CRIMINAL PICKLE VENDOR, TRACY KRAWITT AKA "SPACEY TRACY"
There
is a vile criminal living across the road from me. Her name is Tracy
Krawitt aka “SPACEY TRACY”, the proprietor of “SPACEY TRACY'S
DEEP FRIED PICKLES”.
As
by far the worst neighbor I have ever had the misfortune to
encounter, she has been a constant cause of trouble, of grievous
offenses, in any number of ways. I call her “The Neighbor from
Hell”, and with good reason.
The offenses are a daily occurrence. Krawitt is acting in violation of the zoning laws by running a very loud, intrusive commercial business in a rural area zoned only for residential use. Before she invaded the property, it was quiet, as it was meant to be.
Not anymore. Because of this odious woman, there is no escape from the noise of trucks (huge food delivery vehicles) invading the property, blocking the common driveway, the shouts of drivers, the horns blasting. A constantly changing number of other vehicles clog the common driveway at any given time, preventing other tenants from using it, to which we have a right.
Her large aggressive dog, howling and barking, is running unleashed, a safety hazard, for anyone on the property, on the nearby roads, and even for the dog himself. Krawitt has trespassed countless times, invading my yard when chasing the unleashed dog. She roughly grabs him by the collar and drags him away. He is not only unleashed but untrained. From what I have seen, her treatment of the dog is not only irresponsible, but unkind, bordering on abusive. What kind of person would let a dog run unleashed on a public road, where he could be hit by a car. I myself have had to slam on the brakes more than once when the dog ran straight out in front of my car!
Then, there are the piles of trash and commercial appliances littering her front yard, and the huge monstrosity pickle truck, an eyesore ruining the landscape for other tenants.
The woman herself, creating a spectacle. Out in the driveway, loud and vulgar, yelling at her associates, pointing, waving her arms, directing traffic, strutting aggressively across the road, acting as if she owns the whole property. She has single-handedly turned the property into a loud, ugly, hostile place.
This is a nightmare and there is no reason anyone should be forced to live with these daily disturbances, going on since 2018.
And day, after day, after miserable day, there is no relief to be had. No hope of peace, or quiet enjoyment of a rental property, all because of one evil woman.
As
I have learned, this woman is notorious in the general and
surrounding area of Rhinebeck, Red Hook, New York. Most know her only
as “Spacey Tracy”, the owner of a garishly ugly pickle truck to be
found at public events all over the Hudson Valley.
From
the stories I've heard from those who know her (or know of her, and
there are many), the most common statement has been “She has a
reputation”. I will leave the meaning of that for the reader to
decide.
But
I digress. Her “reputation”, sleazy as it is, is not my concern. My concern is that
she is a criminal, and that she has committed at least one horrendous
criminal offense against me.
And
just so she knows, in case she is reading this, I will continue to
expose her misdeeds in the pursuit of justice, for as long as it
takes, whatever it takes, by any and all lawful and ethical means
available to me.
Note
the words: “lawful” and “ethical”. These words have no place
in the vocabulary, or even the twisted mind of Tracy Krawitt. Which
may put any honest person at a disadvantage, when having to deal with
reporting her many offenses to the appropriate authorities. (Police,
Zoning Board, Dog Control, just to name a few.)
Because
Krawitt lies. She is a prolific liar who will lie to anyone as long
as it serves her interests. Worst of all, she lies to the police. And
I have no intention of ever letting anyone forget it.
Do
a search: “Tracy Krawitt aka Spacey Tracy”. See what comes up. It
will be my reports on the first page. In case she believes that her crimes
can remain covered up, she should be disabused of this notion.
Because
this is the worst of the worst offenses against me by Tracy Krawitt,
I have decided to once again publish my formal complaint to the
Rhinebeck Police.
This
definitively establishes that Tracy Krawitt is a criminal. Making a
false police report is a crime. Just as making a death threat is a
crime, a crime of which I have been falsely accused, causing all
manner of extreme damages to me.
