The cunning nature of the criminal mind
Never let your guard down, because the criminal mind will say and do anything to escape.
Bob Weir | April 28, 2026
It was about 2 A.M. on a chilly night in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. While on radio car patrol, my partner and I were notified that an anonymous caller had heard unusual sounds at a hardware store that had been closed for several hours. Since we couldn’t find a break in front, we checked the hallway of the building next door, finding a window that accessed the rear yard. I climbed onto a narrow ledge and inched my way toward the grimy-looking rear window of the store. My partner kept an eye on me as I approached the iron bars, which had been bent wide enough apart to allow someone to squeeze through. There was no way of knowing whether the burglar was still inside, and a quick records check from the station house told us that the owner lived about a half-hour away. I carefully placed a leg through the bars, trying to find a solid place to hold my weight as I pushed the rest of me inside the darkened enclosure.
With one leg stationed on a firm object, I gingerly added the rest of my 180 pounds to the unseen platform. While continuing to hold onto the bars and trying to adjust my eyes to the blackness, the ground suddenly gave way, and I was sent crashing against a nearby wall. I stumbled in the darkness until I regained some balance. “Bob! Are you okay?” my partner yelled from the hallway window, about 20 feet away. I drew my service revolver before turning on the flashlight. When the 6-by-8-foot space materialized, I saw the remains of a toilet bowl that had been crushed under the strain of my weight.
“I’m okay,” I called back. “Stay there until I check it out.”
I pulled open the door that led to a narrow aisle in the rear of the store. When I looked to my left, I saw the front door facing the street; to my right was a wall about 10 feet away. In front of me was a curtain that appeared to be concealing a small room. Suddenly, the curtain began to move as if someone was pushing against it.
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