『U.S.,美国』 10 fraud, scams, grand larceny, burglary, retail theft, stealing, smuggling, Citywide Crime Statistics 2024.9.4-9.24

Illegal Las Vegas brothel raided; men accused of smuggling Chinese women into U.S.

LAS VEGAS — Two men are accused of smuggling Chinese women into the United States and forcing them into sex work at an illegal Las Vegas brothel, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned.

Changwei Gao and Leandro Seto allegedly ran the illegal brothel at a home near Spring Mountain Road and Decatur Boulevard in Chinatown, documents said. Police said a third man, Enlong Cao, owned the home and rented it to the men.

On Sept. 11, officers raided the home, finding two victims of sex trafficking inside, they said. Officers said they also found “a large number of prostitution-related items to include condoms, lubrication, and records of prostitution activity, including ledgers.” Police also located large amounts of cash – totaling nearly $40,000 — in suitcases and other places in the residence.

Officers also said they found nearly $180,000 in one of the suspect’s homes and about $32,000 in a truck’s center console.

In April, a Las Vegas Metro police detective found an online prostitution advertisement, which included a photo of a “scantily dressed” Asian woman, documents said. The detective texted the phone number in the ad. A person responded to the detective and directed him to the Chinatown address where he would pay for sexual intercourse.

On April 23, police surveilled the home, watching five men “enter and exit the residence [and] staying for a short period of time.” Because police suspected an illegal brothel at the address, they set up a camera across the street.

Every day, between 20 and 30 men would enter the home, police said their surveillance showed. As police continued to watch the house, they suspected other men provided the women inside with “the supplies necessary to operate a brothel,” documents said.

In September, investigators continued their surveillance and again contacted the phone number in the advertisement, finding the illegal brothel still active, they said.

In an interview with police, the two alleged sex trafficking victims said they were smuggled into the United States from China through Mexico, documents said. The men reportedly offered the women jobs in a restaurant, but once they came into the country, the men sent them to work in the brothel, documents said. Police did not indicate at what time the women entered the country illegally.

“She felt like she had no choice but to work as a prostitute due to the fact she was smuggled into the United States illegally, was scared of deportation, had no local contacts, no money, no shelter, or assistance,” documents said. “Her only way to sustain life in the United States and try and make money to survive was through working in the brothel.”

The women described to police that they had “no way to escape” the situation, with one of the women telling police many customers had sexually assaulted her.

“If she was not sexually assaulted, she had to turn all her money over,” police said.

Cao faces charges of conducting or attempting to conduct a financial transaction with the intent to evade reporting and an act of encouraging a brothel, documents said.

Gao faces charges of sex trafficking, conspiring to commit sex trafficking and living from the earnings of prostitution with physical force or threat of physical force, documents said.

Seto faces charges of sex trafficking, conspiring to commit sex trafficking and an act of encouraging a brothel, documents said.

Police arrested Cao, who police identified as an undocumented immigrant who arrived in the United States two decades ago, and Seto, after the raid on Sept. 11. Because a criminal complaint was not filed at the time of Cao’s initial appearance, Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Rebecca Saxe released him on his own recognizance. He was due to return to court on Oct. 10.

Seto posted bond and was due in court on Oct. 16. A warrant was filed Tuesday for Gao’s arrest.

Las Vegas Metro police no longer release booking photos, citing a circuit court ruling. Several other people are named in police documents but were not listed as suspects.

Licensed brothels are legal in smaller Nevada counties, but not Clark County, which is home to Las Vegas.

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两名男子被指控将中国妇女偷运到美国，并强迫她们在拉斯维加斯的一家非法妓院从事性工作。

据文件称，华裔嫌犯高昌伟（Changwei Gao）与外籍共犯Leandro Seto 涉嫌在唐人街 Spring Mountain Road 和 Decatur Boulevard 附近的一所住宅内经营非法妓院。警方称，第三名男子曹恩龙（Enlong Cao） 是这所住宅的业主，并将它租给了这两名男子。

9 月 11 日，警方突击搜查了这所房子，发现屋内有两名性交易受害者。警方还发现“大量与卖淫有关的物品，包括避孕套、润滑剂和卖淫活动记录，包括账簿”。警方还在行李箱和住宅的其他地方发现了大量现金，总额近 4 万美元。

警方还表示，他们在其中一名嫌疑人的家中发现近 18 万美元，并在一辆卡车的中央控制台中发现约 3.2 万美元。

据文件称，今年 4 月，拉斯维加斯市警察局的一名警探发现了一则网上卖淫广告，其中包括一张“衣着暴露”的亚洲女性照片。这名警探向广告中的电话号码发送了短信，有人回复了短信，并告诉他唐人街的地址。

4 月 23 日，警方对该住宅进行监视，发现有五名男子“进出住宅并短暂停留”。由于警方怀疑该地址有非法妓院，他们在街对面安装了摄像头。

警方称，监控显示，每天有 20 到 30 名男子进入该房屋。文件称，随着警方继续监视该房屋，他们怀疑其他男子向屋内的女性提供了“经营妓院所需的用品”。

他们表示，9 月份，调查人员继续监视并再次联系广告中的电话号码，发现该非法妓院仍在营业。

据文件称，在接受警方采访时，这两名涉嫌性交易的受害者表示，她们是从中国经墨西哥偷渡到美国的。据报道，这些男子承诺为这些女性提供在餐馆的工作，但她们一入境，这些男子就把她们送到妓院工作。警方没有说明这些女性非法入境的具体时间。

“她觉得自己别无选择，只能当妓女，因为她是非法偷渡到美国的，害怕被驱逐出境，没有当地联系人，没有钱，没有住所或援助，”文件说。“她在美国维持生活并努力赚钱生存的唯一方法就是在妓院工作。”

文件称，曹面临的指控包括，为了逃避举报而进行或试图进行金融交易，以及鼓励卖淫。

文件称，高面临性交易、密谋进行性交易以及使用暴力或威胁使用暴力来维持卖淫收入的指控。

9 月 11 日的突袭行动后，警方逮捕了曹和Seto。曹是一名 20 年前抵达美国的非法移民。由于曹首次出庭时未提起刑事诉讼，拉斯维加斯法院法官丽贝卡·萨克斯 (Rebecca Saxe) 释放了他，并要求其自行交保。曹原定于 10 月 10 日再次出庭。

Seto已交纳保释金，定于 10 月 16 日出庭。周二已向高提起了逮捕令。

拉斯维加斯市警察局援引巡回法院的裁决，不再公布入狱照片。警方文件中还提到了其他几人的名字，但并未被列为嫌疑人。

持有执照的妓院在内华达州较小的县是合法的，但拉斯维加斯所在地克拉克县却不合法。

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Illegal Las Vegas Brothel Raided in Chinatown is Site of Alleged Sex Assaults

Three men have been arrested after police searched an alleged brothel located in a Las Vegas residence where up to 30 men visited per day, according to a police report.

