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He’s in the doghouse now.
A Bronx knucklehead wanted for a series of heists at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan bit off more than he could chew when he tried sneaking back into the venue for the Westminster Dog Show, state police said.
Allan Jackson, 60, who was wanted on a warrant for skipping out on a grand-larceny rap, was recognized as he tried to slip into the famed canine contest Saturday — and was then busted after showing cops a phony ID, troopers said in a press release Sunday.
Allan Jackson, 60, of The Bronx had already been wanted for a string of thefts at the Jacob Javits Center, the site of the dog show in Manhattan. Christopher Sadowski
A suspected thief tried to sneak into the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Manhattan over the weekend. REUTERSJackson “was placed under arrest for three previous incidents dating back to November of 2025, as well as the false impersonation,” the department said. “He was transported to the NYPD 10th Precinct for processing and then taken to Manhattan Central Booking to be arraigned.”
Jackson was charged with burglary, grand larceny, petty larceny and false impersonation, arraigned Sunday and ordered held on $20,000 cash bail or a $50,000 bond, court records show.
According to the records, Jackson has one other bust in Manhattan dating to May — a grand-larceny case that he blew off Jan. 29, prompting the judge to issue an arrest warrant.
State police said eagle-eye cops recognized Jackson when he tried to sneak into the dog show over the weekend.
The Westminster Kennel Club event is an annual high-profile tradition at the West Side convention center and runs through Tuesday.
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