[CRIME News] Video of beating of 67-yr. old Asian women in Yonkers

By artappraiser on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 12:30pm |

TW: Yonkers cops say 67YO Asian woman called “Asian bitch" by suspect then punched 125 times, stomped, spit on Fri night. 42YO Tammel Esco charged with Attempted Murder, Assault as hate crimes. Victim suffered contusions, facial bone fractures, brain bleeding. #StopAsianHate pic.twitter.com/H9KDXVr4NA
— CeFaan Kim (@CeFaanKim) March 14, 2022

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https://twitter.com/CeFaanKim/status/1503431671269531654

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just a few of the 600+ comments on the above:

“He has 14 previous arrests, half of them on felony charges, according to the Yonkers police. He was convicted of assault in 2011, sentenced to just over three years in prison”

This man should never have been let loose.
— infinite facepalm. (@Marmas110189) March 15, 2022

He did say he’d be famous - https://t.co/8MNuKDDDkE
— Say Hey Kid (@TruthfulBlue) March 14, 2022

14 arrests what a joke
— chairman mir⁷ (@mirbrandnew) March 15, 2022

Serial violent offenders need to remain incarcerated. The monster who murdered Christina Yuna Lee in February (stabbed 40 times) had 12+ arrests too and was out on bail.
— infinite facepalm. (@Marmas110189) March 15, 2022

I agree! NYC needs to allow older Asians to conceal carry handguns and community organizations should setup range practice on firearms handling and self defense skills.
— Jamie Hohan (@jamiejamesco) March 15, 2022

He did say he’d be famous - https://t.co/8MNuKDDDkE
— Say Hey Kid (@TruthfulBlue) March 14, 2022

Old people aren't fighters and hold guns can't be really hard. The videos is more than one minute long and no one came to help. It is a total lack of police and community security.
— Veronica Cristina (@veronicacris) March 15, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 12:41pm

Death of 8-year-old autistic boy in the Bronx ruled a homicide, cops say https://t.co/lTDBGFZwyQ pic.twitter.com/DO3YNKYC13
— New York Post Metro (@nypmetro) March 15, 2022

....Joseph Barney had no obvious signs of trauma.

Joseph was only 30 pounds when he died, police sources said at the time.

According to CDC figures, the average 8-year-old should weigh around 50 pounds.

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 1:16pm

Thinking of the actual hate crime committed in the video at the top of this thread while I read of Jussie Smollet bitching about his sentence for creating a fake hate crime for attention purposes, and all the many people supporting his bitching because he already supposedly paid for his "error".

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 1:21pm

P.S. The race baiters are out in force commenting on Smollett as they often do with others. One of the common false arguments to reinforce their belief in systemically racist justice system that I see is that "look at the Jan. 6 rioters, they are getting hand slaps because they are white." I just ran across another example that is simply not true.

Walton says he's given probation to some Jan. 6 defendants who just walked into the Capitol (though he says that was serious in its own way), "but Mr. Smith did more than that," noting the evidence of how he tried to clear the way for the mob to get into the Rotunda
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) March 15, 2022

plus they are expressing guilt and remorse; lots of garden-variety urban criminals don't ever bother to do that, they think they are owed mulligans for criminal behavior because they were born poor or some such reason

Walton asks Smith if he wants to say anything else: "I'm just going to miss my kids. I understand what I did was wrong. I'm willing to pay for it. I know what I did was wrong and I know I need to do my time for it. I'm just going to miss my kids, that's all."
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) March 15, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 2:16pm

19-year-old Karimah Phuly died from stab wounds she sustained on Friday, March 11. The 15-year-old juvenile male has been formally charged with 2nd Degree Homicide by the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/7gPQ2tfJpo
— Duluth MN Police (@DuluthMNPolice) March 15, 2022

DPD wants to send our condolences to Karimah’s friends, family, and loved ones. (2/2)
Full release: https://t.co/JYVLGcypNN
— Duluth MN Police (@DuluthMNPolice) March 15, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 1:26pm

Another dispatch from post-Floyd America..

A DC physician is run over by a carjacker who stole his vehicle, in front of his girlfriend.

Just like that - a life extinguished.
We deserve better than this. These people need to be stopped before they kill.https://t.co/2VntooGo7Q
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) March 11, 2022

No one should have to live like this.

Retired couples should not have to worry about being stabbed to death in the middle of the day while riding their bikes.

RIP Brenda and Terry https://t.co/EBWriWGhdD
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) March 11, 2022

"McShan stabbed Damis and took his wallet. Video shows Damis kneeling next to the sidewalk as the attacker ran away. He fell backward and remained there until a passerby discovered him more than an hour later."

McShan was ROR on felony charges.
RIP Diegohttps://t.co/oto1WK7OuM
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) March 11, 2022

Philadelphia Police made an arrest in the George Briscella murder I shared a few weeks ago.

Turns out this individual is a serial carjacker who also murdered Aiah Gbessay.

Punishing non-violent crime before someone dies prevents violent crime. https://t.co/IFkxQgGaGt
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) March 11, 2022

Albuquerque Police announce - the man shot by officers recently was responsible for the murder of Mary Ye at Canna Massage Spa, as well as the murder of David Brown and several kidnappings.

Good riddance.
There will be no protests, only quiet thanks.https://t.co/65iuLhSwTo
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) March 11, 2022

Electronic Monitoring Appreciation Week continues

Originally jailed for armed home invasion & kidnapping, a judge released him on EM when COVID arrived

Last week, cops allegedly found a gun, ammo, 10 pounds of pot, and cocaine worth $14K in his bedroomhttps://t.co/uGd0e64fbe
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 15, 2022

Cary High is charged with robbing a college student at one ATM and robbing a woman who was with her 3 kids at another ATM.

A five-time felon, he was most recently convicted of robbing a Columbia College student in the Loop in 2013.https://t.co/KYKOrx90JQ
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 15, 2022

Lamont Cathey, who has amassed over $2 million in medical bills by eating parts of the county jail, is back in the jail today.