Located near the intersection of Spring Mountain Road and Decatur Boulevard in Chinatown, the operation was the site of sex trafficking, police said.

Two women at the site were the victims of the sex trafficking and one of the women claimed she had been repeatedly sexually assaulted by customers, according to police.

The two told officers they were from China, and had been illegally smuggled into the US via Mexico. They were promised a job in a restaurant, one of the women said.

“She felt like she had no choice but to work as a prostitute due to the fact she was smuggled into the United States illegally, was scared of deportation, had no local contacts, no money, no shelter, or assistance,” according to a police report quoted by Las Vegas TV station KLAS. “Her only way to sustain life in the United States and try and make money to survive was through working in the brothel.”

$252K in Cash Seized

Also located in the residence were about $40K in cash, condoms, lubricants, and business records, all of which were seized by officers.

When police searched another residence where one of the suspects lived, officers located almost $180K. An additional $32K was found in a truck located at the property.

The investigation began in April when a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) undercover officer checked out an online ad for suspected prostitution that featured an Asian woman.

Officers took pictures of men entering the operation who would stay there only “for a short period of time,” according to a police report. Typically, between 20 and 30 men visited the residence each day.

Numerous Charges

Three suspects were identified by LVMPD officers. Two men, Changwei Gao and Leandro Seto, were arrested for allegedly operating the brothel, KLAS reported.

Gao is accused of sex trafficking, conspiring to commit sex trafficking, and living from the earnings of prostitution with physical force or threat of physical force. He’s not yet officially charged. Seto was charged with sex trafficking, conspiring to commit sex trafficking, and an act of encouraging a brothel.

Enlong Cao owns the residence and rented the property to the other two suspects, police said. Cao is facing charges of conducting or attempting to conduct a financial transaction with the intent to evade reporting, and an act of encouraging a brothel. Cao was identified as an undocumented immigrant.

Brothels are illegal in Las Vegas and other locations in Clark County, but licensed brothels are permitted in some parts of Nevada.

Press Release
Indictment Charges Two in $230 Million Cryptocurrency Scam
Thursday, September 19, 2024

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia

FBI Arrests Defendants for Fraud, Money Laundering Conspiracy

WASHINGTON – An indictment was unsealed today charging Malone Lam, 20, of Miami, FL and Los Angeles, CA, and Jeandiel Serrano, 21, of Los Angeles, CA, with conspiracy to steal and launder over $230 million in cryptocurrency from a victim in Washington, D.C. Lam, a citizen of Singapore who goes by the online monikers “Anne Hathaway” and “$$$”, and Serrano, who uses “VersaceGod” and “@SkidStar”, were arrested last night and are appearing in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and the Central District of California, respectively, today.

The arrests and indictment were announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge David Geist of the Washington Field Office’s Criminal and Cyber Division, and Executive Special Agent in Charge Kareem A. Carter of the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Washington, D.C. Field Office.

According in the indictment, since at least August 2024, Lam, Serrano, and others conspired to carry out cryptocurrency thefts and to launder the stolen crypto currency through exchanges and mixing services. The conspirators would fraudulently gain access to victim cryptocurrency accounts and then transfer victim funds into their possession. They laundered the proceeds, including by moving the funds through various mixers and exchanges using “peel chains,” pass-through wallets, and virtual private networks (VPNs) to mask their true identities. Lam and Serrano then allegedly spent the laundered cryptocurrency proceeds on international travel, nightclubs, luxury automobiles, watches, jewelry, designer handbags, and rental homes in Los Angeles and Miami. In one instance, on August 18, 2024, Lam, Serrano, and their conspirators contacted a victim in D.C. and, through the communications with that victim, fraudulently obtained over 4,100 Bitcoin (worth over $230 million at the time).

This ongoing investigation is being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and the IRS-Criminal Investigation Washington Field Office. Significant investigative and operational support was provided by the FBI’s Los Angeles and Miami Field Offices.

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2 Stole $230 Million in Cryptocurrency and Went on a Spending Spree, U.S. Says
Malone Lam, 20, and Jeandiel Serrano, 21, schemed to obtain 4,100 Bitcoin from a single victim, federal prosecutors said.
Sept. 20, 2024

Two men have been charged with stealing $230 million worth of cryptocurrency that they used to go on a lavish spending spree involving travel, nightclubs, luxury cars, jewelry and palatial rental properties in Los Angeles and Miami before they were caught, federal prosecutors said.

The men, Malone Lam, 20, and Jeandiel Serrano, 21, conspired last month to steal the cryptocurrency funds from a person in Washington, D.C., according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

After disguising their theft by spreading the money between several cryptocurrency exchanges and mixing services, the authorities said, the men went on their spending spree.

Mr. Lam, a citizen of Singapore who operated under aliases including “Anne Hathaway,” and Mr. Serrano, who went by “VersaceGod,” were arrested by the F.B.I. on Wednesday.

In an indictment unsealed on Thursday, Mr. Lam and Mr. Serrano were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.

Diego Weiner, a lawyer with Jeffrey S. Weiner, P.A. Criminal Defense Attorneys in Miami, said that he planned to “vigorously defend” Mr. Lam and asked that he be “presumed innocent” unless proven otherwise. He said he had not received any evidence from the government.

Mr. Serrano’s lawyer could not be immediately reached on Friday.

The U.S. attorney’s office did not immediately respond to a request for more details regarding how the men had gained access to the victim’s funds. The indictment said only that the two had “engaged in digital communications” with the victim on Aug. 18 and “through such communications fraudulently obtained the means” to transfer and steal the funds. In a news release, the attorney’s office said the investigation was continuing.

The victim was not named in the indictment. According to the document, the two men had gained access to his 4,100 Bitcoin, estimated to be worth more than $230 million at the time.

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are digital tokens that can be exchanged online and are not overseen by any central authority. Transactions are verified through cryptography and recorded in a public ledger, called a blockchain. In 2022, the world of cryptocurrency was rocked by the collapse of FTX, an exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried. By this year, cryptocurrencies have regained their value.

News media in Florida reported that on Wednesday the F.B.I. and the Miami police raided a mansion near Miami Shores, Fla., in connection with the investigation. Neighbors told reporters that the home had recently drawn attention because of its loud parties and fancy cars. The Miami Herald reported that the palatial house was an Airbnb rental and that Maseratis and Lamborghinis had been seen parked in the yard outside.

