7 arrested in attack on NYPD officers near migrant shelter in Times Square

[oldsoftie]

Source: CBS News

NEW YORK -- Two more suspects are under arrest Thursday for allegedly attacking two NYPD officers outside a migrant center in Times Square.

So far, police have arrested seven of the 12 suspects accused in the attack on Jan. 27, but NYPD officials have blasted the Manhattan District Attorney's Office after some were set free on bail. Surveillance video showed a group of men assaulting officers in front of a migrant center on West 42nd Street, police said.

The video appeared to show two officers in a struggle with a man wearing yellow, followed by a barrage of people taking turns punching and kicking a lieutenant and another officer.

"You want to know why our cops are getting assaulted? There's no consequences and we must change this," said NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-officers-attacked-times-square-migrant-shelter-arrests/

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Released with NO BAIL? A gift to the MAGAts & I'd bet they're already working on ads
The mayor, if legally possible, needs to do something about shit like this.

[Scrivener7]

1. Set free on bail. WTF?? And yes, the mayor should do something, but I have no faith THIS mayor would.

[MichMan]

14. Released with no bail

[Bludogdem]

2. All were charged with assault and released without bail during their arraignments

Good luck getting them getting to show up for a trial

[MichMan]

23. I saw that a few already took up NYC offer for a free ticket to California

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

48. yep. but they still have to return to NY for court.

[MichMan]

49. What if they don't?

How will NYC find them ?

[ruet]

4. You Don't Want to See The Bodycam Footage Before Coming to Such Conclusion?

There's a reason they were released without bail. What was the person who was being arrested being arrested for? Was a crime committed? Why did the officers escalate and go "hands-on"? Looks like a public sidewalk to me. Law enforcement doesn't have any authority to move people along from a public space unless a crime is being committed. The common refrain when an officer or officers appear to engage in dubious activity is "I'll withhold judgment until all the facts are available". Shouldn't that apply here?

This story is a Conservative gold mine and it's sad to see DU'ers just, sheepishly, going along with it.

[oldsoftie]

7. We're supposed to ignore a story because the Right might like it?

Thats ridiculous. Its news & its important.
Video shows the cops being attacked while on the ground. Thats not acceptable. The Mayor says its not acceptable. The Governor says its not acceptable. They're hardly right wingers.
The suspect wasnt being assaulted, he was resisting.

[ruet]

10. Gosh, Is That What I Said?

I was responding to, " Ridiculous they were released without bail. They shouldn’t be released at all." Do you agree with that sentiment?

[oldsoftie]

12. Certainly. They attacked cops on the ground; kicking them repeatedly

They're an obvious threat to society & there should be no bail for those types.
And I'd bet 99% of those in Times Square would agree

[limbicnuminousity]

9. Looks like several of the offenders were housed at a migrant shelter.

The NYPD says those arrested were:

A 19-year-old from Mississippi
A 19-year-old from a migrant shelter in the 81st Precinct in Brooklyn
A 21-year-old from a migrant shelter in Queens
A 24-year-old from a migrant shelter on Jefferson Street in Brooklyn
A 22-year-old

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-officers-attacked-times-square-migrant-shelter-arrests/

[rockfordfile]

20. Where's that info?

Look at those ages? Mississippi ?

At least two of the suspects were free on the street after prior shoplifting arrests, police said.

[limbicnuminousity]

21. Think I'm going to wait on the details on this one.

[lapucelle]

27. ...

[pwb]

26. We don't put people in jail just because we could anymore.

It is a dignity thing. They are charged and have to face judgement, if they don't face judgement and run then they are fugitives and will be put in jail or deported.

[MichMan]

32. One suspect has two prior arrests for assault

Check out Post #29. One in November, one in December and now one in January. At that rate, maybe the DA might do something by summer after he gets 4 more.

Looks real dignified in the picture in Post #29

[pwb]

33. You know assault can be just a rub or pulling away

from a police officers grasp? It is not always harmful. Cops use it all the time.

[MichMan]

34. You are right; obviously he is the real victim

Reveron has two prior arrests. In November, he allegedly assaulted a Nordstrom Rack employee attempting to stop him from shoplifting. And last month, he is accused of punching a Macy's employee trying to stop him and two others during a robbery at the Herald Square location.

I bet he was minding his own business and the store employees rubbed him somehow. He should sue them for malicious prosecution.



https://abc7ny.com/nyc-crime-officers-attacked-time-square-nypd/14373708/

[pwb]

35. Come on man, I didn't say that.

Our police and courts in New York have been dealing with immigrants for a long time. Statue of Liberty and all? Like others on this post I will wait for the facts. That guy in the picture could be an another puke staged event.

[brooklynite]

37. Conspiracy theories are apparently very comforting....

[ruet]

50. Indeed...

https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/02/08/times-square-migrants-arrests-body-camera-footage-contradicts-nypd-account/

[MichMan]

53. Doesn't change the fact that someone with two recent prior incidents of assault also assaulted police officers.

Unless you believe the officers and the other victims deserved it

[ruet]

54. You Mean...

defended themselves against police misconduct and unlawful arrest, right? I also love the, very liberal, "HE HAD PRIORS" defense. Hmmm... Do you think the NYPD knew about those priors before they decided to abuse their authority? See also, poisoning the well.

[MichMan]

55. "defended themselves against police misconduct and unlawful arrest, right?"

They were just defending themselves by kicking a cop down on the ground in the face?

Surprised that someone would defend cops getting attacked like that.

