State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins went missing in Yonkers.
According to data obtained by the Post, Paul wakes up and sees an uptick in unrest in his hometown, aligned with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on policies to fight crime and defund the police. ing.
According to Yonkers Police Department statistics, the number of robberies has increased by 63% this year, and the number of robberies has increased by 33%. Felony assaults increased by 8% and motor vehicle thefts increased by 2%, the numbers revealed.
There have been two murders so far this year, an increase from zero in the same period last year.
“That’s important…Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins will rethink bail reform legislation for the safety of our communities,” Frank McDonald, president of the Yonkers Police Benevolent Association, told the Post. “Public safety must be our top priority, and we must take steps to break the cycle of recidivism that threatens the well-being of residents in Yonkers and across New York State.
“The priority should be ensuring the safety of the community, not catering to the whims of repeat offenders,” he added.
Lawmakers like Heastie and Stewart-Cousins are facing pressure to address the rise in violent crime in New York.
The two Democratic leaders were leading proponents of the state’s controversial 2019 criminal justice reforms, which eliminated cash bail for most misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies and released felonies. It created a revolving door for suspects.
Speaker’s Bronx neighborhood is currently dealing with a spike in rapes and robberies.
But Stewart-Cousins declared to reporters in March 2023 that “our bail reform has no correlation to an increase in crime.”
Tell that to the residents of Yonkers.
Two years ago, a shocking video showed four brazen thieves using sledgehammers to smash the window of a Yonkers jewelry store and steal an estimated $100,000 worth of merchandise.
The daylight snatching at Golden Square Jewelry occurred on May 12, 2022, just over a mile from Stewart Cousins’ home. A car chase and manhunt ended with three of the suspects handcuffed, police said.
“This is the Democratic Party,” a Golden Square Jewelry employee said on condition of anonymity, referring to the spike in crime. “Do you think anything I say can change anything?”
According to , Yonkers is still suffering from a “post-COVID-19 lawlessness situation.” Yonkers Police Chief Christopher Sapienza.
“We don’t believe in misdemeanors here in Yonkers. We believe every crime matters. We’ve seen small crimes turn into bigger crimes.” he told Fox News Digital. In January, he added that bail reform and raising the age of criminal responsibility “makes our job harder and harder to keep people behind bars.”
Stewart-Cousins and Heastie “have worked together on bail reform and all the changes to New York State’s criminal justice system,” said Joseph Giacalone, a former NYPD sergeant and adjunct professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. “In the face of adversity, they have both pivoted and continued to gaslight. It is no surprise that both districts are filled with turmoil. Reap it.”
