Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Witnesses: Plump Dumpling delivery guy punched and robbed last night


An EV Grieve reader sent along this account from last night...

Around 9:30 pm, one of the Plump Dumpling delivery guys was punched in the face and robbed right around 329 E. 11th St. [between Second Avenue and First Avenue] on his way back from a delivery. A bunch of people saw it happen and one guy tried going after the assailant but wasn't able to catch him...

What was even more disturbing was the aftermath. The cops showed up shortly after one male witness reported it and arrived at the restaurant -- basically demanding to speak to the victim. Unfortunately, I had just seen the victim outside getting back on his bike, yelling at another delivery guy; he seemed (obviously) like he was very upset and distraught about what had just happened. Nonetheless, he left to make another delivery as the cops walked into the restaurant.

Next -- the cops were extremely rude and abrasive, asking the manager where the delivery guy was and when the manager assured them that he was coming back to talk to them, albeit in very broken English ... [the cops] started getting irrationally angry. They started interrupting the manager, raising their voices, and eventually just told the manager straight out, "Don't ever report this type of thing again" and walked out.

It was appalling and so uncomfortable to witness. Unfortunately, the guy who actually called in the report and tried to run after the robber, came in seconds after the cops left to act as a witness. I guess it is a case of "too little, too late" and honestly, a sad display of pulling rank/prejudice.
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6 comments:

  1. GarFebruary 9, 2010 at 9:44 AM

    Ugh. Racial prejudice indeed. Did you see the entire process? Guess the caps just didn't want to be bothered.

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  2. LisaFebruary 9, 2010 at 10:58 AM

    So where's all that much-hyped "Courtesy/Professionalism/Respect" that the sides of NYPD squad cars have been blathering about for the past decade? Utterly shameful.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2010 at 11:09 AM

    Shame on the NYPD. I guess ignoring things like this makes it easier to bend the crime stats, right?

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  4. thwanyFebruary 9, 2010 at 2:17 PM

    this makes me so angry. annoying ass cops who don't give a shit about their jobs should get a desk job for the highway patrol in omaha.

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2010 at 9:04 PM

    On the other hand, the guy couldn't spend 5 minutes describing his attacker? The other delivery guy couldn't pick up the slack for a bit? Who wanted dumplings? Obama?
    The cops do tend to get a little pissy if you call them because you got robbed and then give the impression (true or not) that you have better things to do than talk to them.
    Bravo to the witness, but the victim has to be on board before the action starts

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  6. JasonFebruary 10, 2010 at 11:11 AM

    Too bad it didn't end up like this case: http://bit.ly/dfhWi3. Soy Sauce trail maybe?

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