[AkFemDem]

52. Should "dignity" trump public safety though?

When the charge is a violent crime, particularly if the accused has a prior history of violent crime arrests, is currently out on bail, or is "undocumented" (meaning a full criminal history can't be verified) then I support continued detention. In the case of some of these offenders, there is not only a checkered history of violent crime- there's a *recent* history of it.

We've all seen those stories that come up about someone killing someone else, and then it's reveled they were arrested 12 times in the past year and we get angry then and ask, "why were they on the streets?" I'm not sure how to reconcile that POV with no-bond bail to those arrested repeatably for assault.

[EarthFirst]

5. NYPD is an organization with an exemplary track record in regards to minorities...

I’m certain that every effort was made to ensure that the rights of this immigrant were protected; and that no profiling or pejoratives were uttered during this altercation.

Sounds like a cop had a FAFO moment…

[MichMan]

13. Do you believe that the cops deserved being assaulted by an angry mob?

Including a drop kick to the face?

[oldsoftie]

19. Well, apparently we have to wait till we have ALLLLL the facts

Its no wonder.......

[lapucelle]

29. One of the suspects, Yorman Reveron...

Reveron has two prior arrests. In November, he allegedly assaulted a Nordstrom Rack employee attempting to stop him from shoplifting. And last month, he is accused of punching a Macy's employee trying to stop him and two others during a robbery at the Herald Square location.

https://abc7ny.com/nyc-crime-officers-attacked-time-square-nypd/14373708/

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An arrest for assault in November, an arrest for assault in December, and now this arrest for assault in January.

Here's a picture of Reveron leaving court after this arrest.

[oldsoftie]

30. THREE assaults in 3 mo? Looks real remorseful, doesnt he? I see an early end for this POS

At some point he's going to assault the wrong person.

[MichMan]

31. Apparently the legal system isn't going to hold him accountable

How many more people he is going to victimize?

Wonder if he has an asylum claim pending?

[oldsoftie]

36. I'm hopeful that this incident, with these facts, may be the agent for change.

Whoever is in charge of these decisions in NYC simply HAS to go. But is there any way to do it other than waiting till the next election?

[MichMan]

39. I believe that Gov. Hochul can remove Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg

[oldsoftie]

40. I hope you're right. From her statements on this, maybe that will happen.

People I know in NYC are way past sick of this stuff. I never went to NYC back when it was the "bad old days"; only after things got cleaned up. I dont want to see it fall backwards.

[Deep State Witch]

51. Deport Him

3 assaults in 6 months? Yeah. I don't care if he's an asylum seeker or what. He needs to be on the first plane back to Guatemala or wherever he's from.

[brooklynite]

38. NYPD is a majority-minority police force. Whites make up only 33%

Cliches aren't nearly as much fun today.

[oldsoftie]

41. I'm surprised this isnt a better known fact. Maybe its willful.

[SocialDemocrat61]

47. Maybe because 33% is not true

According to Wikipedia:

Of the entire 33,536-member police force in 2023:
47% are white and 53% are members of minority groups.

Of 21,603 officers on patrol:
43% are non-Hispanic white
57% are black, Latino (of any race), or Asian or Asian-American.

Of 5,164 detectives:
52% are non-Hispanic white
48% are black, Latino (of any race), or Asian or Asian-American.

Of 4,376 sergeants:
52% are non-Hispanic white
48% are black, Latino (of any race), or Asian or Asian-American.

Of 1,635 lieutenants:
59% are non-Hispanic white
41% are black, Latino (of any race), or Asian or Asian-American.

Of 360 captains:
62% are non-Hispanic white
38% are black, Latino (of any race), or Asian or Asian-American.

Of 101 police chiefs:
57% are non-Hispanic white and
43% are non-white.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Department#Department_composition

[limbicnuminousity]

6. Motivation?

I'd like to know why it happened. Also, were the officers in question involved in any unbecoming activity prior to the assault?

[oldsoftie]

42. So in THIS case prior acts ARE admissible, huh?

Because thats generally not acceptable. As has been mentioned here over the years numerous times.

[limbicnuminousity]

43. Prior acts

include the random and spurious murder of citizens on a daily basis by fascists in law enforcement. No, I don't take their word and I don't trust the thin blue line.

Get the neo-nazis out of law enforcement.

[Polybius]

8. It's not the Mayor's fault about them being released, it's the Manhattan DA's fault

He's not a "lock 'em up" type of guy, and has been really bad on prosecuting these types of crimes.

[Polybius]

22. I never said he wasn't

But in this instance, it's on the DA.

[SoFlaBro]

11. Fuck that shit MAGA preaches every week about "arrestees are hostages!" and the rest of that fuck ass shit they talk

[ripcord]

15. So we ahould ignore this assault on law enforcement because you are mad at republicans?

That's just sad.

[rockfordfile]

16. That's messed up

"You want to know why our cops are getting assaulted? There's no consequences and we must change this," said NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell.

[limbicnuminousity]

18. I remember admiring Frank Serpico. nt

[EX500rider]

24. being reported that 4 of them already fled by bus to Calif

Citing law enforcement sources, the New York Post reports that four of the accused have fled on a bus bound for California.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68185611

[oldsoftie]

25. If only they knew how to figure out where a BUS is. nt

[Mz Pip]

45. Depending on where they go

They’ll get the same treatment here. Our Alameda County DA doesn’t want to “over criminalize.”

There’s a big push to recall her.

[Skittles]

28. there's no consequences to assaulting a cop?

since when?

[oldsoftie]

46. Obviously since this attack at the very least. They were released. No bail.

Where's the consequences?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

44. Isn't released on their own recognizance the same as paid leave while investigation is pending?