Posted on 07/15/2011 9:55:29 AM PDT by Nachum
An amateur sleuth armed with determination and intuition helped cops crack the murder of Leiby Kletzky by tracking his path to doom.
Yaakov German isn't a cop or a private detective. He's a property manager and father of 12 with a reputation as a do-gooder.
By banging on doors and scrutinizing grainy video, he uncovered crucial clues that led cops to confessed killer Levi Aron.
"At the end of the day, he should be given the credit for the cracking of the case," said Rabbi Jack Mayer of the NYPD's Clergy Liaison Program.
His investigation into the disappearance of the 8-year-old boy was unofficial, but personal.
German, 47, lives on 45th St. in Borough Park. Leiby vanished Monday after leaving a yeshiva day camp one block away, on 44thSt. - but the connection wasn't just geographic.
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
This man may have saved other children’s lives by his persistence.
Jessica Fletcher and Father Dowling would be proud.
Seriously, this man probably saved other lives and I see the beginning of a novel series based on this man.
This man needs to be recognized - his passion for doing the right thing got results. May we all have a neighbor like him. What a dad those 12 children have! God bless him.
Kol Hakavod Yaakov!
It seems like there are more monsters, I won't slander the animals by using that term, among us every day.
Well done!
Thanks Nachum.
I can only imagine the pain this boy’s parents must be experiencing...the first time they allow him to walk home alone, and personified evil pounces. This poor family will never be the same.
Ping.
Wow, great job! He did really make it his own, and solved the case, id’d the murderer. He stuck with it spent a lot of time, didn’t accept any no’s, cajoled his way into businesses and homes to get to their videos. Hooray!
He did save lives, and worked for Justice!
I’m surprised they haven’t arrested him for interfering in an official investigation.
Yes, something like "impersonating a detective" or "crime prevention without a license".
It does sound like something you would find in New York. But, it is not Chicago.
Just wait. They’re formulating the wording right now. It’s not nice to embarrass the NYPD.
Make him Director of the TSA
Contrast this man’s dedication to doing what’s right with the culture of “No Snitching” prevalent in another “community”.
Thank you, Yaakov German! Every neighborhood needs someone like you!
“in our community.”
May God bless this community.
These people living decent, God-fearing lives in a close community are a reproach to all that is evil and nasty in our society.
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