Worker Arrested After Stealing $20,000 Generator on Kingston Avenue
A brazen theft took place in the heart of Crown Heights on Friday night, when a worker assigned to the sewer replacement on Kingston Avenue allegedly stole an industrial generator worth an estimated $20,000 • Full Story
The incident occurred around 9:00 p.m., shocking nearby residents who witnessed the worker attempting to make off with the equipment. Crown Heights Shmira quickly responded to the scene and coordinated with the NYPD, leading to the suspect’s arrest.
Community members praised the swift action of Shmira and law enforcement, crediting their cooperation with preventing a significant loss.
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The generator was not stolen!
It was abandoned on President Street for over a week right next to a fire hydrant. It had no identifying marks of ownership.
After being abandoned on public property, blocking access to a fire hydrant, the sanitation department tagged it for removal. Once tagged for removal (and possibly beforehand), property abandoned in the public domain is Hefker. Taking it isn’t stealing. Whoever parked it there in the first place is 100% to blame, and is actually abusing public property.
The fact that people do good things such as Chaverim and Shmira, doesn’t justify abuse of public property and appropriation of public parking spaces.
There’s almost no truth in this story.
As noted above, it was ABANDONED PROPERTY on a public road.
Residents weren’t shocked that it was taken. Residents were happy that it was finally removed from where it was dumped.
There was no praise for police action, rather condemnation of a baseless false arrest!