On 21 Feb 2022, Rudy Canoza <notgenx33@gmail.com> posted some
news:G5QQJ.18026$V7da.17162@fx13.iad:

> New York City is such a shithole even illegal aliens don't want to
> stay there. They should be killed for attacking the NYPD though.
> These illegals attacked government officials. That's insurrection.

TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) -- The search continues for at least
eight other suspects involved in a fight with two NYPD officers in front
of a migrant shelter on 42nd Street in Times Square.

It's believed that the 14 men involved are migrants, and most, if not
all, are believed to be residing in the city shelter system in housing
for migrants. Six have been charged so far and five have been released
without bail.

While officers visited migrant centers throughout the city overnight,
continuing their search for the other men suspected in the attack, it's
believed that the first four people who were arrested and charged left
on a bus heading to Calexico, a border town in California.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who spoke publicly about the
incident on Friday, said there simply wasn't enough evidence to hold the
first suspects arrested over the weekend on bail.

"We assessed the evidence, brought the appropriate charges and we're
continuing to investigate," Bragg said. "The important thing is to keep
the right people accountable for the right conduct."

Prosecutors were able to hold Yohenry Brito, whom Bragg called "the
person who we believe to be the most culpable" and who "played the
largest role in the incident," on $15,000 bail at his arraignment
Thursday night, and is currently at Rikers Island. Police say he is the
man who resisted arrest that sparked the melee over the weekend.

"We are still receiving additional video, which shows us more of the
incident, including better views for positive identifications, much of
which we did not have over the weekend," Bragg said, calling it a
time-consuming process. "The video is disturbing, but I want to remind
New Yorkers the video is the start of the process. Not the end."

The Manhattan District Attorney is facing mounting criticism from the
NYPD, the mayor's office and the governor who says changes to bail laws
have generally worked - resulting in a decline in repeat offenders - but
called this particular situation "abhorrent."

The NYPD Chief of Patrol said he hopes this case starts a larger
conversation on the issue regarding bail laws.

"This was a bail eligible offense, why bail wasn't asked for, we don't
have an answer for that, but the judge also had an opportunity to step
in and remand them to Rikers -- now these four are on a bus, the whole
system needs to be looked at," said Chief of Patrol John Chell.

It's believed the four men used false names with a faith-based charity
that purchased the bus tickets for their trip.

NYPD officials acknowledge they broke no laws by leaving town and don't
plan to chase after them.

"They have a court date, so if they don't come back for the court date,
the judge will issue a bench warrant for them, but until that time, no,
they are free to do what they want," Chell said.

Investigators believe all of the suspects in the Times Square attack
were initially in the area to commit crimes.

"Nobody should be attacking the folks that live in New York City and
they should absolutely not be attacking law enforcement. I think it's
important that we get everyone that was involved in this incident," said
Camille Joseph Varlack, Mayor Eric Adams' chief of staff. "I think they
should go through the criminal justice system and if convicted, yeah,
they should be deported."

The attack, which was caught on video, shows a group of men kicking and
punching two NYPD officers on the sidewalk. According to the NYPD, the
two officers were trying to break up the disorderly group when things
escalated.

Of the men that the NYPD has identified so far, seven have arrest
histories ranging from robbery to petit larceny.

Governor Kathy Hochul this week echoed the NYPD's disappointment in the
court system.

"I'm not satisfied with that at all, she said. "These are law
enforcement officers who should never under any circumstances, be
subjected to physical assault. It's wrong on all accounts and I'm
looking to judges and prosecutors to do the right thing."

The incident prompted growing concern from the New York Immigration
Coalition that a few bad apples would put a target on the greater
asylum-seeking population.

"I think that we have to really highlight that these are isolated
incidents," said Robert Agyemang, Vice President of the New York
Immigration Coalition. "It feeds into kind of the belief system that
these people are coming and they're messing up things when it's not
really the case."

According to data from the mayor's office, there were fewer migrants in
the city's care since last week.

On January 7, 2024, the city reported 69,000 migrants in their care, as
opposed to 67,500 on January 23. Meaning that migrants are leaving the
city's care faster than they are coming in.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the
NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,
1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging
onto the Crime Stoppers website, and on Twitter @NYPDTips.

https://abc7ny.com/nyc-crime-officers-attacked-time-square-nypd/14380425/