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VIDEO: Blinged-out Brooklyn bishop robbed mid-sermon, armed thieves make off with $400K in jewelry
The Daily News ^
| 07/24/2022
| Thomas Tracy, Elizabeth Keogh
Posted on 07/24/2022 11:31:12 PM PDT by thegagline
Three thieves were caught on tape barging into a Brooklyn church on Sunday where controversial bishop Lamor Whitehead — an ally to Mayor Adams — was preaching and snatched $400,000 worth of jewelry off of him and his wife.
Whitehead, the Rolls-Royce-driving bishop who recently tried to broker a deal for the surrender of a man accused of a subway murder to the mayor, was preaching at Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministry on Remsen Ave. near Avenue D in Canarsie about 11:15 a.m. Sunday when three masked bandits stormed into the church, the pastor and cops confirmed.
When the armed marauders appeared, the stunned Whitehead, who was wearing a clerical collar, burgundy vestments with gold trim and a long gold necklace, stopped his sermon and crouched down, saying, “Yo, all right, all right, all right” as he lay on the floor, video obtained by the Daily News shows.
Only his legs and feet can be seen on the recording as he lay on the stage as the men bent over him and rifled his pockets.
The armed men, who can be seen in the video dressed in black and carrying handguns, removed the expensive bling from Whitehead and his wife, police and the bishop said.
Another man seen on the video sitting with what appears to be a prayer book watches impassively as the crime goes down.
The robbers took off in a white Mercedes-Benz and are still being sought, police said.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: anarchotyranny; bishop; bling; brooklyn; canarsie; crime; crook; dystopia; joelosteen; lamorwhitehead; newyork; newyorkcity; prosperity; prosperitygospel; prosperitytheology; thelordgiveth; thelordtakethaway; thieves
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To: thegagline
Praise the Lord and pass the collection plate. He's clearly underprivileged.
To: dennisw
Beat me to the bunch. Insurance scam fits very well as a motive.
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posted on
07/25/2022 12:29:43 AM PDT
by
Getready
(Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
To: Getready
Beat me to the “hunch”. Autocorrect is horrible.
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posted on
07/25/2022 12:31:09 AM PDT
by
Getready
(Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
To: fieldmarshaldj
Where is the Reverend Ike when one needs him?
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posted on
07/25/2022 12:32:40 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Getready
The pulpit is not a gun storage locker?
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posted on
07/25/2022 12:33:51 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: dennisw
‘ This is an insurance scam. The alleged preacher is in on this.’
I bet you’re right.
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posted on
07/25/2022 12:37:25 AM PDT
by
Track9
(You are far too inquisitive not to be seduced…)
To: thegagline
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posted on
07/25/2022 12:40:06 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: BykrBayb
$400K in jewelry, a Rolls Royce and no security.Yes, what’s wrong with this picture? I wonder if anyone thought, there might be insurance fraud here?
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posted on
07/25/2022 12:44:53 AM PDT
by
Mark17
(Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
To: Paladin2
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posted on
07/25/2022 12:46:01 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: thegagline
Let it crawl rev, let it crawl!
CC
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posted on
07/25/2022 12:56:14 AM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
To: Paladin2
Reverend Ike,Father Divine. Jimmie and Tammie. Day of judgement gonna be tough.
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posted on
07/25/2022 12:56:45 AM PDT
by
Getready
(Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
To: thegagline
The “Reverend” Al Sharpton must be jealous.
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posted on
07/25/2022 1:09:41 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Fox News is CNN-Lite)
To: Celtic Conservative
An excellent one by Redd Foxx.
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posted on
07/25/2022 1:09:52 AM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
To: Celtic Conservative
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posted on
07/25/2022 1:10:47 AM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
To: Telepathic Intruder
Rev. Eatmore from Ibdamn, Alabama.
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posted on
07/25/2022 1:53:37 AM PDT
by
Capt_Hank
(btu's...kcal's...to kJ's, but my activation energy is still high.)
To: Mark17
That’s probably the real reason he wasn’t scared.
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posted on
07/25/2022 2:00:25 AM PDT
by
BykrBayb
(Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. PTL ~ Þ)
To: BykrBayb
That’s probably the real reason he wasn’t scared.I would be interested in seeing a follow up story on this. In this day and age, where so many people are so dishonest about so many things, nothing would surprise me.
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posted on
07/25/2022 2:08:55 AM PDT
by
Mark17
(Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
To: thegagline
Um.... Brooklyn. What the actual heck????
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posted on
07/25/2022 2:18:23 AM PDT
by
sauropod
(Unbelief has nothing to say. Chance favors the prepared mind.)
To: SaveFerris
I don’t think this is anything to celebrate.
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posted on
07/25/2022 2:19:27 AM PDT
by
sauropod
(Unbelief has nothing to say. Chance favors the prepared mind.)
To: Secret Agent Man
There is no honor among thieves. Whitehead did prison for ID fraud and attempted grand larceny. Adams himself was a teenage hoodlum.
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posted on
07/25/2022 2:29:21 AM PDT
by
Apparatchik
(If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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