Crime Blotter

Remember the old days, when every few weeks some angry crazy nut would pour gasoline through a subway token booth's coin slot, then follow it with a lit match, torching a clerk? That was bad news. It hasn't happened in awhile, but there are still a few old school loons out there who cling to the classics, even if their technical memory has grown a little foggy. At about 6 a.m. last Tuesday, a snockered 22-year-old named Angelo Smiley wasn't smiling at all as he approached the token booth at the Wilson Avenue stop in Bushwick. No sir, he was mighty pissed at everyone-especially the token clerk. So he allegedly tossed a burning smoke through the booth's coin slot (exhibiting a spurring amount of dexterity for a crazy drunk), then followed that up by reportedly pouring some beer through the coin slot, too. Normally the combination of fire and alcohol would lead to some sort of combustion, but not here, not doing it backwards the way he did. He should've started with the beer. But no, he just left the poor token clerk damp and covered in ashes. Annoyed by this, the clerk called the cops and the fire department, who showed up a few minutes later and arrested Mr. Smiley.