Sunday, March 11, 2007
Thief hits New Square Mikvah
A village man told Ramapo police someone stole $5,000 from his pants pocket while he was in a ritual bath yesterday.
The incident occurred at Congregation New Square's mikvah at 4:15 a.m., Ramapo police said. The mikvah, a ritual purification bath taken by Jews on certain occasions, is located at 13 and 14 Truman Ave. in the village.
Witnesses told investigating officers that they saw a man whom they didn't recognize in the mikvah area, Detective Sgt. John Lynch said.
"The guy claimed he was in the mikvah and left his pants out and someone took a couple of grand from his pocket," Lynch said.
The residents describe the stranger as Hasidic, 5 feet 8 inches tall, heavyset and about 30 years old, wearing gold-framed eyeglasses, black jacket, white shirt and black pants, Lynch said.
The witnesses told police that the man got into a gray Chrysler Pacifcia with New York license plates. There is only one exit and entrance to New Square by car - Washington Avenue.
Police issued an alert for the car.
"They felt there was a suspicious party in the area that they were not familiar with," Lynch said. "This is an assumption being made on their part that this guy had anything to do with it."
Lynch said he was awaiting more information from the man who reported the theft and others from the community before deciding how to handle the case.
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A village man told Ramapo police someone stole $5,000 from his pants pocket while he was in a ritual bath yesterday.
The incident occurred at Congregation New Square's mikvah at 4:15 a.m., Ramapo police said. The mikvah, a ritual purification bath taken by Jews on certain occasions, is located at 13 and 14 Truman Ave. in the village.
Witnesses told investigating officers that they saw a man whom they didn't recognize in the mikvah area, Detective Sgt. John Lynch said.
"The guy claimed he was in the mikvah and left his pants out and someone took a couple of grand from his pocket," Lynch said.
The residents describe the stranger as Hasidic, 5 feet 8 inches tall, heavyset and about 30 years old, wearing gold-framed eyeglasses, black jacket, white shirt and black pants, Lynch said.
The witnesses told police that the man got into a gray Chrysler Pacifcia with New York license plates. There is only one exit and entrance to New Square by car - Washington Avenue.
Police issued an alert for the car.
"They felt there was a suspicious party in the area that they were not familiar with," Lynch said. "This is an assumption being made on their part that this guy had anything to do with it."
Lynch said he was awaiting more information from the man who reported the theft and others from the community before deciding how to handle the case.
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070310/NEWS03/703100370/1019/SPECIAL02
Comments:
WHO WALKS AROUND WITH $5,000 CASH IN HIS POCKET???? Nobody normal does that. Not that it's any less wrong to steal it, if it was stolen. Most likely, either he dropped it on the way or else someone knew he had that much money - someone in his own commnuiy who knew him well - followed him and took it.
Furthermore, it is very UNJewish for the Jews of New Square to suspect a fellow Jew just because he's not from New Square. Do they think they are less likely to steal than other frum Jews? Directly stealing money from someone's pocket is rare in ALL frum commnuities.
Furthermore, it is very UNJewish for the Jews of New Square to suspect a fellow Jew just because he's not from New Square. Do they think they are less likely to steal than other frum Jews? Directly stealing money from someone's pocket is rare in ALL frum commnuities.
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: March 11, 2007 1:56 PM
: March 11, 2007 1:56 PM
And 4:15 is awfully early to be at the mikvah. Either he's a big tzaddik or there's more to the story...
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : March 11, 2007 4:14 PM
: March 11, 2007 4:14 PM
4:15 am, there is definitely more to the story
as for the person who stole it.
I heard him singing at the mikvah and he said "finders keeper, lossers weepers...baruch atah ..."
as for the person who stole it.
I heard him singing at the mikvah and he said "finders keeper, lossers weepers...baruch atah ..."
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : March 11, 2007 9:33 PM
: March 11, 2007 9:33 PM
why is everything a conspiracy theory?
he was davening in the hashkama minyan.
and he was holding the money to go deposit it
there are tons of possibilties.
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he was davening in the hashkama minyan.
and he was holding the money to go deposit it
there are tons of possibilties.
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : March 13, 2007 6:13 PM
: March 13, 2007 6:13 PM
