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A Campaign Of Terror
It all happened in less than three hours on a cool September night
— a prolific spurt of anti-Jewish vandalism at more than a dozen
locations in the heart of Brooklyn Heights.
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Ivaylo Ivanov is suspected of anti-Jewish
vandalism.
On Monday, the police arrested a man who they said had
a trove of weapons inside a stately apartment building in the
neighborhood. The man, Ivaylo Ivanov, admitted under videotaped
questioning that he was behind the spree, which had mystified
investigators for months, the police said.
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He May Have Been Mossad
Much less is known about Mr. Ivanov. In court, his lawyer said that
Mr. Ivanov is a linguist. Mr. Ivanov told the police that he had
been trained by Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad.
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His Roommate/Lover
Police were also looking to question Clatts, 50, the Columbia
University Professor living with Ivanov, a source told The News.
Alan Brasunas, a co-op board member at the 58 Remsen St.
brownstone, confirmed Clatts owned the apartment and lived there
with Ivanov.
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Taken To Court
And later Monday evening, after Mr. Ivanov’s arraignment in
Brooklyn Criminal Court, his lawyer surprised reporters with his own
announcement: Mr. Ivanov is himself Jewish.
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Twenty Detectives On Case For Five Months
It all started on the morning of Sept. 25 when good Jews
found swastikas and other slurs scratched, scrawled and spray-painted
on cars, playgrounds, synagogues and building facades. Crude fliers
reading “Kill All Jews” were strewn about.
At one point, 20 detectives were assigned to investigate the case.
In addition to the charges of weapons possession, Mr. Ivanov was
arraigned on four charges of criminal mischief and five charges of
aggravated assault. Two counts of each charge are considered hate
crimes.
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A Fellow Zionist Is The Judge
The judge, Jonah Wilson, set bail at $150,000 cash or a $300,000
bond, and ordered Mr. Ivanov to surrender his passport. According to a
police official, Mr. Ivanov said his acts of vandalism were a result
of “bad judgment” and “rage.”
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A $150,000 A Year Professor
One of these kooks was a professor at Columbia.
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