If
the police had believed me, instead of taking Krawitt at her word
(which has proven to be totally worthless), she would have been
arrested. In fact it is a grievous injustice that she was not
arrested.
But
if all I can do is continue to expose the truth, that is what I will
do. Even if she gets away with the evil she has done, she will never
live it down. I will make sure of it.
Here
is the original report.
Tracy
Krawitt (aka SPACEY TRACY), the Neighbor from Hell: FORMAL COMPLAINT
TO POLICE & COMMENTARY
https://barbarahartwellvscia.blogspot.com/2020/01/tracy-krawitt-aka-spacey-tracy-neighbor.html
Following
are the links to related reports exposing the many offenses, civil and criminal, of the evil perpetrator,
Tracy Krawitt. Also given are reports exposing the slumlord, an accomplice who has not only allowed Krawitt's violations on his property, but has supported her in her offenses against Barbara Hartwell.
May
God's swift and terrible justice be visited upon her.
Barbara
Hartwell
July
5, 2026
SPACEY TRACY'S HELL-FIRED PICKLES
EXCERPT:
FORMAL COMPLAINT TO RHINEBECK POLICE
On
December 8, 2019, a tenant who lives across the street from me, Tracy
Krawitt, called the police, making a false police report.
I
do not know this woman, and had never spoken to her before. She has a
large commercial trailer truck, hauled by a smaller truck, with
writing on the side, SPACEY TRACY'S DEEP FRIED PICKLES.
Shortly
after 7:00 PM, I was in my house when I heard loud noise and
commotion outside, voices shouting, very close to my house, doors
slamming, the sound of an engine and scraping of tires. I opened my
door to see what the ruckus was, and saw that the truck was backing
up, and then moving forward, repeatedly, coming very close to my car,
which was parked outside, in the yard in front of the house, parallel
to the driveway, in the designated spot.
I
was very concerned that the driver might hit my car. The woman was
standing inside my front yard (not a part of the driveway), shouting
to the driver, as he tried to maneuver the vehicles. As I have
witnessed in the past, the driver is extremely inept, and has caused
damage on the property before, knocking down pole reflectors which
are placed at the edges of the common circular driveway around which
the cottages are situated.
I
opened my door and came out on the porch and shouted over the noise,
warning them not to hit my car. I was answered by the man driving the
truck, who yelled out the window, “F- you!” After this verbal
assault by the man (name unknown), I told the woman to “get the
hell out of my yard”, that she had no business creating such a
disturbance.
She
answered, rudely and arrogantly dismissing my concerns, “You need
to chill out.” I repeated my directive for her to “get the hell
out of my yard”, and she then moved onto the edge of the driveway.
The man continued to curse at me, from the truck, more F- you! and
other curses I could not make out. In outrage and disgust, I called
them “assholes”, in response to this verbal assault. I then said
I would report this outrageous behavior to the police.
The
woman then said that she would call the landlord (who owns all rental
properties but does not live on the property), and said, “I'll give
you the numbers for the state and local police”. I told her I did
not need any such numbers from her.
I
then went back into the house. I was outraged and extremely
distressed by their abusive and harassing behavior, but I decided
that I would call the police the next day (Monday, December 9) to
report the incident because I did not see the need to call, when
there was no immediate emergency. The truck had finally been
maneuvered to park in front of the cottage occupied by the woman,
Tracy Krawitt.
I
had planned to make a formal complaint about this incident, and so
that the police would be apprised that these disturbances were a
regular occurrence, which disrupted the peace and quiet on the
property, of which other neighbors had also complained; but to my
knowledge, they never called the police.
In
the past, both of these individuals (Tracy Krawitt and the driver)
have created such disturbances numerous times, making noise, yelling,
blocking the common driveway between the cottages, loudly cursing at
my other neighbors (F-you!, etc.) and knocking down reflectors placed
at the edge of the driveway with the truck, which my neighbors had to
keep replacing each time they were destroyed by the negligent actions
of these individuals.
