All news on the topic: Bail

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A shoplifter that even District Attorney Alvin Bragg wanted detained has been released following their 122nd arrest, due to bail regulations
A person with 122 shoplifting arrests was released on their own recognizance Wednesday as a result of changes to bail laws
Crime • Views: 587
Gun-toting suspect released hours after Staten Island arrest
Prosecutors had asked that Camacho be held on $250,000 bail, but he was granted unsupervised release by Judge Lisa Headley, sources said.
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Retiring NYPD cops should concern you, Mayor Eric Adams
Mayor Eric Adams says he's not concerned about record numbers of cops leaving the NYPD, but he can't possibly believe it.
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Brooklyn drill rapper accused of attempted murder upon arriving in New York City
Rapper 22Gz was taken into custody at JFK airport and is facing multiple charges related to a shooting on March 6, according to police sources
Crime • Views: 515
Boudin’s recall shows voters are fed up with the chaos fueled by soft-on-crime DAs — like those backed by Soros
Progressive prosecutors who back criminals over public safety have fueled chaos and lawlessness, and now left-leaning San Francisco voters have had it.
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Exclusive | 'Serial shoplifter' fond of Macy's sees charges reduced due to lenient NYC DA Bragg
Nolan Gonzalez, a suspected habitual shoplifter with a preference for Macy's, caught a break after his most recent arrest — the Manhattan District Attorney's Office reduced his charges, even though he has numerous arrests on his record
Crime • Views: 1150
"Man of Steal" demonstrates that offering incentives to criminals without corresponding penalties is ineffective
On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams harshly criticized New York's criminal justice system, calling it a "joke," and pointed out that "criminals" no longer regard the laws as "serious."
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A deputy commissioner of the NYPD highlights efforts that have led to a 'consistent decrease' in shootings
NYPD Deputy Commissioner John Miller highlighted his department's recent initiatives that have led to a "consistent drop" in shootings in New York City
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Letters to the Editor — May 29, 2022
New York Post readers sound off about medical weight gain, NYC’s drag distractions, radical jurists, booze price boost and why nuclear energy shouldn’t be nixed.
Opinion • Views: 1078
Criminal-justice ‘reformers’ have become as deadly as the NRA
As Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said, the criminal-justice system failed Daniel Enriquez, and key to that failure is the law ordering New York judges not to consider dangerousness.
Crime • Views: 529
Letters to the Editor — May 22, 2022
New York Post readers express their views on the safety of New York City subways, Mayor Adams' screenings for dyslexia, Gov. Hochul's priorities, age discrimination at the FAA, and the heartbreaking death of Shalom Guifarro due to abuse
Crime • Views: 1068
Attorney for accused NYC pusher Lauren Pazienza requests another bail hearing
The lawyer argues in a recent court filing that the Long Island woman imprisoned for manslaughter in the pushing death of an elderly voice coach in Manhattan should not be incarcerated
Crime • Views: 509
Hochul's exploitation of racial issues following the Buffalo incident overlooks the rise in violent crime in New York
Governor Kathy Hochul has reacted to the Buffalo tragedy that occurred last weekend by issuing executive orders that significantly increase police surveillance authority
Crime • Views: 455
NYC teen gangbanger who was cut loose while facing attempted murder charge busted again on gun rap
17-year-old reputed Brooklyn gangbanger Jahquell James who was cut loose despite an attempted murder rap and two open gun cases is finally in jail after getting nabbed with another loaded gun, sources told The Post.
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Letters to the Editor — May 13, 2022
Post readers sound off on Mayor Adams’ appeal to New Yorkers to help solve the issue of illegal guns in the city.
Crime • Views: 392
AG Letitia James says ‘spikes in crime’ don’t warrant changes to bail law
State Attorney General Letitia James suggested she's a strong booster of New York's controversial no-cash bail law and said legislators should be "resisting the urge to overreact to spikes in crime" -- by tightening the law without credible data.
Crime • Views: 567
NYPD officers are being shot due to New York politicians' lenient approach to crime management
Rakeem Smith, 25, shot at NYPD Officer Dennis Vargas and his partner while they were chasing him after seeing him with a firearm. Vargas was hit in the arm but survived the incident
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Eric Adams: I need all New Yorkers to help me fight crime
I'm just so concerned about America. It's not only New York. I don't know what has happened to us as a country. And it just bothers me so much that we appear to no longer believe in what this country represents.
Crime • Views: 764
Exclusive | ‘Teflon con’ serial burglar Charles Wold busted — and released — once again
Charles Wold was released without bail after being charged with breaking into Jessie’s Express Cafe in Midtown, Manhattan and stealing their cash register in December.
Opinion • Views: 1166
Do NY Democrats really believe their handpicked judges are racially biased?
Legislature’s Democrats insist judges can't be trusted to exercise discretion because the results will be racist, which can only mean the judges are racist.
Crime • Views: 960
Following the most recent violence, the clock is ticking for Hochul and Adams to rescue New York City
“Who would want to live in a city like this?” a man from Sunset Park asked a television reporter on Tuesday, answering his own question: “Nobody wants to live like this anymore.”
Crime • Views: 1081
Speaker Carl Heastie's 'compassion' results in a teenage girl being killed by another teen
Angellyh Yambo had recently celebrated her 16th birthday when she was tragically killed by a stray bullet near a high school in the Bronx. The person accused of the shooting may have been released without having to post bail
Crime • Views: 416
Accused NYC killer asks to be freed under bail reform law after judge’s unclear explanation
A Manhattan judge didn't clearly explain why she kept an accused murderer behind bars, so his lawyer has gone to court to get him freed under New York's bail reform laws.
Opinion • Views: 872
Albany goes back to its old, unpleasant habit of approving a budget
The budget process was progressing well until Hochul and the Legislature brought in major, complex policy matters unrelated to the budget into the negotiations
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Exclusive | Governor Hochul overspent by $4 billion to secure funding for the Bills stadium and make adjustments to bail reform
Governor Kathy Hochul consented to increasing her proposed budget by $4 billion in return for $600 million to aid in constructing a new Buffalo Bills stadium and backing for her initiative to amend the state's contentious bail reform law, sources informed The Post on Friday