NYPD Chief of Patrol publicly acknowledges 'migrant robbery pattern' as Central Park robberies shoot up 200%
Aug 19, 2024
New York City's Central Park
Asylum seekers pictured in front of the Roosevelt Hotel which has been converted into a city-run shelter for newly arrived
migrant families in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY - Migrants as young as 11 years old and living in city
shelters are reportedly behind a string of robberies afflicting
adjoining neighborhoods in New York City and forcing the NYPD to respond
with a show of force in Central Park.
As reported by Fox News,
the southern portion of Central Park near Columbus Circle, The Plaza
Hotel, and the Grand Army Plaza has seen a massive increase in crime
with robberies in particular jumping up 200%, felony assaults by 43%,
and other major crimes increasing 46% citing data from the NYPD.
NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell told gathered reporters at a press
conference in front of the park, "At this point in time, we’re ready to
call it, this is a migrant robbery pattern. We think they’re responsible
for most of them if not all of them."
NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday where he said migrants are behind a spike in crime.
Chell described the recent assaults and robberies as comprising a
pattern of criminality with small groups of eight to 12 and even pairs
working in concert. "There is roughly 10 robberies that fit this
pattern. Most of these occurred inside or near the park. We think they
are responsible for most, if not all, of them."
The NYPD is now deploying an additional forty officers to patrol the
park during evening hours from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. the outlet
reported. Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Tarik Sheppard added
that drones will also be deployed to assist the officers beginning at
the end of August.
Sheppard told reporters, "We’re not going to tolerate crimes at one of
the most iconic locations in the world… if you’re a bad guy you should
be looking over our shoulder that you know that we’re not playing
games. We are going to get these crimes down and keep Central Park
safe."
An 11-year-old migrant boy from
Venezuela is pictured under arrest for robbing a subway rider. Police have him on surveillance
footage using stolen credit cards from robberies in Central Park.
Chell revealed that at least one 11-year-old illegal immigrant from
Venezuela was arrested Tuesday and police have him on surveillance
footage using stolen credit cards from robberies in the park. The New York Post
reported, that the boy and another aged 17 were nabbed after allegedly
attacking a mass-transit rider on the Manhattan-bound 7 train in Queens.
A Brooklyn detective who spoke to the Post anonymously told reporters, "The
city has to protect these kids. The mayor cannot say the city has done
an amazing job handling the migrant situation when you see cases like
this. This shows the city is failing.”
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