BY SAM SPOKONY | Here’s one way to be welcomed home after a weekend away with your husband — your daughter let an alleged felon and gang member come over, and he and his pals stole your jewelry
That was apparently the case at a posh, 30th-floor apartment in the iconic 8 Spruce St. tower on Sunday night, when police say Jamar Allah, 21, teamed up with five others to prey on the mistaken hospitality of the 19-year-old woman, making off with more than $36,000 worth of diamond and gold rings, necklaces, watches and other items, police said.
But Allah, who’s currently on trial for multiple charges of gang assault and weapons possession stemming from a September 2013 attack, will have to face the music all over again. He was arrested on Wednesday afternoon in connection with the theft, police said — the same day he was supposed to appear for his latest court date.
The young woman told cops that this all started after she’d met Allah at her job, where the alleged felon may have recently gained employment after posting bond and being released from police custody following his previous court date on Feb. 26, according to court records. Once he found out where she and her parents lived, Allah told the 19-year-old he wanted to come over to the apartment and “visit,” according to her explanations to police.
So she reportedly agreed and let him come over to the Spruce St. home on Sunday — but was shocked when he showed up, around 10 p.m., alongside five other men whom she’d never seen before.
The group of men lingered there for six hours, according to the young woman’s account of the incident, leaving her feeling “scared and uneasy” until they finally decided to leave around 4 a.m.
Fearing theft, she reportedly tried to take some action by asking Allah to open up his backpack before he and his cronies left the scene. But they refused to let her search the bag, and instead simply turned and walked out, police said.
It was later on Monday, around 6:30 p.m., when the 19-year-old’s parents returned home, and her mother immediately saw that her dresser drawer had been “tampered with,” according to the police report. Moments later, she realized that the 30 pieces of her precious jewelry were gone.
It was unclear exactly how and where cops apprehended Allah on Wednesday, but since the teen had given his name to police on Monday, it seemed like only a matter of time until he ended up in cuffs. And now that he’s back in police custody, Allah will face yet another felony charge — this time it’ll be grand larceny.
But his five alleged accomplices remain unidentified, police said.
