New York City police arrested a gang of undocumented immigrant thieves early Monday as authorities crack down on a Venezuelan gang involved in dozens of robberies and shocking assaults on NYPD officers that went viral last week.
City leaders then had local reporters present to cover the issue and shared photos online hours before announcing a press conference on the issue.
Democrats across the country have been criticized for border policy failures under President Biden, including a record number of illegal immigrants entering the United States in December. But Blue City leaders are feeling the heat after a group of suspected illegal immigrants who were seen on video kicking a police officer in the head were released under a no-bail policy.
NYPD Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry wrote that New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a former NYPD lieutenant, and top department officials joined the force after the immigrant-run robbery attack.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams posed for a photo after the attack. (X/@NYPDDaughtry)
“Those who come to our country and break the law and try to attack our police officers. This is not only an attack on an individual, it’s an attack on our public safety system,” Adams said in the video. -Uppost. “Are they going to commit crimes in an organized way? That can’t happen.”
The NYPD did not immediately respond to a request for more information about the raid. But New York City Police Department Sergeant John Chell said: FOX5 New York The search warrants followed Sunday night’s arrests in connection with a Venezuelan burglary ring with ties to some of the suspects involved in last week’s assault on two New York City police officers, officials said.
This crew of immigrant Venezuelans preying on our cities has a huge impact on crime. I can’t have this anymore.
“Over the weekend, we made a large-scale arrest of several migrants involved in several phone snatchings,” he said. “This was part of a larger pattern across the city, with 62 incidents in which women had their notebooks and mobile phones snatched.”
Separately, NYPD Lt. Nicholas Fiore said police were continuing to search for the suspected gang leader.
“He’s the biggest target,” he said. “He’s causing a lot of trouble in New York City. Hopefully, once we get some headway on this issue, we’ll be able to get him.”
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Assistant Commissioner Kaz Daughtry posted a series of photos Monday after the New York Police Department cracked down on a group of immigrants suspected of being part of a pattern robbery ring that left more than 60 people dead. (X/@NYPDDaughtry)
Daughtry, who shared the photo with
pix 11A local news station reported Monday that one of its reporters was at the scene in the Bronx when police served the search warrant.
Adams’ photoshoot and what appears to be a $700 Fendi scarf underneath her bulletproof vest have surfaced online as city leaders try to recover from anger caused by an overwhelming immigrant influx and anti-crime policies. received criticism above.
“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.”
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams will discuss the raid with NYPD leaders. (X/@NYPDDaughtry)
He also reported a 92% increase in moped-related crimes, which typically involve motorcyclists ambushing people on the street, stealing their belongings, scooping them up and driving off.
“That coincides with the period when immigrants were coming in,” Chell said. “It’s coming out of Times Square. Four out of the five boroughs of our city are affected.”
An immigrant charged with assaulting two New York City police officers in Times Square on Wednesday brushed off reporters. (Stephen Hirsch/New York Post)
As part of a broader crackdown on these crimes, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Monday morning that she had seized dozens of illegally parked scooters.
Manhattan’s Alvin Bragg is also expected to seek additional charges against more suspects in last week’s NYPD attack, a video that shocked the nation and most of the suspects released on bail. He was released from custody without money, sparking outrage.
Police take a suspect into custody outside the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan. (FNTV)
Only one of the seven suspects was held in city jail after their arraignment last week. Another, João Boada, 22, left the courtroom without posting bail and held up his two middle fingers to photographers as his friends jeered.
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Her friend Yoybel Martinez, 19, was later arrested outside a large Manhattan migrant shelter on charges of disorderly conduct, drug possession and obstructing traffic. A bystander’s video before his arrest showed him playing footage of the NYPD attack on his cell phone to other men at a shelter housing illegal immigrants and other immigrants.
Martinez faces 15 theft charges, including six felonies, stemming from his arrest in November.
Illegal immigrants evacuated from Floyd Bennett Field arrive at James Madison High School on Bedford Street in Brooklyn during a storm on January 9, 2024. (Gardiner Anderson, NY Daily News, via Getty Images)
The NYPD identified the assault suspects as Boada, Yoenly Brito (24), Jandry Barros (21), Darwin Andres Gomez Izquiel (19), Kelvin Serbat Arrocha (19), and Wilson Juarez (19). 21), identified as Yeoman Rebellon (24).
Rebellon has two pending cases in Manhattan, one for assault and one for robbery. Charges against Mr. Barros for assaulting a police officer were dropped by Mr. Bragg’s office due to lack of evidence, but he has an open case in Queens for resisting arrest, petty theft and criminal possession of stolen property. ing.
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At a news conference Friday, Gov. Cathy Hochul said she wanted to talk with Bragg about why most of the suspects were released without bail and that prosecutors should have kept them in jail.
“It’s definitely an attack. police officer “There are over 100 crimes that could lead to deportation, so I’d like to discuss that with the district attorney as well, about the options here,” Hochul told reporters.
Bragg met with the governor earlier but did not participate in the press conference, and declined to comment when asked by Fox News why five of the suspects were released.