He's accused of breaking into downtown gym lockers, stealing victims' identities (and one's Maserati) while on bail and parole.https://t.co/rguX2xrYTG
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 15, 2022

James Sutton, on electronic monitoring for allegedly shooting a man at a suburban shopping mall, had a gun in his pocket during a traffic stop in Chicago last week, prosecutors say.

Happy "Electronic Monitoring Appreciate Week!" https://t.co/rZGbL8Dlag
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 15, 2022

A man with two pending felony gun cases is now charged with having 5 more guns after he allegedly drove to the Cook County jail and pulled a mini-AK47 out of his car ... while on electronic monitoring.https://t.co/pOevjemp95
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 14, 2022

We're going to declare this "electronic monitoring appreciation week."

All week, we'll have story after story about wonderful things people have allegedly done while they were supposedly on home confinement.
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 14, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 1:42pm

AOC can no longer act unaware that she knows about Aisans believing an Asian hate crime thing is going on in big U.S urban areas:

We thank the @StateDept for working with me and @AOC to help facilitate #GuiYingMa’s son’s visa so that he can be with his father at this difficult time, and to see his mom one last time. https://t.co/RIMeuVa88K
— Grace Meng (@Grace4NY) March 15, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 5:45pm

Noting the Bengal famine in History Reclaimed, economies and events are complex. I trust a self-learning system more than an edict-based one.

https://historyreclaimed.co.uk/the-bengal-famine-what-the-experts-say/

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 7:16pm

The narrative that the murder spike in the US was an exception to an otherwise safer year in 2020 is misleading. We weren’t safer in 2020—we just weren’t measuring crime risk very well. https://t.co/kKuAQhJAxS
— Aaron Chalfin (@AaronChalfin) March 15, 2022

Chalfin is Assistant Professor of Criminology @Penn and research affiliate @UChiUrbanLabs

Found retweeted by Peter Moskos who also quote tweeted it himself later as follows:

Good logical analysis/article. Kind of common sense. Don't tell me I'm safer when my chance of being victimized is up. https://t.co/nsy59WGJEX
— Peter Moskos (@PeterMoskos) March 16, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 10:33pm

Suspect that punched woman 125x in Yonkers arrested in Feb '21 for pushing another woman through glass window. Spent 5 mos in a substance abuse center/zero jail.

He has 4 other felony charges he never served time for.

This is the type of diversion that the Manhattan DA favors.
— Reza Chowdhury (@RezaC1) March 15, 2022

Pepper spray is illegal to buy in NY, so a group of people worked with a pepper spray company to organize a giveaway in Chinatown yesterday. This was the result. It says everything about how the #AAPI community is feeling right now. https://t.co/3rv3zUDjvK
— Daniel Dae Kim (@danieldaekim) March 14, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 11:34pm

Not just any old Asian-American Jill's opinion, she is Exec. Producer and Host of THIS IS LIFE on CNN and TAKE OUT on HBOMAX.

I am utterly sickened and heart sick about this. We are being hunted. https://t.co/C22AtDI3x7
— lisaling (@lisaling) March 14, 2022

You can think the folks who are frightened are being illogical. Doesn't matter! Is what it is: more racial divisiveness.

by artappraiser on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 12:28am

The truth about the bullshit social worker unit in Chicago (speaking truth to BLM bullshit propaganda power )

So, less than one call a day, screened in advance to be low-risk, resulted in no arrests and no uses of force.

That's quite a story. https://t.co/Jfaq73xRxY
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 16, 2022

...As we mentioned in September, this team initially only responded to calls that they VOLUNTEERED to handle and they even refused to take jobs https://t.co/vClJ4nhYZt
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 16, 2022

...also as predicted in September, the city is raving about the success of the program.https://t.co/AwszDWRJC0
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 16, 2022

by artappraiser on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 3:16pm

ho hum, another one bites the dust -

Double Bronx shooting leaves twin brother dead

POSTED BY: EDITOR @ NYCHomicide.eom, MARCH 16, 2022

The NYC 2022 Homicide Victim List is available here

NYPD responded to a 911 call for a shooting on East 161st Street near Morris Avenue in Concourse Village on March 15th at approximately 7:30pm.

On arrival police located twin brothers suffering from gunshot injuries. Derrick Owens, 30, was shot in the chest, and his twin, in the leg. Both victims were taken to hospital where Derrick died of his injuries. The shooting happened outside of Derrick Owens home.

No arrests have been made. Anyone with information about the shooting should contact the NYPD Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

by artappraiser on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 4:40pm

but here's something new and different:

#NYC Immigration Lawyer Jinjin Li, fatally stabbed by a woman after declining to represent her #queens https://t.co/20fsRlJWrB pic.twitter.com/3nk2cjWPOZ
— Homicide NYC (@HomicideNyc) March 16, 2022

by artappraiser on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 4:42pm

this one's looking like it's going to develop into a really creepy serial killer story:

Update: Suspect Arrested – Police say SOHO shooter sought for multiple shootings of homeless people in DC and #NYC https://t.co/EnhUEZQcco
— Homicide NYC (@HomicideNyc) March 15, 2022

by artappraiser on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 5:07pm

Up to 20% of the cops who volunteered to join the NYPD’s effort to take guns off the street were rejected to 'ensure they have the right disposition for this very challenging assignment'https://t.co/a69Ho18cOv
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 16, 2022

GOOD!

by artappraiser on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 7:14pm

wow Mayor Adams decrying harassment filming of cops:

“If your iPhone can’t catch that picture with you being at a safe distance, then you need to upgrade your iPhone. Stop being on top of my police officers while they’re carrying out their jobs. That is not acceptable & it won’t be tolerated”: @NYCMayor⁩ re public recording cops pic.twitter.com/wwPpZP4lax
— Matthew Chayes (@chayesmatthew) March 16, 2022

by artappraiser on Wed, 03/16/2022 - 8:19pm

Connecticut Woman, Kimorah Parker, Arrested for Intentionally Setting Synagogue & Church on Fire https://t.co/j1JnArcOLW
— Makara (@Veg4Real) March 14, 2022

NB fire suspect is Kimorah Parker DOB 9/13/1991. Charged with Arson 3rd Degree and Burglary 3rd Degree #newbritain
— Mayor Erin Stewart (@erinstewartct) March 12, 2022

Woman accused of setting places of worship in New Britain on fire faces judge

Police say Kimorah Parker, 30, is accused of starting the fires Friday night.