In recent years, scams involving cryptocurrency have proliferated. They have ranged from sophisticated wire-fraud plots to schemes involving drugging victims targeted through online dating apps. Using the victim’s smartphone, thieves have managed to transfer their holdings into their own crypto wallets.

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2 人窃取了价值 2.3 亿美元的加密货币并大肆消费
联邦检察官称，20 岁的 Malone Lam 和 21 岁的 Jeandiel Serrano 合谋从一名受害者手中获取 4,100 比特币。

联邦检察官表示，两名男子被控窃取价值 2.3 亿美元的加密货币，并在被捕之前用这些加密货币在洛杉矶和迈阿密进行奢侈消费，包括旅行、夜总会、豪华汽车、珠宝和富丽堂皇的租赁物业。

据美国哥伦比亚特区检察官办公室称，两名男子分别是 20 岁的 Malone Lam 和 21 岁的 Jeandiel Serrano，上个月他们合谋从华盛顿特区的某人手中窃取加密货币资金。

当局称，这些人通过将资金分散到多家加密货币交易所和混合服务来掩盖盗窃行为，然后开始疯狂消费。

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2 men from Miami and Los Angeles charged in $230 million cryptocurrency scam, FBI says

MIAMI — Two men from South Florida and California were arrested by the FBI this week for their alleged involvement in a nearly quarter-billion cryptocurrency scam.

In an indictment unsealed by the federal agency on Thursday, 20-year-old Malone Lam of Miami and 21-year-old Jeandiel Serrano of Los Angeles were charged with conspiracy to steal and launder over $230 million in cryptocurrency from a victim in Washington, D.C., the FBI shared in a statement.

Lam, a Singaporean citizen who went by the online monikers “Anne Hathaway” and “$$$”, and Serrano, who uses “VersaceGod” and “@SkidStar,” were arrested Wednesday night and appeared in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and the Central District of California, respectively, on Thursday.

Videos shared on social media on Thursday showed federal authorities raiding a luxury home in Miami, where CBS News Miami confirmed it was part of the case.

According to the indictment, Lam, Serrano and others allegedly conspired to carry out crypto thefts and to launder the stolen cryptocurrencies through exchanges and mixing services. The conspirators would “fraudulently gain access to victim cryptocurrency accounts and then transfer victim funds into their possession,” the FBI stated.

The FBI stated that the alleged conspirators laundered the proceeds, including by moving the funds through various mixers and exchanges by using pass-through wallets, virtual private networks (VPNs) and “peel chains” — a technique used to launder a large amount of cryptocurrency through a lengthy series of minor transactions — to mask their identities.

According to the indictment, Lam and Serrano then allegedly spent the laundered crypto proceeds on international travel, nightclubs, luxury cars, watches, jewelry, designer handbags and rental homes in Los Angeles and Miami.

In one instance on Aug. 18, Lam, Serrano and the others allegedly contacted a victim in D.C. and defrauded them of over 4,100 Bitcoin worth over $230 million at the time, the FBI stated.

The case is still under investigation.

Press Release
Irvine Man Pleads Guilty to Scheming to Steal and Resell High-End Violins and to Robbing Irvine Bank Branch Earlier This Year
Monday, September 16, 2024

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California

SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for orchestrating a scheme to steal high-value violins and robbing a bank in Irvine.

Mark Meng, 58, of Irvine, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of bank robbery.

According to his plea agreement, from August 2020 to April 2023, Meng schemed to steal valuable violins and keep or resell them for his personal gain. Meng – posing as a collector of musical instruments – contacted violin shops across the country to express interest in receiving the violins on loan for a trial period to determine if he wished to buy them. In some cases, he purchased violin bows before asking for the violins on a trial-period basis.

After receiving each violin, Meng negotiated a purchase price for it, kept the instrument beyond the trial period, then provided the violin shops with a check or set of checks for the violin, knowing the whole time the checks he wrote to the violin shops would be rejected due to insufficient funds.

When a violin shop representative contacted Meng to inform him that the shop’s bank had rejected his checks, he sent a new series of checks, which also later were rejected due to insufficient funds. Sometimes, Meng lied to the violin shops by falsely telling them he had mailed the violin back to them, but that they had been lost in the mail. Eventually, Meng stopped communicating with the violin shops.

After fraudulently obtaining the violins, Meng re-sold them to a buyer – often during the trial periods from the violin shops. For example, on February 1, 2023, a victim loaned Meng a Guilio Degani violin – valued at $175,000 – pursuant to a trial-period contract, which required Meng to return or purchase the violin by February 10, 2023. However, Meng sold this violin to a buyer – who was unaware of the violin’s stolen origin.

According to court documents, Meng also stole the following:
one Lorenzo Ventapane violin, dated 1823, and valued at $175,000;
one Guilio Degani violin, dated 1903, and valued at $55,000;
one Caressa & Francais violin, dated 1913, and valued at $40,000;
one Francais Lott violin bow, stamped “Lupot,” and valued at $7,500;
one Gand & Bernardel violin, dated 1870, and valued at $60,000;
one French, Charles J.B. Colin Mezin violin, valued at $6,500; and
one German, E.H. Roth Guarneri violin, valued at $6,500.

Despite knowing that he did not own these violins and violin bows, Meng sold three of these stolen violins and a violin bow to a victim for a total of $44,700.

In January 2023, Meng emailed one violin shop in Alexandria, Virginia, to express an interest in obtaining the Ventapane violin and the Degani violin on a trial basis, all the while intending to fraudulently obtain then re-sell them.

On April 2, 2024, Meng entered a bank branch in Irvine, wearing a hat, sunglasses, a bandana covering his face, and blue latex gloves. Meng gave the bank teller a note stating “$18,000. – Withdraw. Please. Stay Cool. No harm. Thx.” When the teller told Meng she did not have access to the money he demanded, Meng responded, “Give me whatever you have.” The teller, fearing harm to herself and her coworkers, handed Meng $446.

United States District Judge David O. Carter scheduled a February 24, 2025, sentencing hearing, at which time Meng will face a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison for each count. Meng has been in federal custody since May 9.

The FBI’s Art Crime Team investigated this matter, with assistance from the Irvine Police Department and the Glendale Police Department.

Assistant United States Attorneys Laura A. Alexander and Mark A. Williams, both of the Environmental Crimes and Consumer Protection Section, are prosecuting this case.

