The group, Collective Action to Protect our Stores, has set up meetings with both Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and Staten Island DA Michael McMahon to press them on their ask, according to Nelson Eusabio, a former president of the National Supermarket Association, which is a founding member of CAPS.
Smash-and-grab incidents are on the rise in many of America's urban centers, including New York City where local retailers are considering putting food items in locked cases to keep them [.]