Two friends say she’s been practicing witchcraft and worshipping the devil.

Makes sense.https://t.co/QymgeZraXG
— (@Jamaal4Jesus) March 16, 2022

JUST IN: Here’s the booking photo of 30-year-old Kimorah Parker, who’s facing arson and burglary charges after fires at a synagogue and church in New Britain Friday night. @FOX61News pic.twitter.com/K0ZMNQumF5
— Angelo Bavaro FOX61 (@angelobav) March 14, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/17/2022 - 2:47am

UPDATE: Governor Mifflin School District says last night's shooting at a Reading, Pennsylvania, playground and park involved at least four students. Learning for middle and high school students has been switched to virtual for the day. https://t.co/6wvRZitRdN
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) March 15, 2022

earlier on same shooting

3 Shot, at Least 1 Killed, in Shooting at Berks County Park https://t.co/k1NrLlzLQl
— @Gabriele news and information. (@Gabenewsinfo) March 15, 2022

moving on

A 3-year-old boy unintentionally shot and killed his mother as the family sat in their car in a Chicago supermarket parking lot. The father said the unsecured, loaded gun belonged to him. #twill https://t.co/6QLti6hdA5
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) March 15, 2022

A Washington state middle school student was arrested for bringing a gun and two magazines to school and then threatening a mass shooting. Police say the student had a list of potential targets. No word on how an eighth grader accessed a loaded gun. #waleg https://t.co/AvlH5gHOFM
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) March 15, 2022

Pennsylvania police said the child's older brother left a loaded gun unsecured and unholstered on a table in his bedroom with the door open and unlocked. #paleg https://t.co/wJn9zNERm7
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) March 16, 2022

WDHN News has learned new details including the condition of the five victims who were injured in an Ozark shooting on Tuesday night. https://t.co/cnqUkSxOcQ
— WDHN (@WDHN) March 16, 2022

A Florida 14-year-old was unintentionally shot and killed with a ghost gun he built by a friend. The boy’s mother knew he’d built a gun, but didn’t know he had ammunition. Police are calling it a "tragic accident" and won’t file criminal charges. #flapol https://t.co/WykmSuaRsc
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) March 15, 2022

Another suspect in the murder of a cyclist on the Atlanta BeltLine is in police custody, Atlanta Police Department homicide investigators said. https://t.co/MaDnrpitsZ
— FOX 5 Atlanta (@FOX5Atlanta) March 17, 2022

Atlanta Police pleads with public for help solving these three homicides https://t.co/bteZN9bQPc
— 11Alive News (@11AliveNews) March 16, 2022

BLACK LIVES MATTER, YES THEY DO:

Mayor @andreforatlanta said during a morning briefing on crime that Atlanta Police have made arrests in 72 percent of this year’s 33 homicide cases. @ATLINtownPaper https://t.co/knq5ZZ00JE
— Michael Ulmer (@MikeUlmer) March 16, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/17/2022 - 3:05am

And we're worried about Algebra vs pre-Algebra?

If they survive high school literally, they can take an Udemy or Coursera course.

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 03/17/2022 - 3:16am

Museum of Modern Art: forget all that shit we said and did in 2020 - BLM is history - we got crime now:

The MoMA has increased the presence of armed officers on its premises, renewing a contract it had the NYPD before the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020. https://t.co/07ztCFBfnr
— hyperallergic (@hyperallergic) March 17, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/17/2022 - 3:30pm

We stan a humble public servant.

Many thanks to the many dedicated officers with @ABQPOLICE for getting predators off the streets and bringing some solace to New Mexico families. https://t.co/KYetTp3f7I
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) March 17, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/17/2022 - 3:32pm

NEW: Miami rapper known as ‘Baby Cino’ murdered on Palmetto, minutes after leaving jail https://t.co/UPB1J97ZkF
— David Ovalle (@DavidOvalle305) March 17, 2022

Why is it that I NEVER hear about any pop, rock, country, reggae or salsa stars being murdered but once a week a rapper is shot?
— Miami Eatz (@Miami_Eatz) March 17, 2022

Dolph autopsy: 22 times

The Memphis rapper was shot and killed on Nov. 17, 2021. #BETBuzz https://t.co/hNWiJEvfFy
— BET Music (@BETMusic) March 17, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/17/2022 - 3:40pm

It's like a competition and Baby Cino wins over Dolph, because he got shot 40 times, not only 22?

Miami rapper Baby Cino dies aged 20 after being shot at 40 times https://t.co/Hqbl8Sw2P6
— The Independent (@Independent) March 19, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 03/19/2022 - 4:59pm

2 Texas dentists die after dental office shooting; Suspect charged with murder

By Riz Hatton @ BeckersDental.com, 5 hrs. ago

A Texas man has been charged with murder and assault with a deadly weapon in the March 16 shooting of two dentists who worked in a Tyler, Texas, dental office, local ABC affiliate KLTV reported.

The suspect, Steven Alexander Smith, 40, of Tyler, is being held on $3 million bond.

Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith told the station his office received a 911 call about the shooting at about 2:45 p.m. When deputies arrived, they found two male victims with gunshot wounds inside Affordable Dentures, he said.

In a statement to the news station, the sheriff's office said an initial investigation revealed the suspect, a patient at the clinic, became angry with the dental office's staff, went to his car and returned with a handgun and shot two doctors who were working inside the business.

He then fled to his residence before being taken into custody about 4 p.m., according to the report [....]

