Posted on 10/31/2012 2:00:36 PM PDT by Kartographer
As New York City spent a second night plunged in darkness shameless criminals got to work looting abandoned stores and homes across the metropolis. At least 13 suspected thieves have been arrested since Hurricane Sandy struck the city around 6.30pm on Monday evening. Thousands of police and National Guard troops are patrolling the city and keeping guard in the worst-hit areas in a bid to deter any opportunistic crooks. As hundreds of thousands of the city's residents were left without power, some wily criminals posed as Con Edison energy workers to dupe their victims, reported the New York Post
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
No clue.
While still unable to answer your question as to his identity, I can confirm that Lootie has now made his way to the environs of Hurricaine Sandy (see here),
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2954207/posts?page=6#6
however his arrival has been upstaged by that of an even more egregious exploiter of human misery...
Amazing how Lootie can find Heineken in a subway. =)
VIDEO: Hurricane Sandy Sea Bright
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