Operation Grand Slam Nabs 11 in Clinton Hill
[nggallery id=”38884″ template=galleryview] As residents of Clinton Hill and longtime readers of this blog know, the drug dealing and related violence at the corner of Grand and Putnam avenues has long been a scourge on the neighborhood. A couple of weeks ago, a coordinated effort between the Brooklyn DA’s office and the Brooklyn North division…
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As residents of Clinton Hill and longtime readers of this blog know, the drug dealing and related violence at the corner of Grand and Putnam avenues has long been a scourge on the neighborhood. A couple of weeks ago, a coordinated effort between the Brooklyn DA’s office and the Brooklyn North division of the NYPD (which included 18 purchases by undercover officers) culminated in a raid of several buildings and businesses, resulting in the arrest of 24 suspects and the indictment of 11. Top charges against some of them include Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, which can result in up to 15 years in prison. The map in the slide show shows the locations of the alleged activity. At the press conference given by Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes, we were shown a video showing undercover buys on Grand along the side of the bodega and inside in the hallway of 435 Grand Avenue across the street; we were also told of some footage showing a buy go down with a young girl sitting on the stairs in the background doing her homework. In addition, three guns and two pounds of marijuana were seized from the two t-shirt stores at 13 and 13-R Putnam Avenue while 75 grams of crack were found at the barber shop at 14 Putnam Avenue. The big question now will be what happens in the wake of the power vaccuum: Will dealers decide it’s easier to find a new place of business now that this is a certified hot-spot or will there be a violent struggle to assume control of the corner?
Maybe I missed something but where did it state that the corner store was complicit in drug distribution? It said the video showed a sale occuring on the side of the store.
Brooklynishome, very true statement…11 indictements and thousands of fiends(old and new) to go…Most of the people in those pictures are home already(half of them are no more than users)…”The game stays the same, only the players change”
lol at violent struggle to assume control, someone watches too many movie! NONE of the shootings on this stretch have been drug related. Please point to evidence.
You all realize that this means nothing…..its easy to make a ‘buy and bust’ – the issue is if the charges result in jail time and forfeiture of the business.
Find out if any of those arrested got bail (a sure sign they wont be going to jail – ever) and follow the cases to see what they are indicted for and then what they are pled out too (you dont think they are going to trial do you)
1/2 these guys were probably the lookouts and steerers – and even the guys who actually did the “deal”, if they werent caught with the buy money and/or stash, they’ll likely be let go (or sent to some program). the mopes you get in B&Bs are all replaceable. The only way this “works” is if the police keep making arrests, get cooperators, use forfeiture and get cooperators to move up the chain. Thereby making the are too “hot” to work.
Unless you keep pressure on the DA and the precinct, this is just a photoshoot and in 2mo (if not sooner) it will be back to normal
you guys are beginning to scare me a little.
Yeah, looks like a Glock 19 on the left, .38 revolver with a 3″ barrel on the right. Great move getting after the ‘Saturday Night Specials’, now all the criminals have first class hardware.
Top right is the one who is a woman priss?
And agreed, the buildings in question are the most obvious spots in the neighborhood. Never saw the garden drops myself but that sounds pretty blatant.
Mr B, any thoughts about steps us locals can take to keep the pressure up via the police?
That’s great news! I recognize so many of those faces and they have openly engaged in dealing all around that area. The woman (you’d have to know her to know she’s a woman) in the top row is always on her bike and making little drops into the little gardens around trees. she’s been doing it for years and it’s always astounded me that noone can bust her.
I agree with wasder that now the real trick is staying on top of it. the deli is a big problem. not surprised at all by the other locations. I think some of the cops shoud just move into the neighborhood and they’ll see it all unfolding blatantly on a daily basis.
“Will dealers decide it’s easier to find a new place of business now that this is a certified hot-spot or will there be a violent struggle to assume control of the corner?”
Doesn’t anyone here watch The Wire? Okay, it’s Baltimore, but same story…
Is that a Glock? Kudos gents on the choice of quality versus the Saturday Night Specials.
Etson:
Wrong name. Right time line.