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/17/2022 - 3:49pm

#UPDATE: Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue says one person has died and six others were transported to the hospital after a shooting on a Broward County Transit bus. https://t.co/UE6FJLDYjM
— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) March 17, 2022

A beloved baseball coach is recovering in a hospital after he was shot right outside his Compton home in what appears to be a random shooting. https://t.co/uRhpMmiiaA
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) March 17, 2022

St. Patrick’s Day Shooting in Glen Burnie Sends 17-Year-Old Girl to Hospital https://t.co/yZmD7gR55S
— Eye On Annapolis (@eyeonannapolis) March 17, 2022

A man was taken to the hospital after an apparent gang-related shooting in Reno Thursday morning. https://t.co/RGKjBcAW4Q
— KRNV (@KRNV) March 17, 2022

Shooting in Tacoma turns into homicide investigation https://t.co/eSrhOBdmkU
— Washington State Homicide (@WAStateHomicide) March 17, 2022

San Francisco homicide: Shooting in Tenderloin https://t.co/fgEfyTjfRt
— usa share news (@usasharenews) March 17, 2022

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Altajier Kyell Robinson with charges for criminal homicide following the fatal shooting of two teens in Easton, authorities said. #DailyVoice #Easton https://t.co/dQx0KkaQSD
— Pennsylvania Daily Voice (@DailyVoicePA) March 17, 2022

Man dies in Madison, Tennessee shooting ruled as a homicide https://t.co/vVhMn3I0Fc
— william e graham (@billyinjackson) March 17, 2022

The Allegheny County Police Department's Homicide Unit responded to a request for assistance in Wilmerding.

At approximately 10:23 a.m. on March 17, 2022, Pitcairn Police were notified of a shooting in the 700 block of Middle Avenue. pic.twitter.com/7cIYL5xco4
— Allegheny County PD (@AlleghenyCoPD) March 17, 2022

Homicide detectives are working to identify the gunman seen driving this black 4-door sedan from the Mapco at 401 Myatt Dr last night following a fatal shooting in the parking lot. A woman was also heard from inside the car. Know anything? Call Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463. pic.twitter.com/rYuWYQhaE2
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 17, 2022

BRANFORD HOMICIDE: @Branford_Police continue to investigate a homicide that occurred early Thursday morning at the Branford Motel. Police have not identified the male shooting victim or the suspect, who they have in custody. @FOX61News pic.twitter.com/ascdh0MeG0
— Tony Terzi (@T2Fox61) March 17, 2022

A 23-year-old man has died in the third targeted shooting in three days in one central Pennsylvania neighborhood, the police say. #DailyVoice #target #shotdead #homicide https://t.co/C6P82RZaj3
— Pennsylvania Daily Voice (@DailyVoicePA) March 17, 2022

Suspect arrested in 2-year-old's shooting, Minneapolis police still investigating https://t.co/hjfpsFccic
— BMF (@Lafcurve) March 16, 2022

WANTED FOR QUESTIONING: Photo of Deonte Thomas, 41, sought as a person of interest in a fatal shooting of a man at 7408 S. Sam Houston Pkwy W. on March 5.

More info at https://t.co/2c1iomVvJ4

If you know Thomas' whereabouts, please call HPD Homicide 713-308-3600.#hounews pic.twitter.com/77X8Gwk6pp
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) March 17, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/17/2022 - 4:06pm

Health care professional here just getting off my 7th 24 in a row, thank you for defending us but unfortunately our hospitals and many neighboring hospital have had little to no covid cases come in but we’ve been swarmed with shooting victims in our black dominated community
— Lebron Is Washed (@123321abc1234) March 17, 2022

Could be a troll. So what. His point is good.

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/17/2022 - 4:11pm

there's always lots of shooting in Philly & Baltimore:

Passersby Steal Victim’s Gun and Other Items Moments After Deadly Caught-on-Cam Shooting – NBC10 Philadelphia https://t.co/CE00PYSl8x
— The Joss Group (@thejossgroup) March 17, 2022

Philadelphia Police are investigating a shooting that killed a 30-year-old man while he was holding a baby in a car seat in Frankford.. https://t.co/qZxiu1C2U9
— FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) March 17, 2022

Philadelphia shooting: Man shot at bus stop during gun battle between two vehicles in Port Richmond - WPVI-TV: https://t.co/5AYVwBeMLR #SEPTA #Philly #Transit #Philadelphia #Transportation #PennDOT
— MyTransit Philadelphia (@MyTransitPhilly) March 17, 2022

Three people were driven to the hospital by police after they were injured in a street shooting Tuesday night in Philadelphia's Olney neighborhood, according to police. https://t.co/HKe5avLMSZ
— FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) March 16, 2022

Philadelphia shooting: Bullet found inside New Foundations Charter High School classroom - 6abc Philadelphia https://t.co/HGOLSi46po
— Trench Reynolds (@trenchreynolds) March 17, 2022

WPVI-TV: Philadelphia Fatal Shooting: Homeowner fatally shoots trespasser who threw brick into Alfa Romeo on Fairmount Avenue, police say
I have NO PROBLEM with what happened
Saves time & moneyhttps://t.co/eJAFmkwiLL

via @GoogleNews
— SueinJenkintown שנה (@sueinphilly) March 17, 2022

A shooting last night in northwest Baltimore sent two people to the hospital, including an 18-year-old who was shot in the lower back, authorities say. https://t.co/LtH0NNUcCD
— WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@wjz) March 17, 2022

Convicted murderer charged in fatal shooting in Southwest Baltimorehttps://t.co/Uho5TCWUHt
— Hooks, Halligans, & Nozzles 52-12 (@WILKDOGG52) March 17, 2022

Baltimore County Police Investigating Overnight Shooting In Woodlawn https://t.co/RxbX5Dt04i pic.twitter.com/7X0EvQp8Ce
— WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@wjz) March 17, 2022

17-year-old boy, woman injured in shooting in east Baltimore https://t.co/1rR2qmeUTL
— WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore (@wbaltv11) March 17, 2022

Shooting Victim Found At Scene Of Northwest Baltimore Crash Dies https://t.co/jQcSzzG8Cx pic.twitter.com/Y9SF3H2cMz
— WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@wjz) March 17, 2022

LIVE: Police provide an update on a fatal shooting investigation at UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie - https://t.co/r4BXDAHI1V https://t.co/BTFLPngMuT
— WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore (@wbaltv11) March 16, 2022

"and that's what it's like to live in West Baltimore" thread

Look, enjoy your life. It's probably a good life even if it's difficult at times.

