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Eric Adams aide mugged at gunpoint told crooks: ‘You don’t want to do this. I work for the mayor’
nypost.com ^ | July 5, 2022 | Tina Moore, Joe Marino, Kevin Sheehan, Larry Celona and Bruce Golding

Posted on 07/06/2022 5:07:26 PM PDT by lowbridge

If this isn’t a sign of the times, nothing is.

Amid rising crime in the Big Apple, one of Mayor Eric Adams’ aides was mugged in broad daylight Tuesday while scouting a location in Brooklyn for a planned visit by Hizzoner, law enforcement sources told The Post.

The brazen caper took place even though the victim, a civilian member of Adams’ advance team, cautioned that he was a well-connected City Hall employee, a high-ranking police source said.

“You don’t want to do this. I work for the mayor,” he told the two crooks.

But in a show of utter contempt, they ignored the warning, with one man lifting his shirt to display the butt of a pistol tucked into his pants, the source said.

The incident began when the victim — Manhattan resident Christopher Baugh, 33 — refused to turn over his wallet and cellphone, telling the robbers, “Get out of my way,” cops said.

Instead, one stuck his leg out behind Baugh and the other pushed him to the ground.

After he failed to convince them to leave him alone, they rifled his pockets and swiped his city-issued phone and a wallet holding five credit cards, cops said.

The crooks then fled, with one — described as a black male wearing a blue and white sweatshirt — making his getaway on a Citi Bike, sources said. The other suspect was described as a black male wearing sunglasses and a blue mask.

Veteran Democratic political consultant Hank Sheinkopf said the robbers’ fearlessness painted a bleak picture for the future.

“New Yorkers would feel a lot better if the muggers were afraid of committing a crime against a mayor’s staffer. They were not,” he said.

“That’s all you need to know. New Yorkers are going to feel less safe.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: brooklyn; brucegolding; christopherbauch; defundthepolice; ericadams; hanksheinkopf; joemarino; kevinsheehan; larrycelona; newjackcity; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkpost; nyc; tinamoore
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To: lowbridge
“New Yorkers would feel a lot better if the muggers were afraid of committing a crime against a mayor’s staffer. They were not,” he said.

New Yorkers would not feel safer. Probably less safe, if it was demonstrated that the sharks in townhall and on the streets are observing professional courtesy towards one another.

21 posted on 07/06/2022 5:46:54 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Schatze

Zackly.


22 posted on 07/06/2022 5:47:34 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: lowbridge

Sounds like a threat and abuse of power to me. He should just let the yutes rob him, be happy about living in his lovely city, and thank the chaps for making it a more diverse place.


23 posted on 07/06/2022 5:47:49 PM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay Metal)
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To: lowbridge

The message is clear:

Deep state weenies shouting the message: DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? doesn’t work.

Simply knock these woke wimps on their ass, steal their cell phone and wallet and go home a drink a beer.


24 posted on 07/06/2022 5:55:48 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: lowbridge
“You don’t want to do this. I work for the mayor,” he told the two crooks.

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

{deep breath…}

😂😂😂😅😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣

25 posted on 07/06/2022 5:59:05 PM PDT by Allegra
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To: lowbridge

Funniest news I’ve read in a long long time.
Can’t stop laughing.
Love how these “impotent” people think that by identifying themselves it will prevent a mugging. ROFL
“Don’t you know who I am?” (I’m a very rich guy who can’t afford to be mugged)


26 posted on 07/06/2022 6:01:00 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop ("There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration” - Pompeo)
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To: lowbridge

‘You don’t want to do this. I work for the mayor’

And if I was on any Jury where the Victim was a Public Servant, I would vote NOT GUILTY. They deserve whatever happens to them, especially if the perp is an Illegal Alien


27 posted on 07/06/2022 6:04:13 PM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: BradyLS

Well there ya go. Mayor’s office is shocked their prestige does not protect them from the crimes routinely committed against regular new Yorkers. “We are the Mayor! You may not assault us!”


28 posted on 07/06/2022 6:19:03 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell (Seek refuge in Christ. He is your sword and shield.)
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To: lowbridge
Oh, the irony. Eric Adams, the racist New York City Mayor who disparaged Caucasian police officers on video as "crackers", previously claimed he had the right to illegally hire his brother to serve as a deputy New York City Police commissioner because he needed someone he could trust to protect him — including from potential threats by white supremacists.

https://www.gopusa.com/nyc-mayor-adams-defends-hiring-his-brother-because-of-white-supremacists/

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/02/04/eric-adams-called-white-nypd-officers-crackers-in-unearthed-2019-video/

29 posted on 07/06/2022 6:28:20 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: lowbridge

Mayor Adams says.....I didn’t know things were this bad


30 posted on 07/06/2022 6:29:04 PM PDT by xp38
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To: lowbridge

“Don’t you know who I am?”


31 posted on 07/06/2022 6:30:55 PM PDT by OKSooner ("That was then, this is now." - S.E. Hinton, Tulsa, OK)
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

He should have gone Liam Neeson....I have a particular set of skills...but that was over the phone instead of in person so maybe not.


32 posted on 07/06/2022 6:31:20 PM PDT by xp38
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To: lowbridge

“Don’t you know who I am?”


33 posted on 07/06/2022 6:32:03 PM PDT by JerseyDvl (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: lowbridge

“The crooks then fled, with one — described as a black male ... [the] other suspect was described as a black male”

These white supremacist incidents are really getting out of control.


34 posted on 07/06/2022 6:39:46 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (“Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys” P.J. O’Rourke)
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To: lowbridge

Love it...I thought it was from the Babylon Bee..🤓


35 posted on 07/06/2022 6:46:30 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (I'm the one trying to save American Democracy...Donald Trump 6/5/21 at the NCGOP convention)
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To: lowbridge
“You don’t want to do this. I work for the mayor,” he told the two crooks.


36 posted on 07/06/2022 6:58:42 PM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversaet! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia! )
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To: lowbridge

One common thing I see with this kind of crime lately is the perpetrators are black wearing face masks. I am sure it is to protect the victims from possible Covid infection. /s


37 posted on 07/06/2022 6:59:05 PM PDT by DazedVet (Self esteem cannot be taught in school but comes from actual achievement.)
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To: lowbridge

Bummer. Is there is no honor among thieves?


38 posted on 07/06/2022 7:12:22 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (Dementia Joe is Not My President)
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To: DazedVet
I am sure it is to protect the victims from possible Covid infection.

I remember how weird if felt in 2020 to have to put on a mask before entering a bank or a liquor store.

39 posted on 07/06/2022 7:14:19 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (Dementia Joe is Not My President)
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To: Howie66; lowbridge
Who would be...


Christopher Baugh



lol!
40 posted on 07/06/2022 7:23:17 PM PDT by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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