{"id":411474,"date":"2022-03-02T21:56:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T18:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-phone-snatch-victim-gets-clever-payback-on-thief\/"},"modified":"2022-03-02T21:56:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T18:56:43","slug":"nyc-phone-snatch-victim-gets-clever-payback-on-thief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-phone-snatch-victim-gets-clever-payback-on-thief\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC phone-snatch victim gets clever payback on thief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#NYC phone-snatch victim gets clever payback on thief<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A dimwitted thief with a long rap sheet swiped a man\u2019s cellphone on a Manhattan train late Tuesday \u2014 and then was busted when the victim lured him by promising to buy it back, cops said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Cooper, 57, grabbed the 20-year-old victim\u2019s phone as he sat on a northbound E train near 34th Street-Penn Station just after 11 p.m., police said.<\/p>\n<p>He ran off after the theft, cops said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But when the victim called the stolen phone, Cooper actually answered \u2014 and the two men planned to meet up at West 4th Street, where the victim said he would buy the phone back, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Cooper had no idea that the victim was coordinating with cops \u2014 who showed up there too and arrested him around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, cops said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cooper, of the Bronx, was charged with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and criminal possession of a controlled substance, authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/new-york-subway-robbery-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"According to police, the thief was on his way to meet the victim so he could buy the phone back when cops nabbed him. \" class=\"wp-image-21389177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/new-york-subway-robbery-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/new-york-subway-robbery-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/new-york-subway-robbery-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>According to police, the thief was on his way to meet the victim so he could buy the phone back when cops nabbed him. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He was found in possession of two ziplock bags holding alleged crack cocaine and an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent crack pipe.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper has 52 prior arrests \u2014 most of them for drug possession \u2014 including his most recent bust back in August, cops said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has also previously been arrested for assault, robbery, petit larceny and criminal trespass, police said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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