{"id":1988980,"date":"2023-08-02T17:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T21:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/partner-in-nyc-mayors-anti-violence-initiative-busted-in-gun-and-drug-bust\/"},"modified":"2023-08-02T17:10:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T21:10:14","slug":"partner-in-nyc-mayors-anti-violence-initiative-busted-in-gun-and-drug-bust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/partner-in-nyc-mayors-anti-violence-initiative-busted-in-gun-and-drug-bust\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Mayor&#8217;s Anti-Violence Initiative Partner Arrested in Gun and Drug Raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fpartner-in-nyc-mayors-anti-violence-initiative-busted-in-gun-and-drug-bust%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=1988980&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--><h2>Head of NYC Anti-Violence Group Charged in \u200bWeapons \u2063and Drug Bust<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Police walk through Times Square \u2064in New York City \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>The head of a New York City anti-violence group that partnered with Democratic mayor Eric \u2064Adams to curb violence was charged in a massive weapons and drug bust\u2064 last \u200bweek.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Rodriguez,\u200d who <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/01\/head-of-nyc-anti-violence-program-busted-in-massive-upstate-gun-drug-sweep\/\">heads<\/a> a group called Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence, \u2064is facing drug and weapons \u200ccharges after police found \u200btwo illegal guns in\u2063 his \u2063home in\u200d an\u200c upstate bust that \u200ctook down 14 other suspects. He is accused of supplying drugs to dealers in cities outside\u2064 of New York City for sale on the streets.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez&#8217;s group is one of\u200c several named in an initiative by Adams \u200cto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-legislator-introduces-bill-requiring-gun-owners-to-have-liability-insurance\/\" title=\"California Legislator Introduces Bill Requiring Gun Owners To Have Liability Insurance\">lessen gun violence<\/a>. The organization\u2064 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/assets\/operations\/downloads\/pdf\/pmmr2023\/gun_violence.pdf\">listed<\/a> in \u200can overview of Adams&#8217;s &#8220;Blueprint\u2064 to End Gun Violence,&#8221; \u2062which was published last year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The \u2063allegations of \u2064drug trafficking and gun possession against Michael Rodriguez are shocking and disturbing, especially since \u200bhe has\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/partner-in-nyc-mayors-anti-violence-initiative-busted-in-gun-and-drug-bust\/\" title=\"NYC Mayor's Anti-Violence Initiative Partner Arrested in Gun and Drug Raid\">attended anti-violence events<\/a> \u200dand peace marches portraying himself as \u2062someone who cares about\u200c stopping the violence in \u2062our community,&#8221; Darcel Clark, Bronx district attorney, said.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez&#8217;s charges include first-degree possession of a controlled substance, second-degree conspiracy, and first<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexican-cartel-drug-traffickers-released-on-bail-reform-laws-after-feds-arrest-them-in-new-york-city-with-1-2-million-of-meth\/\" title=\"Mexican Cartel Drug Traffickers Released On Bail-Reform Laws After Feds Arrest Them In New York City With .2 Million Of Meth\u00a0\">-degree criminal possession<\/a> of \u2062a weapon, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/01\/head-of-nyc-anti-violence-program-busted-in-massive-upstate-gun-drug-sweep\/\">according<\/a> to the <em>New\u200d York Post.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>His group said it is focused on\u2063 its work while Rodriguez faces the charges.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are aware of \u2062the \u2062investigation and the charges \u200bthat have been made,&#8221; a spokesperson for BRAG said. &#8220;While\u200d we work to\u200b learn more, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-throws-cold-water-on-revamped-build-back-better\/\" title=\"Manchin Throws Cold Water on Revamped Build Back Better\">primary focus remains<\/a> on the\u200b communities \u2062we\u2063 serve and\u2063 our \u2064programs that are helping to\u200b keep them\u2062 safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Adams introduced another initiative this\u200c week, called the &#8220;Blueprint for Community Safety,&#8221; that will dedicate $500 million toward stopping \u200bviolence.\u200b The blueprint\u2064 does <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/nyc-mayor-unveils-500-million-blueprint-to-fight-gun-violence-with-no-plans-to-hire-more-officers\/\">not<\/a> mention any plans \u2063to hire more police officers despite \u200dthe city&#8217;s struggles in\u2062 maintaining its force numbers.<\/p>\n<p>More officers left the NYPD in January\u200c and February than in any year\u2019s \u2064first\u200d two months since a dispute over a contract in \u20622007, \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/10\/nypd-cops-resigning-from-force-in-2023-at-record-pace\/\">according<\/a> \u2062 to the <em>New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leader of Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence, Michael Rodriguez, who collaborated with Mayor Eric Adams to combat violence, was arrested in a major weapons and drug seizure. 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