But don't forget that every winter many of the city's residents live with the fear that someone might break into a nearby vacant house and endanger their lives.

They go to sleep thinking about it.
— MolotovFlicker Ignoring Your Questions Since 1902® (@MolotovFlicker) March 14, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/17/2022 - 4:45pm

MolotovFlicker keeping up with the vacant houses in Baltimore thing:

https://t.co/bURy8KO6gD
— MolotovFlicker Ignoring Your Questions Since 1902® (@MolotovFlicker) March 19, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 03/19/2022 - 5:32pm

reasonable people say:

I’m sorry…but this situation was beyond de-escalation. Sometimes people who make horrible choices force cops to make difficult ones. The grand jury was correct. https://t.co/0ru6Rnfs7L
— m.lucastomlin. (@MLucastomlin) March 14, 2022

Situations like this one are tragic, but when we treat clear cases of police escalation and this as if they are the same, we diminish our ability to really reform behavior.
— kim washington (@kimcwashington) March 14, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/17/2022 - 4:50pm

What effect does nextdoor have on crime salience? Despite best instincts, joined yesterday. Recently moved and had super-local question. Got answer but also saw comments and videos about stolen catalytic converters. Now, hours later, I’m at muffler shop getting “cage for my cat.”
— Omar Wasow (@owasow) March 19, 2022

There’s a study to be done randomly mailing some households nextdoor promotions and others a control postcard then surveying attitudes about crime, trust, partisanship and other attitudes. Won’t soon forget neighbor who blamed rash of catalytic converter thefts on Biden.
— Omar Wasow (@owasow) March 19, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 03/19/2022 - 3:31pm

the war in Baltimore continues

https://t.co/EiK4xjm3La
— MolotovFlicker Ignoring Your Questions Since 1902® (@MolotovFlicker) March 19, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 03/19/2022 - 3:37pm

We are devastated to report that Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press reporter Sierra Jenkins was among the victims of an overnight shooting in downtown Norfolk. She was 24. https://t.co/ctmC5xHvkr
— The Virginian-Pilot (@virginianpilot) March 19, 2022

Overnight in downtown Norfolk - 5 people shot. The father of Sierra Jenkins says she passed away from injuries at the hospital, per @ellen__ice. Another man died in the shooting. Jenkins was a reporter at The Virginian Pilot https://t.co/rGc0zIkXf9 pic.twitter.com/R9sDwwZj5b
— Brendan Ponton (@brendanponton) March 19, 2022

I’ve covered more murders than I can count during my reporting career but today’s will always stand out. Among the victims was my sweet colleague Sierra Jenkins. I was asked to fill in for her today when editors couldn’t reach her. We found later why. https://t.co/gOuxYAoSXq
— Jane Harper (@janeharpervp) March 19, 2022

Sierra is dead now. She’s dead because a stranger fired a gun next to a crowd of people in downtown Norfolk. https://t.co/zhIxHdeg3t
— Ana Ley (@La__Ley) March 19, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 03/19/2022 - 3:54pm

DMV Rapper shot and killed on the 3400 block of Walters Lane in District Heights. He was pronounced dead at 7:30 PM. RIP Goonew - More updates @ https://t.co/xWSbOoKsoQ pic.twitter.com/okRlgunpFv
— BrandNewHipHop (@BrandN3wHipHop) March 19, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 03/19/2022 - 3:57pm

Rap media doing what it likes to do, glorifying Goonew's violent & criminal life:

Dmv Rapper Goonew Shot & Killed
Just 5 Months After Getting Out Of
Prison! He Was Also Involved In A Fight
Just Before His Tragic Demise Rip pic.twitter.com/ps9GTZhSGt
— raphousetv (@raphousetv2) March 19, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 03/19/2022 - 5:03pm

New: The man who allegedly broke into The Gage restaurant near Millennium Park this month has been charged with robbing a man on the Red Line at Roosevelt in February. He's on parole for robbing a woman in Lakeview.https://t.co/7RlnKLwHyA
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 21, 2022

A judge has given probation to a man who was charged with robbing a woman in River North while free on 3 recognizance bonds, including one for burglarizing a boat.https://t.co/6wKWLkBTLt
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 20, 2022

Felony bond court Judge Mary Marubio is *not* having your nonsense stories about how little bail you can afford.

"Guns cost money...bail will be set at $250,000"

"He's not getting an IBond with all these warrants outstanding."
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 20, 2022

Felony bond court —

A man is accused of horrific, ongoing sexual assaults of multiple young victims several years ago. He has a prior conviction for sexual assault of a minor.

A private defense attorney says is a day trader, yet he can only afford about $1000 for bail pic.twitter.com/Af7uVaHTc5
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 20, 2022

...Judge Mary Marubio: No bail. She finds there is no way to protect children and the community from him.
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 20, 2022

Felony bond court —

A woman who was convicted of 2nd degree murder for stabbing her boyfriend to death is now charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend in the neck following a break-up.
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 20, 2022

...She is *on parole* for the murder of her previous boyfriend.

She has a very nice smile in her IDOC intake photo...
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 20, 2022

A 12 year old charged with 2x hijacking with a firearm, possessing a stolen credit card, and forgery.

Thankfully, our sterling juvenile justice program will ensure he does not stray again before becoming an adult in 6 years.

Then, there's the 13 year old... https://t.co/uvMpQXQfnU
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 20, 2022

Electronic Monitoring Appreciate Week continues. Here are 3 more "success stories," including an 18-time convicted felon on EM for escaping from EM who (you may find this hard to believe) escaped from EM again.