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美國司法部（United State Department of Justice）2024.9.16日發布消息，橙縣爾灣（Irvine）華裔男子孟馬克（Mark Meng，音譯）認罪，他被指控騙取昂貴小提琴進行轉賣，並在接受聯邦調查局的調查期間，搶劫了爾灣市的一家銀行。

孟馬克今年58歲，他分別對一項電信詐騙罪（wire fraud）和一項銀行搶劫罪供認不諱。

根據司法部提供的認罪協議書，在2020年8月至2023年4月期間，孟馬克用計在全美各地琴行騙取昂貴小提琴後，加以轉賣獲取個人利益。他偽裝成樂器收藏家，提出有興趣購買小提琴，但要先試用一段時間。在幾件案子中，他提出用貸款方式購買小提琴；拿到手後，他立即將琴轉賣給洛杉磯的一名小提琴中間商，並想方設法拖延貸款支付；或是告知樂器商，他試用後不想購買這把小提琴，已經將其寄回，但寄送過程中丟失。孟馬克還會給琴商開空頭支票，騙取小提琴。

被孟馬克盜取的小提琴包括一把1823年Lorenzo Ventapane小提琴，價值17萬5000元；1903年Guilio Degani小提琴，價值5萬5000元。還有另外三把小提琴，價值分別為4萬元、6萬元和7500元。

接收孟馬克轉賣小提琴的中間商，並不知曉琴是偷來的。孟馬克共專賣了三把小提琴和一把琴弓，獲利共4萬4700元。

最終，聯邦調查局發現這些竊盜案，當孟意識到正在接受調查時，他決定搶劫銀行。

美國司法部指出，2024 年4月2日，孟喬裝戴著帽子、墨鏡、用頭巾遮住臉，手戴藍色乳膠手套進入爾灣市銀行。

他向銀行出納員遞上一張紙條，上面寫著：「我要提領1萬8000元，請保持冷靜，不會傷害你，謝謝。」

美國司法部表示，警方根據紙條上所留下的指紋追溯到孟，幾天後他被逮捕。

(SFPD News)
SFPD Arrests Suspects Connected to Multiple Retail Thefts Committed in San Francisco and San Mateo Counties 24-107
September 14, 2024 | 3:58 AM

San Francisco police officers in coordination with officers from the Daly City Police Department, arrested four prolific retail thieves and recovered a loaded firearm and stolen merchandise from a retail store

On September 12, 2024, at 3:46 p.m., SFPD officers and investigators participating in a city-wide operation with investigators from the Daly City Police Department, worked together to locate, conduct surveillance, and apprehend a known organized retail burglary crew and their vehicle. The suspects have committed numerous burglaries in the city and county of San Francisco and San Mateo County. The loss of the burglaries is estimated to be more than 100 thousand dollars by the retail businesses.

Officers spotted the suspect vehicle in the area of the 3200 block of 20th Avenue when they observed the suspect vehicle travel to two different shopping malls in San Mateo County. When the suspect vehicle arrived at a mall on the unit block of Serramonte Center in Daly City, two occupants exited the vehicle and were subsequently taken into custody while entering the mall.

The suspect vehicle fled the scene and a short time later, was located by SFPD City-Wide Street Crimes Units in the area of 16th Street and Bryant Street with two occupants. Both were taken into custody without incident. A search of that vehicle yielded a firearm and stolen merchandise.

Through the course of the investigation, investigators developed probable cause to arrest 22-year-old male, Jeremiah Sledge of San Francisco, 18-year-old male, Julian Gacutan of South San Francisco, 18-year-old male, Rahjon Brown of San Francisco, and 25-year-old female, Marreanna Variste of San Francisco. Sledge, Gacutan, Brown, and Variste were all transported to the Daly City Police Department for booking.

The suspect vehicle was towed for further investigation.

Officers have made addressing organized retail theft a priority and anyone who commits these crimes will be held accountable. Any business that would like to participate in an ORC operation can contact sfpd.retailtheft@sfgov.org.

Although arrests have been made, this is an open and active investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the SFPD at 1-415-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the message with SFPD.

SFPD Case# 240-574-651

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旧金山警察局(SFPD)逮捕与旧金山和圣马刁县发生的多起零售盗窃案有关的嫌疑人 24-107
2024 年 9 月 14 日 | 凌晨 3:58

旧金山警察与戴利市警察局的警员协作，逮捕了四名惯犯零售盗窃犯，并收缴了一支装有子弹的枪支和一家零售店的被盗商品

2024 年 9 月 12 日下午 3:46，旧金山警察局警官和调查员与戴利市警察局的调查员一起参与了全市行动，共同寻找、监视并逮捕了已知有组织的零售盗窃团伙及其车辆。这些嫌疑人在旧金山和圣马特奥县犯下了多起盗窃案。据估计，这些盗窃案给零售企业造成的损失超过 10 万美元。

警察在第 20 大道 3200 街区附近发现了这辆嫌疑车，当时他们看到这辆嫌疑车驶往圣马特奥县的两家不同的购物中心。当这辆嫌疑车抵达戴利城塞拉蒙特中心单元街区的一家购物中心时，两名乘客下了车，随后在进入购物中心时被拘留。

嫌疑车辆逃离现场，不久后，旧金山警察局全市街头犯罪部门在第 16 街和布莱恩特街附近发现了这辆车，车上有两名乘客。两人均被拘留，没有发生意外。搜查该车辆时发现了枪支和被盗商品。

在调查过程中，调查人员找到了逮捕旧金山 22 岁男子 Jeremiah Sledge、南旧金山 18 岁男子 Julian Gacutan、旧金山 18 岁男子 Rahjon Brown 和旧金山 25 岁女子 Marreanna Variste 的合理理由。Sledge、Gacutan、Brown 和 Variste 均被送往戴利市警察局接受登记。

嫌疑车辆被拖走以进行进一步调查。

警方已将打击有组织的零售盗窃列为优先事项，任何犯下此类罪行的人都将被追究责任。任何希望参与 ORC 行动的企业都可以联系sfpd.retailtheft@sfgov.org。

虽然已经逮捕了嫌疑人，但这是一次公开而积极的调查。任何知情人士请拨打1-415-575-4444联系旧金山警察局 ，或发送短信至TIP411，短信开头写上“SFPD”。

SFPD 案件编号 240-574-651

Press Release
Philadelphia Woman Charged With Stealing Social Security Disability Benefits of Homicide Victim Found Buried Under Rowhome Basement
Friday, September 13, 2024

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Holly Sadowski, 37, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged by indictment on charges of Social Security fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft, for concealing the death of a woman, referred to as E.W., to steal her Social Security Administration (“SSA”) disability benefits totaling approximately $99,447.90.

The indictment alleges that the deceased woman’s remains were found buried beneath approximately six to eight feet of concrete in the basement of a Philadelphia home in which she had resided. According to the indictment, the last time E.W. was seen alive was on or about December 12, 2012. During her lifetime, E.W. received Disability Insurance Benefits from the SSA, due to an intellectual disorder.

