The guy who has been written about numerous times on E.V. Grieve is making the rounds this afternoon. I chased him off East 2nd St. between 1st Ave & Ave A (close to the Taco stand) around 1 PM today as an unwitting lady was about to give him money.
He's the white guy who approaches folks on the street and his M.O. is usually something about his wife and kids being locked out of their car. He says he'll give you his driver's license or car keys or cell phone (probably all stolen items) for you to hold as collateral to prove that he's honest and will pay you back. Then he asks for anywhere from $10 to $50 or more.
Today he's saying that his car is stuck in the snow. He's in his 30's or 40's, slightly balding, about 5'9", 160 lbs with dark beady junkie eyes.
He is getting increasingly aggressive — especially with women — I've had female friends say that he's grabbed their arm or really stepped into their personal space or insisted that they come with him to his car.
He scares easily so stand up to the little punk.
Previously on EV Grieve:
East Village grifter alert: Beware the broken vodka-bottle scam!
East Village grifter alert: Beware the man with the sob story who offers you a wedding ring as collateral
:-) what's the world come to when it won't help a poor guy with a broken bottle of vodka whose car is stuck in the snow? :-)
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How is this dirtbag still on the street? Did Mr. Tiger Cadillac call the cops? Or just chase him off?
ReplyDeleteHe approached me once. I wanna mess with him.
ReplyDeleteWhy won't the 9th Pct AntiCrime squad deal with this scumbag ?
ReplyDeleteA beer to the next guy who socks him.
ReplyDeleteMaybe someone can take a pic of the guy next time he comes around...
ReplyDeleteOh man, I wasn't the only one? I was thinking about helping him out, but he was really aggressive and shifty. As he talks to you his story starts to unravel and I decided I didn't have any cash.
ReplyDeleteThanks to the guy with great taste in both cars and stuffed felines for the tip!
ReplyDeleteThere's gotta be SOMEONE who will call the police on this guy as soon as they're accosted by him. All I read about are stories of "he approached me too!" but not one where they mention they called the cops (*forehead smack*)!
ReplyDeleteCall the cops for whAT? is not like his assualting or mugging you? This is nyc just deal with it and take care of business you wankers!
ReplyDelete9:01AM (just before me) - he IS assaulting and essentially mugging people. He's grabbing womens' arms and essentially robbing people. He's a scam artist and should be dealt with.
ReplyDeleteHe approached me at 6 AM on 2nd Ave & 10th St. saying he ran out of gas and his car is parked a couple of blocks away with his wife and daughters. They were in a rush to pickup their runaway nephew at the 5th Precinct.
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