That wasn't in the pamphlet.https://t.co/uQPJtDo4uh
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 20, 2022

Of all the inmates who might be worthy of early release, Kim Foxx settled on 3 to launch a "resentencing" drive: a home invader, a robber, and a burglar. Here are the details of the home invasion (the victim was 62) and burglary (a 13-year-old was home).https://t.co/u7Y06pHFlL
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 20, 2022

and adding the one I put on the prison thread the other day;

A man on parole for a robbery and two thefts he committed while on probation allegedly robbed and shot the head of a charity that "works to reduce recidivism among parolees" this week.https://t.co/z20iU9NpEy
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 19, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/20/2022 - 8:27pm

About 10 years ago, when Erik Arbuthnot first heard about phony-kidnapping hustles, his fellow agents at the FBI scoffed at the cases.

Now they have become so widespread that the bureau has a name for them: virtual kidnappings.

Here's what's going on.https://t.co/Odf7xbTQ3l
— Insider News (@InsiderNews) March 20, 2022

Twitter has up a whole event page on this story

https://twitter.com/i/events/1505561113777393667

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/20/2022 - 9:00pm

the good Chicago pastor is growing quite cynical:

so a 14 yo allegedly had an alleged gun in his alleged pocket and allegedly it allegedly went off@@@allegedly
— Pastor Donovan Price (@sltionsnresrces) March 21, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/20/2022 - 11:07pm

BURBERRY BURGLARY TEAM may have committed 200 break-ins across Chicagoland: prosecutors

200 burglaries.

Prosecutors say a second member of the burglary crew that targeted Burberry and other stores across the city told police that his team is responsible for 200 break-ins.https://t.co/DehJ2vcZV5
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) March 23, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/22/2022 - 11:56pm

41 gang members allegedly in LA law enforcement@greg_doucette https://t.co/d1vPI5xH4n
— Thomas E. Ricks (@tomricks1) March 24, 2022

the article doesn't say, tho, whether they are pro or anti BLM

by artappraiser on Wed, 03/23/2022 - 8:54pm

Yet another horrific, savage murder of an innocent elderly woman by "youths" who had been released by a reform-oriented DA for numerous - yes numerous - previous violent offenses.

Maybe if I tag this #stopAAPIhate, it might get noticed.

RIP Linda Frickey. You deserved better. https://t.co/qzYAa6CWWn pic.twitter.com/2n3ZD4E4DV
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) March 24, 2022

How many of us heard about the murder of Thomas Arnold?

He dedicated his life to the service of others - and in return his life was snatched away. For nothing. By convicted felons who shouldn't have been on the street.

RIP Thomas #stopaapihate https://t.co/IG1GG1DDwl
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) March 24, 2022

“They didn’t deserve what happened to them,” Brenda Aultman's daughter said through tears. “Get this monster off of the streets."

There really aren't words for it except "enough is enough."

RIP Brenda and Terry#stopaapihate https://t.co/nV7oB5XgGa
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) March 24, 2022

A friendly reminder for those who might accuse me of "racism..."

I posted about two Nuevomexicano predators today.

My standards are universal, as evidenced by this thread. https://t.co/CYJwzHgE2s
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) March 24, 2022

by artappraiser on Wed, 03/23/2022 - 9:37pm

how can one not use the word 'predators' when the perps themselves proudly film and share?! they're proud of it!

they've been reading comments on this video by parent types on News 12 Bronx, they're all freaking out, i.e., they should all be locked up, their parents should turn them in or they're lost, etc.

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/24/2022 - 2:06am

If you thought Mike Tyson was a badass before, wait until you see how he handled himself when a guy pulled a gun within 15 feet of him https://t.co/AlxWwPwVS9
— TMZ (@TMZ) March 24, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/24/2022 - 5:27am

BREAKING: Police say six people are dead and at least nine others injured after a shooting in downtown Sacramento. Police provided few details about the shooting but said in a tweet that a “large police presence will remain and the scene remains active.” https://t.co/JNLpPmnQxZ
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 3, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/03/2022 - 6:18pm

Our hearts are with Sergio’s family & all families impacted by the Sacramento mass shooting. We urge the @POTUS @SpeakerPelosi @GOPLeader @SenSchumer @LeaderMcConnell to make ending gun violence a priority for the federal government to prevent these tragedies. #HonorWithAction https://t.co/lH6ixTUijc
— Newtown Action Alliance (@NewtownAction) April 3, 2022

Wondering if the images of Sacramento will generate the the same level of outrage as those from Bucha.
Oh, that's right! We don't publish domestic carnage by gun violence. Nevermind.
— Victor Del Mar (@VictorDelMar4) April 3, 2022

but these are people of color, all they really need is social workers

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/03/2022 - 6:24pm

LIVE: Sacramento Mass Shooting Latest | 3 p.m. update from Sacramento Po... https://t.co/fuSZumyeYR via @YouTube
— Mkjo2A (@ohmikeoh) April 3, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/03/2022 - 6:26pm

Multiple shooters.

Video: 76 shots fired in 54 seconds during Sacramento mass shooting https://t.co/9MXHKmxtgt
— Matt Rexroad (@MattRexroad) April 3, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/03/2022 - 6:27pm

UPDATE: Police now say six people were killed and at least 15 were wounded in a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento last night. It was the second mass shooting in the city in a little over a month. No suspects are in custody yet. #caleg https://t.co/bbdSnyZhZY
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) April 3, 2022

While California has strong gun laws compared to the rest of the US, it’s surrounded by states with weaker gun laws and is the epicenter of our nation’s ghost guns crisis.

On average, 3,000+ people die by gun violence in California and 6,800+ are wounded. https://t.co/4IMKfiWkwd
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) April 3, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/04/2022 - 4:28am

There were two mass shootings last night: one in Sacramento and one in Dallas. As people begin to socialize again, they’re being slaughtered in the streets - in cities, in college communities, and at concerts. Our lawmakers have the power to stop this.

ACT: Text READY to 644-33 pic.twitter.com/hjb9kxaTgo
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) April 3, 2022

10 shot, 1 fatally, at concert in #Dallas: Police - ABC News - https://t.co/DywhNMMsIV via @ABC #DallasShooting
— Janice Dash (@Trazlersgal) April 3, 2022

Same with Dallas shooting at a rap concert pic.twitter.com/fcryZUEuyY
— Stevie Nix (@StevieN18725781) April 3, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/03/2022 - 7:32pm

In the last 24 hours we’ve endured 3 mass shootings (I’m aware of) in: Norfolk, Dallas, Sacramento. This country needs a hell of a lot more than these politicians’ empty thoughts + prayers, FYI #sacramentoshooting #norfolkmallshooting #dallasshooting
— TheWellApothecary (@thewellapoth) April 3, 2022

ONE DEAD, 2 HURT IN A SHOOTING INSIDE MACARTHUR MALL — Norfolk Police Chief says he believes it started over money between two relatives.

