NYPD Reports 125 Arrests For Coronavirus-Related Crimes, Not Including Social Distancing
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The NYPD says 125 people have been arrested in connection to the coronavirus pandemic since the lockdown began in mid-March.
Those arrests do not include violations of social distancing rules, but do include hate crimes, domestic violence incidents, weapons possession, altercations at supermarkets and, in one case, a bank robbery.
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According to data released by the police department, the majority of the arrests took place in the Bronx, and 91% of those arrested were either black of Hispanic.
City officials and community leaders have recently raised concerns about racial disparities in law enforcement during the pandemic.
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