The indictment further alleges that a DNA analysis of the human remains recovered from the concrete basement concluded that the remains were those of E.W. The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office and a forensic anthropologist examined E.W.’s remains and concluded that the cause of death was blunt trauma to the head and neck and the manner of death was homicide. The forensic anthropologist estimated that E.W. died at least four years and up to ten years prior to the recovery of her remains.

Defendant Sadowski was indicted for accessing the deceased woman’s bank account and stealing her Social Security benefits for her own personal use. In furtherance of the scheme to defraud, Sadowski is charged with utilizing the deceased’s name, date of birth, and Social Security number to continue to access her bank account containing the Social Security benefit funds. Sadowski is charged with fraudulently obtaining and converting to her own use approximately $99,447.90 in SSA benefits payments intended for E.W.

If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of 107 years’ imprisonment, three years of supervised release, a $1,750,000 fine, and a $700 special assessment.

The case was investigated by the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General and the Philadelphia Police Department and is being prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorneys Megan Curran and Laura J. Bradbury.

An indictment, information, or criminal complaint is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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费城一名女子被控盗窃被谋杀者的社会保障残疾福利，受害者被发现埋在联排别墅地下室下

费城——美国检察官杰奎琳·C·罗梅罗宣布，宾夕法尼亚州费城 37 岁的霍莉·萨多夫斯基 (Holly Sadowski) 被逮捕，并被起诉，罪名包括社会保障欺诈、电信欺诈和严重身份盗窃，罪名是隐瞒一名被称为 EW 的女性的死亡，以窃取其社会保障局 (SSA) 残疾福利，总额约为 99,447.90 美元。

起诉书称，死者的遗体被发现埋在她居住的费城一所房屋地下室约六至八英尺深的混凝土下。根据起诉书，EW 最后一次被人看见活着是在 2012 年 12 月 12 日左右。在她生前，EW 因智力障碍而从 SSA 领取残疾保险福利。

起诉书进一步称，对从混凝土地下室找到的人体遗骸进行 DNA 分析后，得出结论，这些遗骸属于 EW。费城法医办公室和法医人类学家检查了 EW 的遗骸，得出结论，死因是头部和颈部的钝性创伤，死亡方式是凶杀。法医人类学家估计，EW 的死亡时间至少在遗骸被发现的四年前，最多在十年前。

被告 Sadowski 被指控进入已故妇女的银行账户并窃取她的社会保障福利供自己使用。为了实施诈骗计划，Sadowski 被指控利用死者的姓名、出生日期和社会保障号码继续进入她包含社会保障福利资金的银行账户。Sadowski 被指控以欺诈手段获取并挪用了本应用于 EW 的约 99,447.90 美元的社会保障福利金

如果罪名成立，被告将面临最高 107 年监禁、3 年监督释放、175 万美元罚款和 700 美元特别评估的刑罚。

该案件由社会保障管理局监察长办公室和费城警察局调查，并由美国特别助理检察官梅根·柯伦 (Megan Curran) 和劳拉·布拉德伯里 (Laura J. Bradbury) 起诉。

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Woman charged with stealing Social Security benefits of woman found buried in Philadelphia basement

PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman is facing federal charges after she was accused of stealing social security benefits from a woman authorities say was murdered and found buried beneath several feet of concrete in a basement in 2022.

Holly Sadowski, 37, has been arrested and charged with Social Security fraud, wire fraud, identity theft, and related offenses.

U.S. Attorney Jacqueline Romero announced the charges Friday, alleging that Sadowski concealed the woman’s death to steal her Social Security benefits totaling just shy of $100,000.

Authorities say the victim’s remains were found buried beneath six to eight feet of concrete in the basement of a home on the 5200 block of Burton Street in Philadelphia where she had lived. The victim was last seen alive on or about Dec. 12, 2012 and had received Disability Insurance Benefits due to an intellectual disorder.

Following the gruesome discovery, investigators used DNA analysis to confirm the remains recovered were those of the victim. Further investigation determined that the victim’s cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head and neck area and the manner of death was homicide.

A forensic anthropologist estimated that the victim died between four and ten years prior to her remains being recovered.

Sadowski is accused of accessing the woman’s bank account and stealing her Social Security benefits for her own use. She is also accused of using the victim’s name, date of birth and Social Security number to continue accessing her account that contained the Social Security benefits.

If convicted, Sadowski faces a maximum possible sentence of 107 years imprisonment.

(US, PA, BUCKS COUNTY)
BENSALEM POLICE WEEKLY RETAIL THEFT ARRESTS

The Bensalem Township Police Department, in partnership with the Bensalem Township Economic Development Corporation and local business owners, has launched Bensalem Secure. Bensalem Secure is a multifaceted approach to reducing retail theft in the township and beyond.

We will post a list of people arrested for Retail Theft and related charges in Bensalem Township each week.

Bensalem Township Police have zero tolerance for retail thefts and will arrest anyone detained or identified as committing these crimes.

Note: All persons on this list are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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(美国宾夕法尼亚州巴克斯县本萨勒姆镇警局)
本萨勒姆警方零售盗窃案每周逮捕

本萨勒姆镇警察局与本萨勒姆镇经济发展局和当地企业主合作，推出了“本萨勒姆安全计划”。本萨勒姆安全计划是减少本镇及周边地区零售盗窃行为的一项多方面措施。

我们将每周发布在本萨勒姆镇因零售盗窃和相关指控而被捕的人员名单。

本萨勒姆镇警察局对零售盗窃行为零容忍，将逮捕任何被拘留或被认定犯有这些罪行的人。

注意：此名单上的所有人都被假定无罪，直至法庭证明有罪。

CPD warns of thieves using ‘blessed water’ scam to steal money and belongings near Chinatown
In each incident, the thieves talk to elderly people about finding a doctor before convincing them to participate in a cleansing or blessing ceremony before taking their money, officials said.

Thieves are targeting elderly members of the Chinese community by using a “blessed water” scam to steal money and belongings, Chicago police warned.

In each incident, the victims approached by a group of Asian women and sold “blessed water,” police said. The scams — five of which have happened since May — have taken place in several neighborhoods including Chinatown, Armour Square and Bridgeport, police said.

The thieves talk to victims about finding a doctor before convincing them to participate in a cleansing or blessing ceremony, officials said. During the ceremony, victims are told to place their money and belongings in a bag for blessing, which they are then instructed not to open for several days nor tell family members about the ceremony.

Following the ceremony, victims find that everything in the bag was stolen, police said.

