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October 13, 2006
Camera shy
Suit: Ratner had me arrested when I took his spy cam off my building
Brooklyn Papers
By Dana Rubinstein
One of the remaining property owners in the footprint of the proposed Atlantic Yards project is suing developer Bruce Ratner for mounting a surveillance camera in his building, and then having him arrested for taking it down.
“They took me out in handcuffs, put me in the back of a police car and took me to the station,” said Lars Williams, who lives with his sister in a building on Sixth Avenue between Pacific and Dean streets that he co-owns with his dad.
“I spent a night in jail for taking a camera off [our] building,” said Williams in disbelief.
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Despite repeated attempts by The Brooklyn Papers, a Forest City Ratner spokesperson refused to comment.
Posted by lumi at October 13, 2006 9:28 AM