Migrants as young as 11 behind Central Park robbery spike: Police forced to deploy drones, beef up patrols
Migrants as young as 11 years old living in city-run shelters are being blamed for much of the uptick, police say
By Michael Dorgan Fox News
Published August 15, 2024 7:51am EDT
Victor Avila, a retired ICE agent, discusses the recent increase in migrant shelter related crime in New York on "American Reports."
A spate of robberies in the southern end of New York City's Central Park is being blamed on migrants as young as 11 years old living in city-run shelters and the NYPD is now being forced to bolster patrols at the famed park.
Police have linked around 10 robberies that have taken place inside or along the southern end of the park to a group of up to 12 migrant boys or young men, the NYPD said at a press conference on Wednesday in front of the green space where law enforcement announced dozens of police officers would be deployed to the tourist hotspot to counter the alarming rise.
"At this point in time, we’re ready to call it, this is a migrant robbery pattern," NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell told reporters from in front of the park at Seventh Avenue and West 59th Street.
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