At least five scams have so far been reported in May and August:
800 block of South Park Terrace around 11 a.m. Aug. 27 in Printers Row.
2400 block of South Wallace Street around 11 a.m. Aug. 26 in Bridgeport.
2700 block of South Wells Street around 3 p.m. Aug. 23 in Armour Square.
2800 block of South Archer Avenue around 11 a.m. Aug. 14 in Bridgeport.
2200 block of South Wentworth Avenue around 10:55 a.m. May 18 in Chinatown.
The thieves are described as two or three Asian women between 30 and 40 years old, officials said.

Police encourage community members to stay calm if approached by an assailant and take note of any unique characteristics of the thieves.

Anyone with information should contact financial crimes unit Detective J. Sivicek, 312-746-9661.

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CPD（芝加哥警察局） 警告窃贼利用“圣水”骗局窃取唐人街附近的钱财
警官表示，在每次事件中，窃贼都会先与老年人交谈，询问他们如何找医生，然后说服他们参加净化或祝福仪式，最后才骗取他们的钱财。

芝加哥警方警告称，窃贼正利用“福水”骗局，瞄准华人社区的老年人，窃取钱财和财物。

警方表示，每起事件中，受害者都会被一群亚洲女性接近并出售“圣水”。警方表示，这些诈骗案自 5 月以来已发生 5 起，发生在唐人街、阿莫广场和布里奇波特等多个社区。

警官称，窃贼先与受害者交谈，询问他们如何寻找医生，然后说服他们参加净化或祝福仪式。在仪式上，受害者被告知将他们的钱和财物放在一个袋子里接受祝福，然后指示他们几天内不得打开袋子，也不得告诉家人有关仪式的事情。

警方称，仪式结束后，受害者发现包里的所有东西都被偷了。

五月和八月迄今为止已报告至少五起诈骗案：
8 月 27 日上午 11 点左右，Printers Row 的南公园露台 800 街区。
8 月 26 日上午 11 点左右，布里奇波特南华莱士街 2400 号街区。
8 月 23 日下午 3 点左右，Armour Square 南威尔斯街 2700 号街区。
8 月 14 日上午 11 点左右，布里奇波特南阿彻大街 2800 号街区。
5 月 18 日上午 10 点 55 分左右，唐人街南温特沃斯大街 2200 号街区。

官员称，窃贼是两三名年龄在 30 至 40 岁之间的亚裔女性。

警方鼓励社区成员在遇到袭击者时保持冷静，并注意窃贼的任何独特特征。

任何了解相关信息的人请联系金融犯罪部门侦探 J. Sivicek，电话：312-746-9661。

(SFPD News)
SFPD Makes Arrests in Auto Burglary Investigation 24-102

September 12, 2024 | 5:20 PM

In a citywide operation, a juvenile suspect was arrested for conducting multiple auto burglaries at two different tourist destinations on the same day while working with a known accomplice.

On September 7, 2024, San Francisco officers from Central, Northern, Southern, Tenderloin, and Taraval stations were assigned to an auto burglary suppression operation. At approximately 3:15 p.m., officers from Central Station who were working in plainclothes capacity in the area of the Palace Fine Arts observed an auto burglary occur. The suspect vehicle fled eastbound on Girard Road. Officers tried to maintain surveillance of the suspect vehicle but lost it in the area due to evasive, illegal maneuvers and the risk to public safety. Officers broadcasted the suspect vehicle information over the police radio.

A short time later, a San Francisco Police Department sergeant observed the suspect vehicle traveling southbound on Masonic Avenue at Golden Gate Avenue. Officers conducted surveillance of the vehicle in the area of Alamo Square, another tourist destination that is often targeted by auto burglars.

A San Francisco Police Department sergeant broadcasted the suspect vehicle’s whereabouts as well as the suspect’s description when they observed the suspect commit an auto burglary at Fulton and Scott Streets. Officers continued surveillance on the suspect vehicle as it fled southbound on Buchannan Street. The suspect, again, committed numerous moving violations, and officers lost sight of the vehicle.

A third SFPD sergeant relocated the suspect vehicle traveling eastbound on Interstate 80 near the 4th Street exit. Officers followed the vehicle to the 800 block of West MacArthur Boulevard where the sergeant observed the suspect, later identified as a male juvenile, remove property from inside the suspect vehicle and get into a nearby vehicle. The sergeant recognized this second vehicle to be associated with a prolific auto burglar, 27-year-old San Francisco resident, Robert Sonza.

Officers formulated a plan and utilized a tire deflation device to stop the suspect vehicle, which continued to flee at a high rate of speed. The suspect vehicle was involved in a collision at Piedmont Avenue and Pleasant Valley Avenue where Sonza exited the vehicle from the driver’s seat and fled on foot. The juvenile fled on foot and was taken into custody in a cemetery on the 5000 block of Piedmont Avenue in Oakland.

Through the course of the investigation, the first suspect vehicle, involved in the auto burglaries at the Palace of Fine Arts and Alamo Square, was determined to have been a stolen vehicle. A search of the vehicle yielded a burglary tool and property from an auto burglary that occurred on September 2, 2024, in the area of the Palace of Fine Arts. A search of the second suspect vehicle yielded more stolen property and a firearm. Officers recovered and reunited property from recent auto burglaries to multiple victims.

“The hard work and dedication displayed by our patrol officers, sergeants, and investigators in this incident is what has led to a 56% drop in auto burglaries this past year,” said Chief William Scott.

“The acts committed by this suspect were not a crime of opportunity but a deliberate plan to target visitors at popular tourist destinations. Despite the dangerous and evasive driving of the suspects, SFPD personnel continued their surveillance from a distance for the sake of public safety and took the suspect and his accomplice, a known, prolific auto burglar, into custody.”

Robert Lionel Sonza was arrested for receiving stolen property (496(a)PC), accessory after the fact (32 PC), resisting or delaying arrest (148(a)(1) PC), carrying a loaded firearm (25852(a)PC), person convicted of a misdemeanor violation of a firearm related offense (29805(b)PC), felon in possession of a firearm (29800(a)(1) PC), carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle (25400(a)(1)PC), possession of a large capacity magazine (32310 PC), conspiracy to commit a felony (182(a)(1) PC).

The juvenile suspect was cited for theft of a vehicle (10851 CVC), receiving stolen property (496(a)PC), 2 counts of burglary (459 PC 2nd degree), possession of burglary tools (466 PC), resisting or delaying (148(a)(1) PC) and released to their parent.

While arrests have been made this remains an open and active investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the SFPD Tip Line at 1-415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD. You may remain anonymous.

