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Canarsie Theft Suspect Should Have Been Charged With Stupidity It's a foregone conclusion that, generally speaking - and with apologies to Jean Valjean, the hero of "Les Miserables" - to commit a felony, such as robbery, is pretty stupid. Therefore, one would suspect that to stupidly get caught by a stupid action - would also be pretty stupid. Such was the case of Dennis Ford, 30, of East New York, who was arrested last Saturday and is suspected of robbing a Canarsie man on Halloween. According to Detective Mannie Katranakis of the 69th Precinct Detective Squad, it was "pretty easy" to trace the suspect. "On Halloween morning," Katranakis said, "Ford allegedly stole a large pile of suits, tee shirts, sneakers and other items from a man who was packing his car in front of his Canarsie home preparatory to taking it to his clothing store in Manhattan." The detective said the victim reported the theft to him at the Foster Avenue station house right away, giving him a description of the stolen articles. "Just about two days later, the suspect set up shop on the street here and in East New York and started selling the very same articles that had been stolen," the detective said, trying to muffle a snicker. "Not only that, but he was wearing some of the articles too!" Needless to say, a friend of the man who was robbed saw Ford - decked out in some of the neat clothing, including red sneakers - and recognized where they came from. The friend told the victim and the victim told police and Katranakis was given the case. "There was one thing that made tracking the suspect very easy," the detective said. "While he was selling some items, the friend of the victim played it very cool and told Ford he liked the articles so much that maybe they could do some business together. "What's your phone number?" he asked. Ford gave him the phone number of his aunt's house in East New York. Katranakis traced the number to the man's aunt's home - and the rest is history. Stupid history, but history nonetheless. "Oh, one other thing," Detective Katranakis said. "When I went to the house to arrest the suspect, he came to the door wearing the stolen sneakers...allegedly."
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