Police in New York City say they have linked the Brooklyn based crew of rapper Fabolous
NEW YORK POST
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Police in New York City say they have linked the Brooklyn based crew of rapper Fabolous, to the robberies of several high profile celebrities and athletes.
According to the New York Post, the Street Family, which cops say is based out of the Breevort Houses where the rapper grew up, has been targeting nightclub patrons in the lower Manhattan neighborhoods of Chelsea and Flatiron for some time now, including former New York Giants cornerback Frank Walker, NBA guard Sebastian Telfair and boxer Zab Judah. Police allegedly have surveillance footage showing Street Family members involved in the October 2006 mugging of Telfair outside of Sean "Diddy" Combs' now-defunct Justin's Restaurant in Manhattan.
In that incident, the basketball player was robbed of a $50,000 chain and Fabolous was shot in the leg. ''They don't care,'' one unidentified police source told the Post. ''The bigger the celebrity, the better.''
The NYPD believes that the crew searches out celebrities who are sporting expensive jewelry, then alert each other via cellphone. The victims are then targeted as they walk to their cars. Fabolous has previously denied any personal or Street Family connection to this type of illegal activity, but now it appears he may have been shot by his own, too greedy, people.
Officials say Street Family has about 20 members who are former drug dealers. The gang allegedly does its business in the Chelsea and Flatiron district area in Manhattan, where Fabolous' childhood friend Shamel McKinney was recently stabbed to death.