SFPD Case: 240-564-044

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旧金山警察局(SFPD)在汽车盗窃案调查中逮捕了多名嫌疑人 24-102

在一次全市范围的行动中，一名未成年嫌疑人因与已知同伙同日在两个不同的旅游目的地实施多起汽车盗窃而被捕。

2024 年 9 月 7 日，来自中央、北部、南部、田德隆和塔拉瓦尔站的旧金山警官被派往打击汽车盗窃。大约下午 3:15，在艺术宫地区穿着便衣工作的中央车站警官发现发生了一起汽车盗窃案。嫌疑车辆沿吉拉德路向东逃逸。警官试图保持对嫌疑车辆的监视，但由于规避、非法操作和对公共安全的风险，在该地区失去了它。警官通过警用无线电播报了嫌疑车辆的信息。

不久之后，旧金山警察局的一名警官发现嫌疑车辆在金门大道的共济会大道上向南行驶。警官在阿拉莫广场地区对该车辆进行了监视，阿拉莫广场是另一个经常被汽车窃贼瞄准的旅游目的地。

旧金山警察局的一名警官在发现嫌疑人在富尔顿街和斯科特街实施汽车盗窃时，广播了嫌疑人车辆的行踪以及嫌疑人的描述。当嫌疑人车辆沿布坎南街向南逃走时，警察继续监视该车辆。嫌疑人再次犯下多项交通违规行为，警察失去了对该车辆的视线。

第三名旧金山警察局警官在 4 街出口附近发现了沿 80 号州际公路向东行驶的嫌疑人车辆。警察跟踪车辆到西麦克阿瑟大道 800 街区，在那里警官发现嫌疑人（后来被确认为一名未成年男性）从嫌疑车内拿走财物并进入附近的车辆。警官认出这第二辆车与惯犯汽车盗窃案的 27 岁旧金山居民罗伯特·松扎有关。

警察制定了一个计划，并使用轮胎放气装置阻止了嫌疑车，但嫌疑车继续高速逃走。嫌疑车辆在皮埃蒙特大道和 Pleasant Valley 大道发生碰撞，Sonza 从驾驶座上跳下车辆徒步逃走。在奥克兰皮埃蒙特大道 5000 号街区的一座公墓被拘留。

在调查过程中，涉嫌在艺术宫和阿拉莫广场汽车盗窃案的第一辆嫌疑车辆被确定为被盗车辆。对车辆的搜查发现了 2024 年 9 月 2 日在艺术宫附近发生的汽车盗窃案中的盗窃工具和财物。对第二辆嫌疑车辆的搜查发现了更多被盗财物和枪支。警察追回了近期汽车盗窃案中的财物，并将其归还给多名受害者。

“我们的巡逻人员、警长和调查员在此次事件中表现出的辛勤工作和奉献精神，使去年汽车盗窃案下降了 56%”，威廉·斯科特局长说。

“这名嫌疑人的行为不是机会犯罪，而是针对热门旅游目的地游客的蓄意计划。尽管嫌疑人驾驶危险且躲避不及，但旧金山警察局人员为了公共安全继续远距离监视，并将嫌疑人及其同伙（一名众所周知的惯犯）拘留。”

罗伯特·莱昂内尔·松扎因接受偷窃财产（496(a)PC）、事后共犯（32 PC）、拒捕或拖延逮捕（148(a)(1) PC）、携带装有子弹的枪支（25852(a)PC）、犯有与枪支有关的轻罪（29805(b)PC）、重罪犯持有枪支（29800(a)(1) PC）、在车内携带隐藏枪支（25400(a)(1)PC）、持有大容量弹匣（32310 PC）、密谋犯重罪（182(a)(1) PC）而被捕。

这名少年嫌疑人被指控盗窃车辆（10851 CVC）、接收赃物（496(a)PC）、两项入室盗窃罪（459 PC 二级）、持有入室盗窃工具（466 PC）、拒捕或拖延（148(a)(1) PC），现已被释放给其父母。

虽然已经逮捕了嫌疑人，但调查仍在进行中。任何知情人士请拨打 SFPD 举报热线1-415-575-4444或发送短信TIP411，短信开头为 SFPD。您可以保持匿名。SFPD

案件：240-564-044

September 9, 2024
FBI Publishes 2023 Cryptocurrency Fraud Report

The FBI on September 9 released its Cryptocurrency Fraud Report for 2023. In 2023, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received more than 69,000 complaints from the public regarding cyber-enabled crime and financial fraud involving the use of cryptocurrency, with over $5.6 billion in reported losses.

Criminal actors exploit cryptocurrencies for all schemes, to include tech support, confidence and romance, investment, and government impersonation scams. Investment fraud was the most reported cryptocurrency scheme in 2023 and also saw the most reported losses, with about $3.9 billion lost.

“Scams targeting investors who use cryptocurrency are skyrocketing in severity and complexity,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray. “The best way to help stop these crimes is for people to report them to ic3.gov, even if they did not suffer a financial loss. The information allows us to stay on top of emerging schemes and criminals’ use of the latest technologies, so we can keep the American public informed and go after those who commit these crimes.”

In 2022, the FBI formed the Virtual Assets Unit (VAU), a specialized team dedicated to investigating cryptocurrency-related crimes. The VAU centralizes the FBI’s cryptocurrency expertise, providing technological equipment, blockchain analysis, virtual asset seizure training, and other sophisticated training for FBI personnel.

The FBI, along with the Department of Justice’s National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and other partners, works hard to investigate and prosecute those who abuse cryptocurrency to defraud the American people.

The FBI encourages the public to submit complaints through ic3.gov, even if a financial loss did not occur.

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2024 年 9 月 9 日
FBI 发布 2023 年加密货币欺诈报告

美国联邦调查局 9 月 9 日发布了《2023 年加密货币欺诈报告》。2023 年，FBI 的互联网犯罪投诉中心收到了超过 69,000 起公众投诉，这些投诉涉及使用加密货币的网络犯罪和金融欺诈，报告的损失超过 56 亿美元。

犯罪分子利用加密货币进行各种诈骗，包括技术支持、信任和浪漫、投资和冒充政府的骗局。投资欺诈是 2023 年报告最多的加密货币骗局，也是报告损失最多的骗局，损失约 39 亿美元。

NYPD ANNOUNCES CITYWIDE CRIME STATISTICS FOR AUGUST 2024
September 4, 2024

FEWEST SHOOTINGS OF ANY AUGUST IN COMPSTAT ERA
HELP NYC MARK 8TH STRAIGHT MONTH OF OVERALL CRIME DECLINES
Murder, robbery, burglary, grand larceny see continued monthly reductions citywide
as crime in subway system extends year-over-year drop

The reduction in overall crime in New York City continued for the eighth month in a row in August 2024, realizing a significant 6.4 percent decrease citywide (10,869 vs. 11,618) from the same month last year. In the nation’s largest subway system, 81 fewer serious crimes occurred from the start of this year through the end of August, compared to the same period last year (1,398 vs. 1,479)—a 5.5 percent year-over-year drop that extended overall subway crime reductions to seven cumulative months, despite seven additional incidents occurring in the month of August. Discounting the COVID years, 2024 is currently the third-safest year on record for subway crime in New York, with fewer major felonies occurring this year than during any other year in modern history, save for 2010 (1,392 crimes) and 2009 (1,336 crimes). In the city’s public housing developments, there were 221 fewer incidents this year through the end of August (4,011 vs. 4,232), a 5.2 percent decrease compared to last year. In the monthly comparison, 83 fewer serious incidents occurred in housing this August (501 vs. 584), a 14.2 percent reduction.

