Teen, 14, pretends to be a police officer to steal a legally blind man's wallet in the subway

Pint-size pickpocket, 14, convinces blind man he is a cop before stealing his wallet in Manhattan subway station and using his credit card to blow $500 in clothes store

• Subway surveillance cameras caught a teen boy, 14, robbing a legally blind man 
• The boy pretended to be a police officer, offering to help the man get to his train 
• He can be seen unzipping the man's backpack and stealing his wallet
• The boy's own mother turned him in to police a week after the incident occurred 

By Associated Press

Published: 15:14 EDT, 20 May 2018 | Updated: 07:53 EDT, 21 May 2018

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A wily 14-year-old boy who posed as a New York City police officer while snatching a legally blind man's wallet in a Manhattan subway station on pretense of helping him was arrested on Sunday.

His mother turned the baby-faced youth in to police nearly a week after authorities said he fled the subway station at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue, near Macy's, leaving his victim behind.

On May 14, police said he approached the 64-year-old man, identifying himself as an officer and offering to lead him through the station and past a turnstile to his train.

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A 14-year-old teen was arrested Sunday after pretending to be a police officer so he could rob a legally blind man in the New York City subway

Surveillance video shows the man standing quietly as the teenager unzips his backpack and takes the wallet. 

The boy then bolts out with the wallet, which police said contained $85 cash and several credit cards. 

One card was charged $500 at a nearby store, police determined during an investigation that is ongoing.

Authorities released the video with the victim's face blurred out and several still images that led to Sunday's arrest.  

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Police released surveillance camera footage and pictures of the teen who robbed the man

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The teen can be seen unzipping the unsuspecting man's backpack and taking items out of it

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The teen's own mother turned him into police a week after the robbery occurred

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The subway robbery occurred at the subway stop in midtown Manhattan near Macy's

In the video, he is wearing a dark blue shirt, black and white pants, boots and has his own backpack strapped on. 

The teenager's name was not released because of his age. The victim was not named either. 

The boy faces charges of grand larceny and criminal impersonation of a police officer.

It was not immediately clear if the young suspect had an attorney, or whether he has been arraigned, appearing in court to admit or deny the alleged offense.

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Teen, 14, pretends to be a police officer to steal a legally blind man's wallet in the subway

Mail Online•May 20, 2018

Teen, 14, pretends to be a police officer to steal a legally blind man's wallet in the subway

A wily 14-year-old boy who posed as a New York City police officer while snatching a legally blind man's wallet in a Manhattan subway station on pretense of helping him was arrested on Sunday. His mother turned the baby-faced youth in to police nearly a week after authorities said he fled the subway station at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue, near Macy's, leaving his victim behind. On May 14, police said he approached the 64-year-old man, identifying himself as an officer and offering to lead him through the station and past a turnstile to his train. A 14-year-old teen was arrested Sunday after pretending to be a police officer so he could rob a legally blind man in the New York City subway Surveillance

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This is Meghan's relative that has NOT spoken to her in 20 YEARS but claims to be at the wedding etc.

The Morning TV show even canceled talking to them.



Look.... we all know about the tv shows canceling them and the people dissing them.

Why the hell make up stories that they are even welcome there?


https://www.facebook.com/tracy.dooley.581?fref=nf

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https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/actually-meghan-markle-isn-apos-114000670.html

Actually, Meghan Markle Isn't The First Black Royal Family Member

 Arianna Davis,Refinery29 22 hours ago

Update:Meghan Markle wed Prince Harry on May 19 in front of her mother, Doria, her new royal family members, and 600 guests. Read more about the first Duchess of Sussex, below.

Original story follows.

In the crazy times that we're living in, there's been one piece of news that everyone is rejoicing about this week: Prince Harry's engagement to actress and former Suits star Meghan Markle, who will likely earn the title "Duchess of Sussex" after their marriage in May. The couple released the news via an official statement from the Palace and also sat down for an interview with the BBC about their adorable proposal story.

Markle, of course, was eventually asked about the scrutiny and focus on her ethnicity. She called it "disheartening," and "a shame" that the world is focusing so much on that. But at the end of the day, she said, "I'm really just proud of who I am and where I come from."

