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releasing new video of the wild chase that led police to the arrest of two career criminals accused of robbing a dozen people on tuesday. todd: the suspect are expected to be prosecuted in federal court. marianne has details from los angeles. marianne. marianne: two career criminals, including one who declared he wouldn t stay in jail long are accused in a crime t spans several burrough. the robbers were arrested in upper manhattan in a stolen white mini-van. wallets and jewelry was taken from victims and the group hit a local motel onnen 82s boulevard. one suspect is carlos perez, known member affiliated with the crypts. he had nine arrests for gun possession and alleged beating of a 79-year-old man in november. suspect alvin velez had 11 prior busts dating back to 2001 for sexual abuse, drugs and attempted murder and was paroled in 2021 and he s been arrested five times since then, most recently drug charges earlier this month. chief essex said none of the suspect ....
todd: thank you. last hour we spoke to a new york city business owner in the area where the thieves struck. he said big apple s lax crime policies encourage incidents like this. our commissioner over and over state that the no bail is an issue. numerous times, she said it. nothing is being done about it. we have police officers on the street that are underpaid, underappreciated and misunderstood and dealing with community that doesn t trust them. something has to be done about it. you have alvin bragg, kathy hochul, adams, everyone has to get on the same page. ashley: now to pretty wild security footage from toronto, canada, capturing two robbers crashing a stolen car into a mall. you can see the audi outside heading toward the entrance before squaring up and am raing the glass doors. ....
The thieves take a joyride through the first floor before robbing an electronics store. they are still on the loose, no one was hurt. todd: you can see the license plate on the car, these criminals do not care about consequences. ashley: zero care. d.e.a. official with urgent warning on how drug cartels infiltrated america and are greatest drug threats in u.s. history. these ruthless criminal organizations have associates, facilitators and brokers in all 50 states and more than 40 countries around the world. ashley: talking to border state congressman about it. todd: and wyoming helping joe biden on electric vehicles after the white house demanded charging stations be put in every 50 miles. wyoming lawmaker explains why it will hurt the state. don t go anywhere. ....
Possession and alleged beating of a 79-year-old man in november. suspect alvin velez had 11 prior busts dating back to 2001 for sexual abuse, drugs and attempted murder and was paroled in 2021 and he s been arrested five times since then, most recently drug charges earlier this month. chief essex said none of the suspects should have been on the streets. they were on parole for bad crimes, attempted murder. they get arrested numerous times. we don t violate their parole. they are on the street, steal a car at gunpoints, ride through three burroughs, we re lucky something more serious did not happen, they should not have been out on the street. marianne: if convicted on federal charges, it carries longer jail erm it, heavier fines and additional penalties. ....
Commander. you have officers and she has over 110 officers working to protect her house and her, it is one thing a mayor should have security, but she s got about 15 officers on her house 24/7, whether there or not and a swat car posted a block away. ashley: there is 61% increase in crime just in the first three weeks of 2023. i would say that is coupled to the fact you are losing thousands of officers and there is no leadership. thank you so much for being with us and enjoy your retirement, you have earned it. thank you for having me on the show. ashley: have a good day, congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez going toe to toe with james comer during their hearing on pandemic spending and fraud. cheryl casone is here with the fireworks. todd: and it is groundhog day, jd is live in punxsutawney, ....