{"id":1588308,"date":"2022-08-04T08:32:29","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T12:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1588308"},"modified":"2022-08-04T08:37:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T12:37:14","slug":"since-bail-reform-began-in-nyc-just-10-career-criminals-make-up-nearly-500-arrests-in-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/since-bail-reform-began-in-nyc-just-10-career-criminals-make-up-nearly-500-arrests-in-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Since Bail Reform Began in NYC, Just 10 Career Criminals Make Up Nearly 500 Arrests in the City"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsince-bail-reform-began-in-nyc-just-10-career-criminals-make-up-nearly-500-arrests-in-the-city%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1588308&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A small group of just 10 career criminals was allowed to<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/07\/28\/recidivism-rates-for-burglars-and-thieves-soar-nypd-data\/\">\u00a0run amok across the Big Apple<\/a>\u00a0and rack up nearly 500 arrests after New York enacted its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/12\/28\/nycs-worst-2021-cases-stem-from-shaky-bail-reform-law\/\">controversial bail reform law<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 and most of them are still out on the streets, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>Stunning statistics compiled by the NYPD, and obtained first by The Post, show that the city\u2019s alleged \u201cworst of the worst\u201d repeat offenders have been busted a total of 485 times since bail reform\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/28\/no-cash-bail-law-a-bust-ny-voters-demand-changes-poll\/\">went into effect in 2020.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two of the defendants are actually accused of embarking on lives of crime in the wake of bail reform, with one busted 33 times since 2020 and the other busted 22 times, all this year, the data shows.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Eric Adams \u2014 who\u2019s been demanding that state legislators roll back the bail-reform law to crack down on repeat offenders \u2014 expressed outrage Wednesday while discussing the findings during an afternoon news conference at One Police Plaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur criminal justice system is insane,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is dangerous, it is harmful and it\u2019s destroying the fabric of our city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams added: \u201cTime and time again, our police officers make an arrest, and then the person who is arrested for assault, felonious assaults, robberies and gun possessions, they\u2019re finding themselves back on the street within days\u2013 if not hours \u2014 after the arrest.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/nyc-ten-repeat-offenders-bail-reform-08.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption>A suspect is arrested following a shooting in New York City in May. The incident was one of many crimes committed in the crippled city.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnd they go on to commit more crimes within weeks, if not days,\u201d Hizzoner fumed.<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD\u2019s list of \u201cnotable\u201d career criminals is topped by Harold Gooding, who\u2019s been busted a total of 101 times, with 88 coming since bail reform was enacted.<\/p>\n<p>Larceny charges account for 74 of the recent arrests, all of which took place in Manhattan, where District Attorney Alvin Bragg\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/06\/08\/how-manhattan-nyc-da-alvin-bragg-could-get-removed-from-office\/\">has come under fire<\/a>\u00a0for the soft-on-crime policies\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/20\/manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-stands-by-soft-on-crime-staff-memo\/\">he imposed after taking office<\/a>\u00a0on Jan. 1.<\/p>\n<p>The career crook has 15 convictions, including three for felonies, and failed to appear in court at least 14 times, leading to the issuance of a \u201csignificant\u201d number of bench warrants, according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n<p>Gooding has also violated parole and probation and has two pending prosecutions for thefts from various Target stores on five separate occasions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nyc-ten-repeat-offenders-bail-reform-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nyc-ten-repeat-offenders-bail-reform-02.jpg\" alt=\"District Attorney Alvin Bragg\" class=\"wp-image-23312880\" \/><\/a><figcaption>District Attorney Alvin Bragg has come under fire for his soft-on-crime policies.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Steven Hirsch<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s considered a chronic petty larceny, grand larceny recidivist,\u201d NYPD Chief of Crime Control Strategies Michael Lipetri said during Wednesday\u2019s news conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s hit one location 20 times. The same location, 20 times.\u201dLipetri added, \u201cAnd again, we\u2019re talking about arrests here. We\u2019ve arrested that individual 100 times. How many crimes do you think he really committed? Two hundred? Three hundred? A thousand?\u201d\u201cAnd guess what? He\u2019s walking around the streets of New York City today, probably committing another crime as we speak,\u201d Lipetri said.<\/p>\n<p>Others on the list include a felon whose rap sheet includes convictions for an attempted drug sale and 41 unspecified misdemeanors.<\/p>\n<p>Out of 67 arrests since bail reform began, 49 involve thefts in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>Another accused \u201chigh volume offender\u201d has been busted 55 times since 2020, with 47 alleged incidents taking place in Manhattan and 18 pending prosecutions involving commercial retail burglaries and thefts.<\/p>\n<p>The defendant with 33 arrests since bail reform began racked up 17 of them in Brooklyn and is now free without bail pending sentencing for \u201cmultiple violent felony pleas,\u201d according to the NYPD\u2019s disturbing data.<\/p>\n<p>Another alleged recidivist has 87 total arrests and 25 since bail reform, including 21 in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nyc-ten-repeat-offenders-bail-reform-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nyc-ten-repeat-offenders-bail-reform-10.jpg\" alt=\"People with three or more arrests for robbery, burglary or larceny in a single year jumped a total of 25.9% from 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-23312887\" \/><\/a><figcaption>People with three or more arrests for robbery, burglary or larceny in a single year jumped a total of 25.9% from 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That crook, who has convictions for two felonies and 18 misdemeanors, is free pending sentencing in three burglary and robbery cases.