New York City police on Monday announced a property crimes crackdown and several arrests following a raid on an immigrant robbery ring with ties to Venezuela and a scheme that used electric scooters. This is because a group of suspects in the NYPD attack are still on the loose.
“While a wave of immigrant crimes has hit our city in recent months, the people committing these crimes are in no way representative of the vast numbers of people who come to New York to build a better life. There is no one there,” NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban said at a news conference. Afternoon news conference.
He likened the gangs to a group of ghosts, illegal aliens who don’t have phones, social media, and in some cases don’t know their names or dates of birth.
NYPD officials said many of the suspects were living in immigrant shelters and had recently arrived in the United States.
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A group of suspects in a New York City robbery ring were unveiled Monday in a police exhibit. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital)
At a press conference Monday afternoon, NYPD leaders named eight suspects connected to the ring: alleged ringleader Victor Parra, as well as Claver Andrada, Juan Uzkatuy, Yan Jimenez and Anthony. Ramos, Richard Saledo, Beike Jimenez, and Maria Manaura.
Police said Parra would connect scammers around the Big Apple, who may not have known each other, to heist missions and send them notifications about specific cell phone models he wanted. They then stole a scooter and went into town, taking the victim’s cell phone and wallet.
On Monday morning, New York City Mayor Eric Adams posed for a photo after the attack. (X/@NYPDDaughtry)
Police said the “technician” is suspected of hacking stolen mobile phones and accessing banking and financial apps to compromise accounts. If the phone is emptied or the owner locks up the money, the stolen phone will be shipped across the country or to Colombia to be reprogrammed and sold.
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Police made a round of arrests late Sunday and executed a search warrant in the Bronx early Monday, authorities said.
The warrant was located at Parra’s home, but he was not there. However, police recovered 22 stolen mobile phones and arrested the “technician” inside.
Police said most of the suspects lived in immigrant shelters in the city. The ring targeted four of the city’s five boroughs, with only Staten Island spared.
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said Sergeant John Chell of the New York City Police Department. FOX5 New York Earlier in the day, it was revealed that a spike in robberies and snatchings using mopeds and scooters has a direct correlation to the current immigration crisis gripping the Big Apple.
“This crew of immigrant Venezuelans preying on our cities has a huge impact on crime,” Chell said. “We can’t let this happen anymore. It has to stop.”
New York City Police Department Sergeant John Chell speaks to the media from NYPD headquarters on Monday, February 5, 2024, in Manhattan, New York. Officials cited the arrest of an illegal immigrant in connection with a number of gang robberies early Monday. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital)
While police took a tough stance on immigration, Mr. Adams blamed Republicans in Washington on the issue and charged some of the nearly 200,000 immigrants and asylum seekers who recently arrived in New York City with organized crime groups. He pointed out that only a handful of them had been.
An immigrant charged with assaulting two New York City police officers in Times Square on Wednesday brushed off reporters. (Stephen Hirsch/New York Post)
“Republicans have been blocking real immigration reform for years,” Adams said. “It’s time to address this real problem that’s impacting not just New York but the city.”
Separately, law enforcement officials say several of the suspects seen on security video kicking two New York City police officers in the head last week have ties to a Venezuelan theft ring.
There was no solid link between the robbery syndicates and police brutality, except that both groups had ties to Venezuelan nationals and migrant shelters.
Separately, investigators announced early Monday that the arrests also involved a “Venezuelan crew” suspected in more than 60 wallet and phone robberies across the city. However, there was no evidence that the two separate groups shared a connection.
But critics say New York’s Democratic-led bail reform means many criminals are released soon after their arrest, rendering any crackdown by law enforcement pointless.
Police take a suspect into custody outside the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan. (FNTV)
Even Democratic Gov. Cathy Hochul criticized progressive Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg last week after his office failed to have courts set bail for nearly all of the suspects in the NYPD attack. criticized.
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“We all have a role here,” Adams told reporters. “The role of the police is to arrest, the role of prosecutors is to prosecute, and the role of the federal government is to deport people if they are found guilty of a crime.”
Asked if he intended to repeal New York City’s sanctuary city policy, the mayor laughed and deflected.
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“This city has laws that dictate what can be done with undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers,” he added. “That’s the law. I didn’t pass that law.”
The latest police statistics for January show a slight decrease in crime compared to the same month in 2023.
But the number of robberies continues to rise, with a 5.4% increase last month and a 9% increase from the same month last year as of Sunday morning.