Around 6:25 pm, police got the call about the shooting.

Chief Boone says a MAN died and two women are hurt. #13newsnow pic.twitter.com/IQb5bOUtUw
— Eugene Daniel 13News Now (@eugenedanielTV) April 3, 2022

These two are identified as “persons of interest” by Norfolk cops in yesterday’s triple shooting at MacArthur Center. Bam masks. Let’s see faces again. #masks pic.twitter.com/oABIuCqFpa
— kerry dougherty (@kerrydougherty) April 3, 2022

Chile B. Simone was at the mall when they were shooting. She ain’t coming back to Norfolk. Y’all don’t know how to act pic.twitter.com/MRMVlskBB3
— (@SanaaArie) April 3, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/03/2022 - 7:36pm

I've noticed something about threads from progressive DAs insisting crime isn't a problem. The go on-and-on. Makes me want to slowly back away.
Anyway, long story short, everything is fine. Fear of crime is media hype / right-wing disinformation and don't believe your lying eyes. pic.twitter.com/28YGxmXUkX
— Peter Moskos (@PeterMoskos) April 2, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/03/2022 - 8:19pm

belongs here (even tho I also posted it the other day on my blue cities and policing blog thread:)

"A large plurality of New Yorkers believe that individuals charged with a violent crime should be held in jail until their trial," @michael_hendrix and I detail un/surprising results of @ManhattanInst's recent poll with @EchelonInsights in @CityJournal: https://t.co/Sui8j22yne
— Hannah E. Meyers (@HannahElka) March 31, 2022

edit to add the related "spin" which everyone knows is basically a lie because they know a lot of the worst crimes lately are by repeat offenders back on the streets:

This is really bad talk from our comptroller. Bail reform eliminated cash bail for most criminal offenses. So of course avg cost for remaining bail goes up! I presume Brad Lander knows this. So either he's deceitful or shockingly stupid. I don't know which is worse. https://t.co/DI3OjXEw0s
— Peter Moskos (@PeterMoskos) March 28, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/03/2022 - 9:31pm

THIS. IS. INSANITY.

Jun '17: Drags a cop behind a stolen car, paralyzing him

Jan '19: Sentenced to just 16 MONTHS

May '21: High-speed chase in stolen car...WHILE ON PAROLE...RELEASED AGAIN

Feb '22: ANOTHER stolen car chase!

Mar '22: Arrested & RELEASED AGAIN! pic.twitter.com/hD5RkeyGRS
— NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) March 30, 2022

This is a picture of Det. Dalsh Veve at the funeral for Det. Wilbert Mora. Confined to a wheelchair, he still shows up. The perpetrator who put Veve in the wheelchair keeps committing the same crimes and doesn’t seem to be confined to anyplace. What is wrong with this system? pic.twitter.com/O7JLC7cBjn
— Deputy Commissioner John Miller (@NYPDDCPI) March 31, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/03/2022 - 9:28pm

Glorifying the culture of rapper shot dead, very gruesomely, as in SICKO

DMV rapper #Goonew shot and killed just 5 months after getting out of prison. RIP pic.twitter.com/XcjbKvuDam
— No Jumper (@nojumper) March 19, 2022

Imagine walking into work and it’s a deceased body on display. They didn’t warn us they didn’t tell us they didn’t even know. When i say I’ve officially been traumatized this year i mean it.
— MELLONZ (@mellonellen96) April 3, 2022

REALLY, it really happened -

#Goonew standing up at his funeral held at #Bliss #UrbanNewsUncutt pic.twitter.com/d8NYtvfyKO
— UrbanNewsUncutt (@UrbanNewsUncutt) April 4, 2022

Crazy Hood Shit #Goonew #GoonewParty Got Him Standing Up pic.twitter.com/OzXqWyzKxL
— Hawk Slaughter (@KVGMG) April 3, 2022

Bro passed away over 2 Weeks ago and they really have his corpse pinned against a wall standing up in the club He aint ask for that! #goonew #goonew64 #rip pic.twitter.com/TOwN54fQz5
— moses (@mosestheredd) April 4, 2022

even tho "Moses" claims above that he didn't aks for that, makes sense to me, as when he was living, looks like he loved to glorify the live-fast-and-dangerously-and-die-young culture, including dissing authorities -

Mane rip #goonew wtf I’m krying rn pic.twitter.com/Yjz9jwXEIC
— TAK3N (@Tak3nbelow) March 19, 2022

Old video #Goonew and #MoneyReek fake pressing out McDonald's Security around Forest Creek pic.twitter.com/Wb9Y403SBU
— YOUTUBE - DMV HOODZ AND NEWZ © (@DMVHOODZNDNEWZ) August 11, 2018

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/04/2022 - 4:11am

one big bust doesn't mean the shoplifting mob thing is over - keep it up and all the luxury retailers will leave Chicago -

Another one.

A shoplifting mob raided the Gucci store on Michigan Avenue this afternoon, one day after the nearby Burberry store lost an estimated $35,000 in a similar crime.https://t.co/gskugh1n7o
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) April 2, 2022

I think they already gave up on San Francisco?

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/04/2022 - 4:21am

Majority of arrestees by NYPD's new anti-gun unit have criminal history: Adams https://t.co/XTNbFf6Ez9 pic.twitter.com/bSTsSJWuqp
— New York Post (@nypost) April 3, 2022

but lefties aren't pleased (don't like cops and media targeting people with a criminal history!)

