{"id":432860,"date":"2022-04-17T01:46:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T22:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/41-repeat-offenders-account-for-147-thefts-across-upper-east-side-nypd\/"},"modified":"2022-04-17T01:46:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T22:46:41","slug":"41-repeat-offenders-account-for-147-thefts-across-upper-east-side-nypd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/41-repeat-offenders-account-for-147-thefts-across-upper-east-side-nypd\/","title":{"rendered":"#41 repeat offenders account for 147 thefts across Upper East Side: NYPD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4168874ec78\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4168874ec78\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/41-repeat-offenders-account-for-147-thefts-across-upper-east-side-nypd\/#%E2%80%9C41_repeat_offenders_account_for_147_thefts_across_Upper_East_Side_NYPD%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;41 repeat offenders account for 147 thefts across Upper East Side: NYPD&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C41_repeat_offenders_account_for_147_thefts_across_Upper_East_Side_NYPD%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;41 repeat offenders account for 147 thefts across Upper East Side: NYPD&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A few dozen career criminals known to the cops are responsible for a lion\u2019s share of the thefts across the Upper East Side, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>The 41 repeat offenders are responsible for a staggering 147 thefts across the upscale neighborhood, according to 19th Precinct commander Melissa Eger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is really driven by shoplift related larcenies and robberies,\u201d she told the precinct\u2019s community council recently.<\/p>\n<p>The recidivists include Michelle\u00a0Mckelley, 42, a shoplifter with a whopping 96 prior arrests who was recently caught stealing from a Target on Third Avenue; and serial thief Jamel Pringle, 39, who had a jaw-dropping 167 arrests under his belt when he was nabbed swiping from a Rite Ade on Second Avenue, cops said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m broke, I\u2019m homeless and I steal for a living,\u201d Pringle told The Post in February.<\/p>\n<p>Major crimes in the 19th, which stretches from East 59th Street to East 96th, are up 37 percent from last year, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/compstat.nypdonline.org\/2e5c3f4b-85c1-4635-83c6-22b27fe7c75c\/view\/89\">NYPD data sho<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/compstat.nypdonline.org\/2e5c3f4b-85c1-4635-83c6-22b27fe7c75c\/view\/89\">w<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/compstat.nypdonline.org\/2e5c3f4b-85c1-4635-83c6-22b27fe7c75c\/view\/89\">s<\/a>. In 2022, the precinct has recorded:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>402 grand larcenies \u2014 up 42 percent <\/li>\n<li>950 petit larcenies \u2014 up 52 percent<\/li>\n<li>57 robberies \u2014 up 46 percent<\/li>\n<li>35 car thefts \u2014 up 52 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An employee at a CVS on East 86th Street told The Post they deal with shoplifters everyday, and have been targeted by at least four repeat offenders they recognize.<\/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\/2022\/04\/michell-McKelley-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Michelle Mckelley\" class=\"wp-image-21930862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/michell-McKelley-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/michell-McKelley-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/michell-McKelley-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Michelle Mckelley was recently busted while already having 96 prior arrests. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Steven Hirsch<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey steal a lot of cough and cold products and makeup,\u201d said the employee. \u201cThe minute we see it h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening, we tell them to leave and then call the cops, who take forever. Sometimes people get mad, throw stuff and destroy products.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>A shoplifter became belligerent at the pharmacy recently, tossing groceries and smashing open bottles of NyQuil and DayQuil, employees said.<\/p>\n<p>A representative from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg\u2019s office made excuses for the troubling catch and release trend, claiming to residents at the precinct community council meeting that strict discovery laws make it easy for criminals to avoid consequences and steal again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a very short time window we have to turn over a lot of information to the defense attorney and their client, and if it\u2019s not done in \u2018X\u2019 amount of time, that case can be dismissed,\u201d said Kevin JeanBaptiste, Bragg\u2019s supervisor of community engagement.<\/p>\n<p>But residents said repeat offenders are tearing the neighborhood apart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m born and raised in Yorkville, and I\u2019ve never had any fear walking the streets, but now I\u2019m beginning to reconsider that,\u201d Kathryn Jolowics, 82, who keeps her keys at the ready to fight off would-be muggers, told The Post. \u201cI\u2019m nervous coming home late in the evening. Some of the blocks are just totally dark where people can just come up and attack innocent bystanders or steal from them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shopkeepers said state bail reform laws passed in 2019 drive thefts, and only inconvenience victims. <\/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\/2022\/04\/handcuffs-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A general photo of a an alleged criminal or alleged perp in handcuffs being transported by an NYPD police officer\" class=\"wp-image-21930859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/handcuffs-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/handcuffs-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/handcuffs-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/handcuffs-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Major crimes are up 37 percent from last year in the 19th precinct.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s discouraging to go through the trouble, report to the police department, fill out paperwork, answer questions, cooperate as much as possible, only to hear from the officers that there\u2019s a very good chance, if the perp is ever caught, they\u2019ll be back out on the streets in a very short time,\u201d said Dave Goodside, who owns Beach Cafe on 2nd Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>He doesn\u2019t even waste time calling the cops on dine-and-dashers, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Goodside said he\u2019s noticed regular shoplifting at stores like Target, Walgreens and CVS \u2013brand name monoliths that make for easy marks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCorporations have done the math. It\u2019s far less expensive to just stay out of the way and let the perp leave,\u201d he said. \u201cIf a confrontation turns physical and an employee or customer gets hurt, the corporation has a whole other host of legal issues and medical bills to contend with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Community Board 8 chairman Russel Squire lamented, \u201cIf people see others committing these crimes and getting away with it, it makes a real sense of lawlessness for the community. We need to give judges more discretion.\u201d\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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