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New York Post
19-07-2025
- New York Post
Perps with HUNDREDS of arrests make a mockery of New York's criminal-justice system
Shoplifters and petty criminals are making a mockery of New York City's criminal-justice system, and Anthony White is the poster boy for the problem. White, 63, is a serial shoplifter with a whopping 254 arrests, The Post's Matthew Fischetti and Vaughn Golden report. In May, he was nabbed again on burglary charges — allegedly hitting stores he'd already been banned from — and once again set free, per court records. White was accused of stealing two shirts from a shop at Rockefeller Center, and prosecutors asked for $3,000 cash or $60,000 bond. Judge Kacie Lally nonetheless released him on supervised release. Then again, Lally even freed Edwin Wright after he allegedly beat up a 15-year-old Manhattan school girl — only for Wright to be accused of clubbing a 94-year-old woman over the head with a metal object just months later. Davaugh Gethers, meanwhile, isn't far behind White, with 235 arrests. Laron Mark, collared 203 times, is also in the running. Jacob 'Jessica' Poole has amassed 103 shoplifting arrests. In April he stole $215 worth of chicken from a market in the South Street Seaport. In each of the most recent arrests, prosecutors did ask for some sort of bail to be set, which makes for a change. Don't forget Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's infamous 'Day 1' memo, which instructed staff not to prosecute low-level offenses, and to avoid asking for incarceration when they do. But even when bail is requested, judges set the perps free. And you've got to assume these hoodlums have gotten away with several crimes for every time they've been arrested, since cops don't always get their man. How can they manage to carry on a life-long career of theft without being stopped? Simple: New York lets them. As we've often noted, the city and state are plagued with a tragic combination of softie judges, pro-criminal prosecutors, disastrous 'criminal-justice reforms' like cashless bail, anti-cop laws and regulations — and progressive elected officials, from Gov. Kathy Hochul on down, who can't or simply won't make it a priority to have these people reined in. Cops know when they arrest perps for minor crimes like shoplifting, they're set free soon after they're booked — thanks to bail reform. More than likely, these perps never pay any serious penalty, no matter how many times they get caught. Can anyone blame cops for not making the capture of shoplifters a top priority? Indeed, storeowners often don't even bother calling in the crime, knowing it won't do much good. The result of all this, of course, is toothpaste locked in cases in drugstores. And tragic stories like that of CVS worker Scotty Enoe and homeless serial shoplifter Charles Brito. Enoe found himself fighting for his life after Brito threatened to steal from the store and then attacked him. The employee was forced to fatally stab his attacker in response. Clearly, letting shoplifters run wild does no one — not even them — much good. But New York's bleeding-heart, pro-criminal progressives have stuck their heads in the sand. They won't care if someone breaks 1,000 arrests. And if they could live long enough, you can bet one would.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
DC police make arrest in fatal Southeast shooting
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested a suspect in a fatal Southeast D.C. shooting on Thursday. MPD said Damari Thomas, 17, is charged with second-degree murder while armed and will be tried as an adult. DC man sentenced after 2020 shooting left 1 dead, another hurt According to police, on May 5, at 7:41 p.m., officers received reports of shots fired in the 3500 block of Stanton Road SE. There, two men were found suffering from gunshot wounds and were transported to the hospital. One of the victims, Anthony White, 31, died from his injuries, and the other victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The shooting remains under investigation, and anyone with knowledge of the incident is asked to call police at (202) 727-9099 or text the Department's tip line at 50411. MPD currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Yahoo
Fort Worth sees 545% spike in AT&T cable metal thefts affecting vital communications
The Brief Fort Worth police briefed the Fort Worth City Council on Tuesday on the ongoing spike in metal thefts across the city. Police say they've seen a 545% increase in AT&T cable thefts in the past two years and a 53% increase in overall thefts of copper and other metals. City leaders say the crime puts everyone in jeopardy by affecting vital emergency communications. Police say they've arrested more than 20 people for metal thefts in the past year, but it's not nearly enough. FORT WORTH, Texas - There's been a huge increase in metal thefts across North Texas, and it seems Fort Worth is getting the worst of it. Fort Worth police say they've seen more than a 500% increase in AT&T cable thefts in the last two years alone. It's a crime affecting entire neighborhoods, businesses and even vital emergency communications. What we know Thieves — like the three suspects caught on surveillance in a Trackdown segment from November — are ripping off utility-grade metal, like the ones used as AT&T communications cables. "When these thieves are hitting us here in Fort Worth, they're not getting one foot," said Fort Worth Police Sgt. Anthony White. "They're taking out 200 to 300 feet at a time. Sometimes more." Fort Worth city leaders on Tuesday were briefed on the relentless rip-offs happening at a record pace. Some ongoing efforts to fight the cable crime include: more city cameras to catch the thieves in the act an awareness campaign better collaboration with AT&T and scrap metal yards a push for legislation to stiffen penalties for those caught and convicted By the numbers Investigators point out that in a two-year span from 2022 to 2024, AT&T cable thefts in the city jumped 545% over the previous two-year period, and metal thefts overall were up 53%. Fort Worth police say they've arrested more than 20 people for metal thefts in the past year, but it's not nearly enough. What they're saying Mayor Pro Tem Gyna Bivens says her district has been hit hard. "At one point in time, I had a neighborhood without internet service for more than two weeks," she said. Police and city leaders call it a relentless crime; people who jeopardize their own safety to steal communication cables for copper and other metals. Sgt. White described an ongoing case, which underscores volumes. "I can't talk much or go in-depth about it because it's an active investigation, but there's a couple here in Fort Worth in the last two months that has profited, put in their pocket $40,000 stealing AT&T cable." The Source Information in this article comes from the Fort Worth Police Department and Tuesday's Fort Worth City Council meeting.
