NYPD top cop blames bail reform for surge in crime
Shea blames bail reform
NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea says bail reform changes are responsible for the surge in crime across New York City.
NEW YORK - New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea sounded off on the state s criminal justice system and reiterated his frequent calls for legal changes that would help the NYPD get guns off the street. We’re arresting someone for pushing a woman down the stairs and we’re releasing them back into the streets, said Shea Tuesday. This is craziness.
Another example stems from a brutal and unprovoked attack on an Asian woman in Chinatown on Monday. Police arrested Alexander Wright, 48, for the assault. He already has a long rap sheet.
“I’m flashing a light on this helicopter,” James Dowling, 42, told the officer, according to the complaint filed against Dowling in Brooklyn Criminal Court Wednesday.
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By Hamodia Staff
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Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 11:40 pm | י ב סיון תשפ א
L to R: Josh Mehlman, Chairman of FJCC, Commissioner Shea, Rabbi Moshe Tuvia Lieff of Agudas Yisroel of Avenue L and Mordy Serle.(NYPD)
In the aftermath of several distressing acts of anti-Semitic hate crimes in Brooklyn over the past few days, Chief of Department Rodney Harrison met on Sunday morning with Flatbush Shomrim, the Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition (FJCC), and local community leaders to hear their concerns and allay their fears.
After meeting with the representatives of the Flatbush community, Chief Harrison went with them on a walking tour of the neighborhood, where he dropped in on several stores to hear the concerns and fears of the residents and business owners.
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Reports of anti-Semitic vandalism and attacks increased in American cities during the 11-days of fighting between Israel and Hamas.
Police in New York City arrested a man in connection with the beating of a Jewish man in Times Square on Thursday, labeling the brutal act a hate crime.
Waseem Awawdeh of Brooklyn was arrested and charged with assault as a hate crime, gang assault, menacing, and criminal possession of a weapon, according to a tweet from police.
During last night s demonstration in Midtown Manhattan, 23-year-old Waseem Awawdeh was arrested for using a crutch to assault a man in front of 1604 Broadway. He s been charged with hate crime assault 2, gang assault 2, menacing, and criminal possession of a weapon. pic.twitter.com/48ydYMfGSi
A tourist from Ohio was shot and wounded inside a 7-Eleven in Midtown following an argument with another man over the weekend. Gunfire erupted inside the store near 37th Street and Eighth Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Saturday.