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From the Police Blotter: ‘She’s in the Top Five’
An alleged repeat offender was caught breaking into Robert De Niro’s rented New York City townhouse and going through his things on Monday morning – while the actor and his daughter were home, according to police and reports.
The alleged offender is Shanice Aviles. She has 26 prior arrests. She is obviously a slow learner. She is not alone. Even though NYPD officers are doing their jobs the courts and the State of New York legislature is not doing their job. Cashless bail, or ‘Hug and Release’ is an epic failure.
Aviles was taken into custody with charges pending, police said. According to the report, she has more than two dozen priors, with the majority being for alleged burglaries. Sixteen of this year’s arrests were for petty larceny and burglary, the Post reported.
Aviles is one of the top five burglars in the NYPD’s 19th Precinct, where the crime occurred, the Post reported. She had allegedly been arrested as recently as Dec. 8, when she was busted for a half-dozen break-ins.
Ms. Aviles is certainly ambitious, and very busy, as are the officers that arrest her. The same cannot be said for NY prosecutors, legislators, and a mayor who touted himself as a former NYPD Captain. The Mayor was a House Mouse as an NYPD Captain not a real street cop and it shows.
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Considering the “victim,” one is tempted to root for the perp in this instance.
What caught my eye, in addition to your usual dry wit, is that, with 26 priors, she is only in the top five of one precinct. That’s a busy field.
I wonder if this incident will modify Mr. De Niro’s hard left politics. I bet not.
Full confession: I do not know what Mr. De Niro’s stance is on law enforcement. I would, however, wager that he is not on the traditional law and order side of things.
My acerbic sense of humor was honed by many of the individuals I met on the streets. I cannot thank them enough.
Well, see what happens when you put them in charge.
Love the “Hug and Release,” which is coming to Illinois in less than two weeks.
She was going through DeNiro’s things while he was in the house. Doesn’t the man have an alarm? A door lock? A doorman? Anything? Bueller?
The next time he reports an intruder, the dispatcher should tell him “We’ve been defunded. Call a social worker.”
People like DeNiro often have a cadre of personal assistants, cleaning people, maybe a chef. Sometimes they work odd hours. The houses are sometimes huge, and I don’t find it odd that DeNiro didn’t notice the intruder.
The purpose of ‘Hug and Release’ may have been to encourage crime and criminals, to destabilize society and make life unpleasant for the law abiding. It may be an epic success.
“[Screw] Robert DeNiro!”
Really put some spit on that ‘F’ and tell me if it sounds familiar.
I only ever saw the Mayor’s police background touted when he was running for election, and since. His lack of time on the street was never revealed.
Last night I saw an interview on Fox News with someone who knew him. They stated he spent his whole police career behind a desk and probably had 4-5 arrests to his name.
I have no sympathy for an electorate that repeatedly returns these cretins to office. They have to suffer the consequences. IMHO it will hasten the already pronounced divide between red and blue America. I wish it didn’t have to happen but it’s now inevitable.
What struck me about this—perhaps because of the news about Mark Steyn—was that New York is now becoming like London as Steyn has described it: A place where even money, fame, lots of servants and (presumably) security people no longer protects one against criminals. San Francisco too—just ask Paul Pelosi.
At what point do police officers decide it’s not worth the effort or risk to arrest these people? I hear rumors that some officers have made those decisions, but I don’t know if that reflects reality. I assume when an officer gets the information that a Shanice Aviles is the likely suspect for a particular crime, the officer can see what has happened on most or all of the prior 26 times Shanice Aviles has been arrested. At which point I would think a rational officer would say, “If I arrest her, she’ll probably be out and have committed another crime before I complete the paperwork for her arrest. Why should I put myself out to arrest her? Just leave her be to do what she’s going to do anyway.” Is there any reason the officer shouldn’t follow that line of reasoning?
One NYPD detective said he worked with mayor during the early years in both their careers with the NYPD. He said he was not very impressive.
Some officers are already leaving for greener pastures, and many are retiring earlier than they had planned. The lack of support or outright disdain is cratering morale in not just New York.
The old saying, ‘if you wanted to be loved you should have become a firefighter’ is foremost with some police officers in cities around the US. I’m sure that firefighters are having some woke difficulties of their own.
“Mr. De Niro had no comment concerning Ms. Aviles’s unfortunate upcoming accident.”
Maybe if she would make a return visit to DeNiro’s place he would start seeing the problem. Progressives are no/slow learners.
Maybe the actor will modify his voting preferences now that his daughter was put at risk, but I’m not holding my breath