Citywide, major crime is down 2.3 percent so far this year compared to the first eight months of last year. In August across the five boroughs, the category of murder saw the greatest decrease with 17 fewer killings (15 vs. 32), a hefty 53.1 percent reduction. Since the beginning of this year, 36 fewer people have been murdered in New York City than last year (242 vs. 278), a 12.9 percent decrease. The 15 murders that occurred in August 2024 represent the fewest number of killings to occur during any August in more than three decades.

Much of the continuing reductions in violence and disorder can be attributed to the NYPD’s many enforcement initiatives that result in seizures of illegal guns. From Jan. 1 through Aug. 31, NYPD officers took 4,473 illegal firearms off New York City streets, including 532 in the month of August alone. They are just part of the more than 18,085 total guns seized by police since the start of the current mayoral administration. This dangerous but critical work by NYPD officers has led to the fewest number of shooting incidents in New York City—74—during August of any year since modern recordkeeping began. The amount of shooting victims, too, is down 1.1 percent in August (94 vs. 95)—the second-lowest monthly figure in New York City’s recorded history—and down 8.5 percent year to date (735 vs. 803), amounting to 68 fewer people shot in the city this year through the end of August. Much of the NYPD’s success is attributable to robust enforcement in the streets and in the subway system, long- and short-term investigations that disrupt the “iron pipeline” responsible for funneling illegal guns into New York City from other states, and the dismantling of local gangs and crews.

Incidents of grand larceny decreased by 444 incidents in August (4,251 vs. 4,695), a 9.5 percent drop, followed by an 8.7 percent decrease in robbery (1,440 vs. 1,578); a 7.2 percent reduction in burglary (1,118 vs. 1,205); and a 5.5 percent drop in grand larceny—auto. Part of the NYPD’s comprehensive plan to thwart cases of stolen or unregistered vehicles, as well as the proliferation of forged temporary, paper, or otherwise fraudulent license plates, is to lead regular, multiagency task force operations at the city’s river crossings. The ongoing initiatives utilize personnel and resources from the NYPD, the NYC Sheriff’s Office, the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, the New York State Police, the MTA, the Port Authority Police Department, and other law enforcement partners to identify and stop illegal vehicles and their drivers. Since its creation in March, the task force has carried out 38 operations through August, resulting in nearly 500 arrests and 18,500 summonses. Additionally, the group has so far seized approximately 2,125 vehicles associated with about $20 million in outstanding fees, fines, and taxes related to toll evasion, scofflaw driving, and related offenses. Across the city this year, the NYPD has also seized more than 20,200 illegal, two-wheeled motorized scooters and all-terrain vehicles through the end of August, already besting 2023’s complete-year tally of 18,430.

Potential bias incidents investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force continued to rise in August, with the squad taking on 30 more cases than last August (57 vs. 27), 17 of which are anti-Muslim (17 vs. 0) in motivation. Year to date, investigators are probing 106 additional cases compared to 2023 (438 vs. 332), largely fueled by this year’s surge in anti-Jewish incidents.

Overall crime has decreased this year as the NYPD’s enforcement has conversely increased. Total arrests for major index crimes citywide jumped 4.6 percent in August (5,025 vs. 4,805)—a 24-year high—and 9.6 percent since the beginning of the year (38,839 vs. 35,442)—a 23-year high.

“The steep, continuing declines in shootings and murders in New York City are a testament to the hard work being done each day and night by the dedicated men and women of this police department,” said Police Commissioner Edward A. Caban. “Whether they are patrol officers walking a beat inside a housing development or seasoned detectives working some of the most complex investigations in the world, NYPD cops understand this basic truth: Fewer guns in the hands of criminals translate to safer neighborhoods and enhanced quality of life for all New Yorkers. So, we will continue to identify and combat emerging crime trends—such as the manufacture of untraceable, homemade ‘ghost guns,’ and armed robberies committed from the backs of motorized scooters—because that is how we will keep New York the safest big city in the nation. I commend every member of the NYPD for their skill in always remaining agile, and for helping our police department adapt to meet every challenge head-on.”

Index Crime Statistics: August 2024

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全美第一大警局纽约警察局(NYPD)公布 2024 年 8 月全市犯罪统计数据

除去新冠疫情年份，2024 年目前是纽约地铁犯罪率有记录以来第三安全的一年，今年发生的重大重罪比现代历史上任何一年都要少，除了 2010 年（1,392 起犯罪）和 2009 年（1,336 起犯罪）。

8 月份重大盗窃案减少了 444 起（4,251 起对 4,695 起），下降了 9.5%，抢劫案减少了 8.7%（1,440 起对 1,578 起）；入室盗窃案减少了 7.2%（1,118 起对 1,205 起）；汽车重大盗窃案减少了 5.5%。纽约市警察局旨在打击被盗或未登记车辆案件以及伪造临时、纸质或其他欺诈性车牌泛滥的综合计划的其中一部分是领导该市河流交叉口的定期多机构特别小组行动。正在进行的行动利用了纽约警察局、纽约市警长办公室、纽约市出租车和豪华轿车委员会、纽约州警察局、大都会运输署、港务局警察局和其他执法合作伙伴的人员和资源来识别和拦截非法车辆及其司机。自 3 月成立以来，该工作组截至 8 月已开展了 38 次行动，逮捕了近 500 人并发出了 18,500 份传票。此外，该小组迄今已查获了约 2,125 辆汽车，这些汽车与逃费、违法驾驶和相关违法行为有关的未缴费用、罚款和税款约 2000 万美元有关。今年，截至 8 月底，纽约警察局还在全市范围内查获了超过 20,200 辆非法两轮机动滑板车和全地形车，已经超过了 2023 年全年的 18,430 辆。