Here’s the twisted irony. This unit isn’t new. It’s the same gun unit that was disbanded for rampant violent abuse, they just renamed it to hide that history. Now they get to target and abuse ppl while media uses their criminal history to vilify them. Copaganda at work https://t.co/pAoUlDasdK
— Olayemi Olurin (@msolurin) April 3, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/04/2022 - 4:35am

Why Hundreds of New York City Prosecutors Are Leaving Their Jobs

New burdens, low pay and pandemic malaise prompted the resignations of a fifth of the legal work force in Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn

By Jonah E. Bromwich @ NYTimes.com, April 3, 202

New York City’s prosecutors are leaving in droves, citing pandemic burnout, low salaries and two intersecting laws that fundamentally changed the nature of their jobs.

“They just simply can’t do it anymore,” Darcel Clark, the Bronx district attorney, said in a Friday interview. “The money is not where it should be, and the work-life balance is just unmanageable.”

This year alone, 36 have left the Brooklyn district attorney’s office and 44 Manhattan’s. At least 28 have left the Bronx, and the nine Staten Island assistant district attorneys who have left this year represented about 10 percent of that office’s prosecutorial staff. The Queens office told the New York City Council that it was on track this year to more than double last year’s resignations.

In the past year, the Manhattan and Brooklyn district attorneys, who have about 500 prosecutors each, lost almost a fifth of that work force, a sharp increase from attrition averages before 2020. The Bronx is shedding lawyers at a similar pace, a total of 104 since July.

The district attorneys are replacing their previous employees when they can, often exchanging experienced prosecutors for untested ones.

When the pandemic arrived in New York two years ago, it disrupted nearly all court proceedings. At the same time, two new state laws took effect governing discovery — the sharing of all evidence, potential evidence and other case-related material. Prosecutors say the measures, which were intended to make trials fairer to defendants, create onerous amounts of paperwork.

The first law requires prosecutors to obtain and hand over hundreds of documents on many cases, a demanding task that can impede interviewing witnesses and otherwise preparing for court. A second law ties the handover of that material to the speedy trial clock, creating deadline pressure for prosecutors to collect all the material once charges are filed. (That law is known as Kalief’s law, named for Kalief Browder, a teenager who committed suicide after being held on Rikers Island for three years without a trial.)

For instance, if a defendant blew into a breathalyzer, a defense attorney is entitled to six months worth of calibration reports on that device. Prosecutors also have a continuing obligation to hand over a similar number of calibration reports filed after the defendant used the device.

The new laws aren’t the only reason for departures. District attorneys say that their city-funded budgets are too thin to allow them to pay prosecutors competitively. Despite the cost of living in Manhattan and Brooklyn, starting salaries for prosecutors in those boroughs is $72,000. In the Bronx it is $75,121.

And, of course, the trend has coincided with the pandemic, which has caused record numbers of voluntary resignations across all industries.

District attorneys say their employees are struggling. Ms. Clark said her office’s lawyers, inundated with paperwork, could make $30,000 more doing similar tasks for law firms, which might also let them work from home. “Why not do that?” she said.

State lawmakers rewrote the discovery law in 2019 after defense attorneys said that prosecutors were withholding key evidence. The previous law required them to turn over certain evidence only after defense attorneys had requested it in writing.

Because defendants — a disproportionate number of whom are people of color — were not privy to the full scope of the evidence against them, they often accepted plea deals, rather than risk going to trial.

“The defense bar was basically completely in the dark about what the case was even about,” said John P. Buza, a former prosecutor at the Manhattan district attorney’s office who now practices defense law as a partner at Konta, Georges & Buza, P.C.

Public defenders argued that without pressure on prosecutors to turn over exculpatory facts, their clients were perpetually at risk of wrongful conviction.

The discovery law changed that. Prosecutors are now obligated to turn over 21 kinds of material, including all electronically created or stored information relevant to a case.

Prosecutors now must hustle to obtain reams of paperwork — much of it produced by the New York Police Department — and submit it to defense attorneys or risk seeing a case tossed out. Prosecutors often work as many as 100 cases simultaneously, and a large percentage of their cases now generate significant paperwork.

Ms. Clark said that the workload had led to immense pressure on her assistants, who “feel that their cases are going to get dismissed or that I’m going to fire them.”

“When they have all this pressure on them, they’d rather go somewhere else where their quality of life is better,” she said. “They don’t have to work nights, weekends, holidays and do all this discovery.”

Caitlin Nolan, an 11-year veteran of the Manhattan district attorney’s office, said in an interview Friday that she started looking for a new job last spring, amid the challenges of working on a low salary, the everyday difficulties of the pandemic and frustration with the new laws. She left the office in January.

“It was difficult to comply with because there was so much we were expected to produce,” she said, adding that having to provide information about witnesses — who would express concern to her about defendants knowing their identities ahead of a trial — was particularly nerve-racking.

In recent testimony submitted to the New York City Council, the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, illustrated the burden. He reported that before 2020, his office used about 32 terabytes of data storage. Today, it uses 320 terabytes, a 900 percent increase over two years.

Tina Luongo, the attorney in charge of the criminal defense practice at the Legal Aid Society, said that she agreed that prosecutors — and public defenders — needed more money for competitive salaries, particularly in light of the discovery laws.

“High workloads, even high workloads for public defenders, diminish morale. I’m not going to deny that,” she said, adding that she expected the state to provide local prosecutors with tens of millions of dollars for staffing in its coming budget.

But, she said, “It cannot be the case and it must not be the case that the way you solve a workload problem is to diminish the rights of somebody accused of a crime.”

Mr. Buza said that his former colleagues are not saying that the principles underlying the new laws are unjust or misguided, but are simply overwhelmed by the way the job overall has changed, with the need to chase down documents for which they are legally responsible — even if they might not be aware such materials exist.

“People go into the job because they have an idea as to what it means to be a prosecutor and go into court and try cases, and they end up just basically uploading discovery,” he said.

Last month, Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed changes to the discovery law that would prevent a judge from dismissing a case if a prosecutor was in “substantial compliance” with discovery obligations. Ms. Luongo said that various counterproposals were under negotiation.

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/04/2022 - 4:15pm

[CRIME News] Video of beating of 67-yr. old Asian women in Yonkers

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