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thisisntshakespeare t1_j036rla wrote
Damn. One would hope evidence (especially DNA materials) were better protected and stored.
Accidental or deliberate?
Speedyx t1_j0374x3 wrote
Im sure everyones first thought will be deliberate but I feel the end result will be incompetence.
Frustr8edInvestor t1_j03e0ls wrote
There goes the list of Everyone who has ever been to Jeffrey Epsteins Island
Canyousourcethatplz t1_j03ebmw wrote
trump probably.
Turbulent_Link1738 t1_j03eswz wrote
My guess is it’s related to the electric scooters/bikes or atvs they’ve been taking.
StoryAndAHalf t1_j03fccu wrote
Hanlon’s Razor!
elizabeth-cooper t1_j03ifyl wrote
> barrels of DNA material.
Literally barrels or is this specialized jargon?
Iamabrewer t1_j03inwj wrote
Officer: Sgt, there was 100kg of cocaine in there!?!
Sgt: How Much?
Officer: 10kg???
Sgt: That's what I thought you said.
mowotlarx OP t1_j03jcuv wrote
I have to believe they were actually in barrels, because that's such an odd way to describe a storage method.
TonyzTone t1_j03q8g6 wrote
Better than shoeboxes of DNA material...
bittoxic00 t1_j03qamt wrote
Something magnets couldn’t erase
idanrecyla t1_j03so28 wrote
Think of all the time and effort that won't have to be expended on trying to solve all those backlogged cases. I don't trust the criminals, but born and bred New Yorker here means I don't trust the police either
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panda12291 t1_j03ye3u wrote
Are rape and sexual assault jokes really still funny to anyone?
Ted_Dance_Son t1_j03ygbp wrote
The worse thing is stuff like any organized crime or political investigation evidence is likely destroyed if stored here.
BinklesMcSniffington t1_j042tgw wrote
Let’s hope the E. Jean Carroll’s dress wasn’t stored there.
roundgalspottery t1_j045z91 wrote
This right here
myxyplyxy t1_j04a91q wrote
No. No they are not
Nickyluvs2cum t1_j04i3ti wrote
You don’t find that suspicious ??
numba1cyberwarrior t1_j04lm15 wrote
yo mr white
asian_identifier t1_j04ps17 wrote
went to statue of liberty crown today, got to see this all day
jerseycityfrankie t1_j04t2vu wrote
Bales of hundred dollar bill bundles, stacked on pallets. Highly flammable. Shame if there was a fire....
thinkltoez t1_j04zrh7 wrote
Bet it was one of those ebikes
blackdenton t1_j05d23p wrote
Next to the binders full of women.
PoppaTitty t1_j05o7p2 wrote
10:30 am doesn't seem like prime arson hours. If it was to destroy evidence wouldn't you burn it down at night?
Odins-Enriched-Sack t1_j05r1e8 wrote
The thing about S/A jokes is that they are like your dad's cock. You don't want it, but you get it anyway.
Icy-Performance-3739 t1_j05w3uy wrote
This happens every 5 years or so on the Brookkyn waterfront. Remember the one where Greenpount and Williamsburg meet about 5 or 6 years ago.
socialcommentary2000 t1_j06cst2 wrote
On one hand, the conspiracy theory angle does work...on the other, the NYPD's material handling protocols are probably laughable when it comes to storing E bikes and other things with battery cells. I guarantee you they were stacking these things wherever they could and all it takes is one shorted cell and..well ( insert Dr. Ian Malcolm gif).
Rocky_Mountain_Way t1_j06h94p wrote
There’s no evidence of anything suspicious.
No evidence of anything, in fact.
No evidence.
Hmmmmmm. That seems suspicious
ShystersGame t1_j06jqpa wrote
Thats actually funny
BrendanRedditHere t1_j06ka7v wrote
Cmon "tesla cop car fire"!
TK1129 t1_j06lox8 wrote
It’s mostly E-bikes and stuff from adjudicated cases there. Creates problems for people that appeal their conviction if the original evidence is there.
windupshoe2020 t1_j06mayv wrote
I’d be willing to wager on “deliberate in order to cover up prior incompetence.”
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NoLipsForAnybody t1_j06oj2y wrote
I smell arson
JP714 t1_j06q1lu wrote
This time of year? Many fires occur when it's cold outside. Boilers are pumpin, and the air is very dry. I would bet most fires in the NE occur during the cold months.
Glittering_Multitude t1_j06rmcb wrote
It’s a reference to The Simpsons. https://youtu.be/Es2GIhjcSLQ
NetQuarterLatte t1_j06t4ah wrote
>“We expect the N.Y.P.D. and district attorneys to provide us a full accounting of the evidence that was damaged and to immediately inform defense counsel about individual cases that may have been impacted,” said Redmond Haskins, a spokesman for the Legal Aid Society, one of the city’s largest providers of legal services for indigent clients.
In plain words: this is a Christmas bonanza for the Legal Aid.
rakehellion t1_j06ywtr wrote
They store them in test tubes, that go in deep frozen metal containers. Barrels.
eekamuse t1_j0711z5 wrote
/r/unexpectedbreakingbad
eekamuse t1_j071avt wrote
r/expectedbreakingbad
eekamuse t1_j071e9r wrote
r/overplayedbutappreciatedbreakingbad
thebruns t1_j0731z5 wrote
That would be....something.
NYPD Press release: We confiscated all these dangerous scooters!
two days layer
Surprised pikachu
Firm_Parsley_8251 t1_j07bm3f wrote
The Criminals rejoice! but it an't haleluya
BoB3y-D t1_j07ng68 wrote
Thought this myself, but I don’t believe they were charging any of them inside the warehouse.
BoB3y-D t1_j07nja0 wrote
Inconspicuously conspicuous.
Chacochillin t1_j07oyit wrote
When i worked for the city years ago i had to take opposing counsel to Erie basin to inspect a faulty Fire Truck, and another time to inspect the Boom of one of the crane’s that collapsed in the city.
PLAYRESIDENTEVIL4 t1_j07qnuk wrote
Previously on law and order
mowotlarx OP t1_j036c75 wrote
>Large plumes of white smoke were visible across the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn on Tuesday morning as a three-alarm fire at the Police Department’s Erie Basin Auto Pound burned for several hours. The fire was called into the Fire Department around 10:30 a.m., according to officials. Emergency vehicles, including three helicopters and 33 fire units, were working to contain the flames early Tuesday afternoon. About 140 firefighters were at the scene, according to the department.
>The auto pound is one of two operated by the Police Department — another is in Springfield Gardens, Queens — and houses vehicles that have been seized as part of investigations, as well as thousands of barrels of DNA material.
>Officials with the Police and Fire Departments would not confirm which warehouse at the auto pound the fire had affected and did not have any information about damages. But a law enforcement official who was not authorized to speak publicly said the fire could potentially be disastrous.
>In 2012, when Hurricane Sandy tore through the city, two warehouses on the compound were inundated, damaging hundreds of barrels of evidence and affecting a number of ongoing cases.