Wall St. 'speculator' Picks The Wrong Pocket

Doglips · 11-19-2003, 05:55 AM

WALL ST. 'SPECULATOR' PICKS THE WRONG POCKET

By ERIKA MARTINEZ and MARK BULLIET

November 18, 2003 -- A lottery winner had a run-in with a real loser yesterday.
The unidentified winner had just collected his $2,500 windfall at the New York State Lottery's claims center at 1:30 p.m., and was heading into the subway on Wall Street, when a pickpocket tried to lift the loot.

Bad move. The sticky-fingered bandit - identified as Everett Jones, 21, of Marconi Street, Brooklyn - discovered the area was blanketed with cops. The lottery winner, who turned to confront the pickpocket, struggled out of the subway and was knocked to the ground when he reached the street, eyewitnesses said.

"The guy on the ground started to shout 'Police - help me, anybody,' and people jumped on [his attacker]," said Bank of New York security guard Robert Smykowski.

Within minutes an army of cops had descended on the scene. The pickpocket "chose the wrong area," said Smykowski. "There are cops all over here."

A patrol cop noted the bandit "never had a chance." He explained the robbery attempt took place on Broadway, between Wall Street and Exchange Place, and there were three cops on each corner. Also, the NYPD had anti-terrorist Operation Atlas cops, a Cobra terrorist response team, and a highway patrol unit stationed nearby.

11-19-2003, 05:55 AM	#1
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,089	Wall St. 'speculator' Picks The Wrong Pocket WALL ST. 'SPECULATOR' PICKS THE WRONG POCKET By ERIKA MARTINEZ and MARK BULLIET November 18, 2003 -- A lottery winner had a run-in with a real loser yesterday. The unidentified winner had just collected his $2,500 windfall at the New York State Lottery's claims center at 1:30 p.m., and was heading into the subway on Wall Street, when a pickpocket tried to lift the loot. Bad move. The sticky-fingered bandit - identified as Everett Jones, 21, of Marconi Street, Brooklyn - discovered the area was blanketed with cops. The lottery winner, who turned to confront the pickpocket, struggled out of the subway and was knocked to the ground when he reached the street, eyewitnesses said. "The guy on the ground started to shout 'Police - help me, anybody,' and people jumped on [his attacker]," said Bank of New York security guard Robert Smykowski. Within minutes an army of cops had descended on the scene. The pickpocket "chose the wrong area," said Smykowski. "There are cops all over here." A patrol cop noted the bandit "never had a chance." He explained the robbery attempt took place on Broadway, between Wall Street and Exchange Place, and there were three cops on each corner. Also, the NYPD had anti-terrorist Operation Atlas cops, a Cobra terrorist response team, and a highway patrol unit stationed nearby.