Of course, there is indeed so much more about Markle to focus on other than her race; she's an accomplished actress, a dedicated philanthropist, and, I can happily say from having met her a few years ago, a genuinely nice person. Still, many folks — like myself  — are focusing on her race because we're simply proud that someone like Markle has finally made their way inside the historically white British monarchy. In fact, when I learned they were dating last year, I was ready to stand outside the palace blasting Solange from a boombox. But after doing some hardcore Googling way back then, I realized something: Markle, whose mother is Black and father is white, is actually not the first Black or bi-racial woman to join the royal family. That distinction likely actually goes way back to the 18th century to Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

I know, right?! A Black woman in the royal family in the 1700s?! History nerds, prepare yourselves. Turns out that, while many Englanders were in denial at the time, the wife of King George III, who was Queen from 1761 until her death in 1818, was of mixed race. According to PBS, Charlotte was "directly descended from Margarita de Castro y Sousa, a black branch of the Portuguese Royal House." So not of slavery-related mixed-race origins, as I feared, but actual Black royalty. Her race mostly went under the radar over the course of history until, decades later, art historians began to take a closer look at the distinctly Black features in her portraits. Her regal nose, those full lips; as a mixed girl myself who can often spot a person with even a small amount of Black ancestry from a mile away, it's pretty blatant just from looking at her painting.

The fact that her Black physical traits were visible in those paintings was, in itself, noteworthy, because it was customary at the time for artists to "play down, soften or even obliterate undesirable features in a subjects' face," also according to PBS. Even more controversial is the fact that the artist who depicted Queen Charlotte in all of her portraits was Sir Allan Ramsay, an anti-slavery advocate who went on to marry a Black woman himself. All that being said, many historians believe the mere existence of Queen Charlotte and these portraits could have played a major role in the slavery abolition movement of the time. And that makes total sense. I mean, think about it: As we saw on The Crown , Queen Elizabeth II wouldn't even allow her sister to marry a man who had once been divorced. And that was in the 1950s. Can you imagine the existence of a Black queen back in the 18th century?!

Photo: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images.

Now here's another major plot twist: Queen Charlotte, the actual first Black and bi-racial member of royalty, also happens to be Prince Harry's great-great-great-great-great-grandmother. Yup, that's right. She's Queen Victoria's grandmother, which makes them relatives, several generations removed. So not only is it possible that Prince Harry's 14th great-uncle may have beheaded one of Markle's ancestors, but now, it's looking like Prince Harry himself has some — albeit, far-removed — interracial genes. Although, don't we all?

It also turns out that even Queen Charlotte might not be the lone mixed royal — and potentially not even the first, either. Philippa of Hainault, a fourteenth-century Queen of England, was also rumored to have African ancestry. And in 2004, former sheep sheerer and builder Gary Lewis became the first Maori — or aboriginal New Zealander — to join the extended royal family by marrying Lady Davina Lewis, daughter of the Duke of Gloucester and 28th in line to the British throne. (I know, I know. Let me know if y'all need me to draw a family tree for all of this.)
Regardless, I think it's long overdue (like, seven generations long) for Queen Charlotte to get some credit for being an early trailblazer among the royals. And even though the official title of the first Black member of royalty was technically taken a long time ago, I'm still cheering hard for Meghan Markle. Because if this recent engagement reminds us of anything, it's that at the end of the day, nothing matters more when it comes to love than pure happiness.




Still: Meghan, if you're down, I'm happy to come over to the palace for A Seat At The Table jam session any time. Just saying.

A shame that the ROYAL wedding wasn't ROYAL at all. Just plain wedding.

Plain and boring. Too bad. Can't be Royal wedding when you break all ROYAL Traditions. Just a wedding. What a shame.We were ALL disappointed.

Elderly woman beaten and robbed on her birthday — for $7............(Two THUGS beat a 93 year old. JERKS !!! )

https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/4a35b26d-1410-32f8-88ca-07694bbfc62b/ss_elderly-woman-beaten-and.html

Elderly woman beaten and robbed on her birthday — for $7

New York Post 22 hours agoail

 

 

 Two thugs beat and robbed a 93-year-old Manhattan woman on her birthday — and made off with a measly $7, police sources said Friday. The nonagenarian was walking home from the area of Park Avenue and East 68th Street in the Upper East Side around 9 p.m. Thursday when the two strangers targeted her. Surveillance footage shows the duo following her for several blocks — with both parties even passing each other multiple times, sources said. When the unsuspecting woman reached her apartment building on East 66th Street near Third Avenue, the men suddenly approached and attack her. The brutes then snatced her purse and fled, but only made off with the $7 and cards inside. The victim was taken to New

Stop blaming the NRA for the school shooting...... blame the parents for not locking up the gun.

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The kid Took the gun. The NRA didn't do a thing.

Sticks and Stones may break my bones but WORDS WILL NEVER HURT ME !!!!

Why in the hell don't YOU feel the same way?


Don't EVER give anyone the power to hurt you with words. 

Damn it, WE are all stronger than that.