{"id":385449,"date":"2021-12-24T18:22:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T15:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-police-union-roasts-express-for-wanting-to-drop-thiefs-case\/"},"modified":"2021-12-24T18:22:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T15:22:33","slug":"nyc-police-union-roasts-express-for-wanting-to-drop-thiefs-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-police-union-roasts-express-for-wanting-to-drop-thiefs-case\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC police union roasts Express for wanting to drop thief&#8217;s case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#NYC police union roasts Express for wanting to drop thief&#8217;s case<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A police union wrote a scathing letter to a major clothing chain after it told a manager to drop a case against a serial thief who allegedly injured an NYPD officer in Times Square, calling the move \u201ccounter-productive to the safety of your establishment, to our members, and the public,\u201d the Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>Det. Joseph DeBarro was on \u201cspecial detail\u201d when he responded to a call about shoplifting at the Express store at West 45th Street and Seventh Avenue on Dec. 11, the letter signed by Detectives Endowment Association President Paul DiGiacomo states.<\/p>\n<p>Once at the store, DeBarro allegedly caught Jovan Ortiz \u2013 who has more than 30 arrests on his record \u2013 with\u00a0a\u00a0stolen purple coat, belt, overalls and a dress, police said.\u00a0But when the officer tried to arrest him,\u00a0Ortiz fought back, according to the letter dated Dec. 20.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz \u201cflailed his arms\u201d and caused the cop to fall to his knees,\u00a0bringing\u00a0pain and swelling to both knees, a police spokesman said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The store\u2019s manager was \u201ctraumatized\u201d and wanted to press charges, but was told by Express to \u201cdrop the case,\u201d the letter says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNaturally, this is the sort of reaction that is counter-productive to the safety of your establishment, to our members, and the public,\u201d the letter states. \u201cIt\u2019s also why the same perpetrators are arrested and re-arrested dozens of times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz was charged with robbery, petit larceny, resisting arrest, obstruction of governmental administration and criminal possession of stolen property, police said. He was arraigned on one count of third-degree robbery in Manhattan Criminal Court, documents show.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/express-store-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Detectives Endowment Association roasted Express after it told a manager to drop a case against Jovan Ortiz who allegedly injured an NYPD officer.\" class=\"wp-image-20605129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/express-store-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/express-store-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/express-store-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Detectives Endowment Association roasted Express after it told a manager to drop a case against Ortiz who allegedly injured an NYPD officer.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Google Maps<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ortiz is on parole until 2022 and has been arrested for crimes that include grand larceny, robbery, assault, purse snatching and resisting arrest, according to the letter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur detectives put in long days and weeks into investigating these grand larceny cases, and they put their lives on the line when making arrests,\u201d the letter states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf let off with no consequences, this same perpetrator will, no doubt, be emboldened once more to steal from your company, as well as other chain stores, small businesses, individuals young and old, and his actions may ultimately result in the serious injury or death of someone he encounters.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors at his arraignment asked that Ortiz\u00a0be freed on\u00a0supervised release, but the judge said Ortiz has a parole violation on his record and would be sent to Rikers Island.\u00a0He remains there and has a court date next month, city Department of Correction records show.<\/p>\n<p>Messages to the retail chain weren\u2019t im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely returned.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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