Reparations, baby! Keepin' it real!
Posted on 11/23/2021 11:16:34 AM PST by nickcarraway
A Bronx woman was sentenced to spend at least 11 years in prison for burglarizing homes in New York while families were attending funerals for relatives.
Latonia Stewart, 30, was found guilty last month of burglarizing six homes between 2017 and 2018. A judge sentenced her on Monday.
Stewart had faced a sentence ranging from 3 1/2 years to a maximum of 15 years in state prison on each burglary count. She received a 10-year sentence on each count to run concurrently. In addition, she received a 1-3 year sentence to run consecutively to the 10-year-sentence.
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It was an episode of “Dragnet,” I believe
Yep. Same here. My parents and all 6 brothers are gone now, but for every funeral we arranged for housesitters and parked at least 1 car in every driveway.
Yep. When my husband passed away 10 years ago, I found a house sitter. He’s been a great friend of the family ever since.
Wow. Brilliant.
She has a sister called Dinah Dash.
Well, I always think of my horse-racing history when I hear “Latonia”.
It was a big deal track in KY closed from the Despression, though. Outside Cincinnati.
One branch of the family was in the funeral biz for much of the 20th century, and this is a common thing. The MOST common funeral-related “item removals” happen through close acquaintances, friends, and other family members.
Many times the perp will actually be at the funeral, and have another person drop-in and remove the item(s) that were “promised” to them at some unknown time in the past. No one will recall it or remember last seeing it - the item just ‘disappeared’.
Not unheard of in the past to have a sheriff deputy posted at a house to keep out EVERYONE, NO EXCEPTIONS while a funeral was in progress.
The worst kinds of thieves are those that feel like they’re justified and ‘due’.
I think Burt Mustin was the bad guy.
One of the guys is about to chip onto the green when he sees a long funeral procession on the road next to the course.
He stops in mid-swing, takes off his golf cap, closes his eyes, and bows down in prayer.
His friend says: "Wow, that is the most thoughtful and touching thing I have ever seen. You truly are a kind man."
The man then "Yeah, well we were married 35 years."
When my dad goes I shudder to think of the shelves of die cast models that are around.
The real heavy equipment might more of a challenge. Most of it I am probably barely qualified to start up.
I’m sure there is a plan of some kind.
Reparations, baby! Keepin' it real!
Yeah. He had a couple of memorable episodes.
that happened to my great grandparents when their daughter died in 1905, so it’s been going on for a long time.
Like Latonia.
Well, the Africans have nothing on the English. P.G. Wodehouse had a character named “Featherstonhaugh” . . . pronounced “Fanshaw”. I was doubtful, but Waodehouse is a whiz at coming up with these things, and it is a real name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Featherstonhaugh
Isn't that where the Schmenge Brothers are from?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrnE6kaPeuE
Regards,
Started his acting career as a senior citizen.
This is an old crime. The answer for it is for a member of the family who is either not too close to the deceased, a teen uncomfortable with wearing suits, etc., to act as a house sitter. I’ve done it a few times and was always grateful for being given a respectable way to dodge funerals.
Make one. Itll save a lot of trouble. Dad told us who to contact when we were ready to dispose of his collection. They were professional, gave my mom a roll back on their prices (Dad was a really good customer, and bought from them in their rough times), and were just all around good folks. We would have gone through hell piece mealing his collection out.
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