone. I've done this many times back home in Iowa with out a problem. I'm think I'm going to move to Williamsburgh where people leave there I-stuff un-attended all the time.