<\/p>\n<p>Adams said the NYPD figures put the lie to claims that bail reform wouldn\u2019t lead to increases in recidivism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result of this insane, broken system, our recidivism rates have skyrocketed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd those who say that the predicted wave of recidivism wouldn\u2019t happen, and the studies that claim to show that the rate of arrest for violent felonies has not changed since the reforms were passed, I have one word for you: Wrong. You are wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response, the Legal Aid Society issued a statement citing one of those studies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe numbers don\u2019t lie, and last week, multiple outlets reported on data released by the New York State Office of Court Administration showing that bail reform has had little impact on recidivism and as an overall driver of crime, despite the repeated attempts by this Administration to cherry-pick a handful of cases to misguide New Yorkers and convince them that bail reform is responsible for all of society\u2019s ills,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>At least six of the 10 accused \u201cworst of the worst\u201d are roaming the streets, even though eight have had bench warrants issued for failing to appear in court \u2014 and one has 10 open warrants, according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has not been able to independently verify the NYPD data.<\/p>\n<p>When asked why neither City Hall nor the NYPD would publicly release the 10 defendants\u2019 names, Adams blamed city lawyers who raised legal concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to abide by the rules \u2026 But the people in public need to see the names and faces of these individuals who are repeatedly creating violence in our communities. But I am restricted by the rules of my council,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Other figures compiled by the NYPD show that people with three or more arrests for robbery, burglary or larceny in a single year jumped a total of 25.9% from 2019, before bail reform, to this year as of June 30.<\/p>\n<p>For alleged serial shoplifters, the increase was an even greater 36.8%.<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD also updated information exclusively revealed by The Post last week that showed the re-arrest rates of alleged burglars and thieves last year were as high as three times what they were in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>As of July 5, 25.1% of burglary defendants were arrested again within 60 days and charged with a felony this year, up from 23.7% in 2021.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/nyc-ten-repeat-offenders-bail-reform-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nyc-ten-repeat-offenders-bail-reform-03-3.jpg\" alt=\"Mayor Eric Adams has repeatedly called on lawmakers to roll back bail reform.\" class=\"wp-image-23312900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/nyc-ten-repeat-offenders-bail-reform-03.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/nyc-ten-repeat-offenders-bail-reform-03.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/nyc-ten-repeat-offenders-bail-reform-03.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Mayor Eric Adams has repeatedly called on lawmakers to roll back bail reform.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dennis A. Clark<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Suspects charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor, were re-arrested on a more serious felony charge this year at a rate of 21.2%, virtually unchanged from 21.6% last year.<\/p>\n<p>Among alleged auto thieves, this year\u2019s rate is 20%, compared to 21% in 2021, while alleged recidivism by grand larceny defendants dipped slightly, from 19.7% to 16.8%.<\/p>\n<p>During his news conference, Adams rejected Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s assertion earlier in the day that tweaks to the bail reform that were passed during the budget-approval process in April <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/08\/03\/ny-gov-kathy-hochul-blames-judges-for-rising-nyc-crime\/\">put the blame on judges<\/a> for releasing defendants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we gave judges was the ability to consider the severity of the offense \u2026 in weighing whether or not this person should be out in the street or not,\u201d Hochul said during a news conference in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>Adams \u2014 who favors allowing judges to consider the \u201cdangerousness\u201d posed by defendants \u2014 said, \u201cThey need to use all of their tools, but they need additional tools \u2026 as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-nypost-medium-post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Front_Cover-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"322\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Front_Cover-3-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23326097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Front_Cover-3.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=644 644w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Front_Cover-3.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=483 483w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Front_Cover-3.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=322 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Front_Cover-3.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=161 161w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Front_Cover-3.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adams also referenced a recent conversation with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx), who has steadfastly opposed his efforts to roll back bail reform despite surges in every category of major crime in the city, except murder.<\/p>\n<p>Adams said Heastie \u201craised his concerns and I shared the information with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re gonna turn over this information and more information,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told him I would turn over some information based on our studies. My chief counsel and Deputy Mayor [for Public Safety Philip] Banks, we meet repeatedly with the district attorneys and show them this data and continue to engage and we\u2019re gonna turn over this package to them as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams added: \u201cWe want people to see exactly what we\u2019re talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Heastie responded with a tweet that accused Adams of misstating the facts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m scratching my head regarding the mayor\u2019s recollection of conversations we\u2019ve had,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo date, we\u2019ve received no data from the mayor or his team. My most recent exchange with him was about my dismay that he claims to have data that vastly differs from what [the state Department of Criminal Justice Services] and OCA report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dSenate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers), who also opposes Adams on the issue of bail reform, issued a statement that said, \u201cEverything the Mayor cited is something that we have addressed, especially his concerns regarding repeat offenders and gun offenses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Priscilla DeGregory and Zach William<\/em>s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A small group of just 10 career criminals was allowed to\u00a0run amok across the Big Apple\u00a0and rack up nearly 500 arrests after New York enacted its\u00a0controversial bail reform<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1588585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1588308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1588308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1588308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1588308\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1588585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1588308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1588308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1588308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}