They
have also left deep gouges from their tires in the shared side yard
between my house and my neighbors', tearing up the grass and flowers,
causing us to place lawn chairs at the edge of the driveway, to stop
such intrusions into the yard. Putting up a physical barrier was the
only way to stop them, as they had repeatedly disregarded the
complaints from my neighbors. The reflectors, as well, were
originally put in place for the same purpose, to stop them from
intruding onto the grass adjacent to the circular driveway.
These
individuals have been extremely rude, aggressive and disrespectful,
with no concern whatsoever for the rights of other tenants on the
property. Which is why I had good reason to be concerned that they
might hit my car.
A
few minutes after the incident, three (3) police officers came to my
door, arriving in two separate cars. This woman, Krawitt, had called
them, though she and her associate (the driver of the truck) were the
only aggressors/offenders. They were creating a disturbance; the man
was verbally abusive and I had every good reason to fear that my car
might be hit.
When
the police came, I was shocked to hear that this woman had given them
totally false information about the incident, which amounts to making
a false police report. I explained what had happened, such as I am
documenting here, in greater detail.
One
officer actually told me that this woman had claimed that I had made
a threat to “kill” her. This is an outrageous lie! This woman,
Tracy Krawitt, is a liar and a false witness. I said no such thing,
nor would I, nor have I ever made such a threat to anyone. As stated
above, my only responses to this outrageous behavior, strictly in my
own defense, were, “Do not hit my car.”; “Get the hell out of
my yard.”, and to call them “assholes”, after I was verbally
assaulted by the man. There were no threats whatsoever made by me.
The
officer told me that it would all be documented, though he declined
to tell me the exact nature of the complaint made by this woman,
Tracy Krawitt. However, due to the fact that this woman has lied to
the police, bearing false witness against me, I find it necessary to
document the incident myself, as a formal complaint, for the record.
Making a false report to the police is a serious offense, and
certainly cause for action on the part of the injured party.
Moreover,
the egregious nature of the false report is of great concern to me,
as my good name has been slandered and this false accusation is now
on record, as documented by the police.
As
a tenant, I have the right to quiet enjoyment of the rental property
for which I am paying. This woman, Tracy Krawitt, has created, in
general, a hostile environment, with the regular disturbances and
incursions.
I
was told by the police that it was difficult to move such a vehicle,
as if I should take that into consideration. However, that is not my
concern, and I am not required to make accommodations for their
problems, especially when they are creating noise, stress and
disrespecting my rights in the process. If they are unable or
unwilling to run their commercial business without creating
disturbances for others (on a regular basis), they should move their
business to another location, for which the current location is
certainly unsuited, being a strictly residential area, not for use by
commercial purposes.
The
fact is that Ms. Krawitt has now made a false police report, accusing
me of issuing a threat to her life, when no such event occurred. It
appears that she made this false report as a preemptive, malicious
attempt to justify her complaint against me, which was totally
unwarranted.
These
actions constitute a grievous injustice, which I do not intend to
tolerate. I consider the man's verbal assaults as menacing, and I now
have reason to be concerned that she might call the police again,
bearing false witness, at her whim, since she has apparently got away
with it in this instance.
Please
be advised that my only actions were in attempts to defend my
property and my rights as a tenant. Her actions and her false report
to the police place Ms. Krawitt entirely in the wrong. Also please be
advised that I intend to pursue every lawful means in order to hold
her accountable and to clear my name from these injurious false
accusations.
This
incident has caused extreme distress for me, including having three
(3) police officers interrogating me, especially in light of the fact
that I have been falsely accused of an offense I did not commit.
I
don't blame the police, as I understand that they are required to
respond to all complaints. The only blame should be attributed to the
false accuser, Tracy Krawitt, who lied to the police and made the
false report.
I
have no intention of having any further dealings with this woman,
unless she instigates further offenses against me, in which case I
will immediately contact the police.
Please
consider this my formal complaint and keep this document for the
record, so that my testimony as to the facts is known.
Thank
you for your consideration.
Barbara Hartwell
January, 2020
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