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A new law abolishing bail across the state of Illinois, passed by Democrats and signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D), will free from jail thousands of suspects accused of second-degree murder, kidnapping, burglary, robbery, and other violent crimes.

Shelby County District Attorney Steven Mulroy (D), an advocate for far-left jailbreak policies, says 34-year-old kindergarten teacher Eliza Fletcher’s murder is merely an “isolated attack by a stranger.” 

Four people are wanted in connection to 19 recent robberies, and the latest incident involved a police officer being attacked in the Bronx.

A convicted felon in Chicago, who was on bail, is being accused by prosecutors of armed robbery and shooting a man, CWB Chicago reported.

Manhattan’s once trendy and chic Chelsea neighborhood is now a 24/7 cesspool of drugs, sex, vagrants, and crime.

Ten criminals caused trouble in New York City and were arrested nearly 500 times, thanks to the state’s bail reform law, the New York Post reported Wednesday.

Criminal suspects freed from jail by New York’s “No Bail” law are being rearrested at skyrocketing rates, often for more serious crimes, New York Police Department (NYPD) data reveals.

Republican nominee for governor in New York, Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY), released an ad Wednesday slamming the Empire State’s cashless bail program and Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) – his general election opponent – for her inaction on the matter.

A 16-year-old suspect, who was recently released without bail after being charged with a violent robbery, has been released from jail again without bail after being caught on video assaulting a police officer thanks to New York state’s “No Bail” law.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has consistently championed New York state’s “No Bail” law, signed by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), that set free a man accused of attempting to stab her gubernatorial opponent Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY).

Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-NY), the Republican nominee for governor in New York, appeared on Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Saturday days and blasted New York’s extremist no-cash bail laws days after he was attacked at a campaign rally in Fairport and his accused assailant was released without bail.

Rep. Lee Zeldin’s (R-NY) gubernatorial campaign is blasting the release of the congressman’s accused attacker from jail, thanks to the state’s no-bail law, as an example of “why crime is on the rise” across New York. 

The man accused of attacking Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) with a sharp weapon has already been released back into society.

Democrat gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek voted for a bail reform bill that became effective one day before the release of an allegedly violent homeless man.

New York’s “No Bail” law, approved by statewide Democrats in 2019, has helped free from jail two Mexican drug cartel smugglers arrested with about $1.2 million worth of crystal meth.

Los Angeles County is set to officially rescind on Thursday its controversial zero bail policy that put criminal suspects back on the streets before trial. The decision comes as embattled District Attorney George Gascon faces a possible recall election this fall in the face of soaring crime throughout the L.A. area.

A man from Queens is accused of going on a crime spree that ended with him allegedly raping a woman in Baltimore, according to court documents.

Ninety-two percent of New Yorkers say crime is a “serious problem” in state, including 63 percent who say it is a “very serious problem.”

Grand Larceny Auto surged from 3,587 incidents to 5,420 incidents between June 5 2021 and June 5 2022, according to data recently published by the New York City Police Department (NYPD).

A New York man charged with second-degree manslaughter was released without bail Wednesday as the charge is not bail-eligible in the state.

Left-wing pop star John Legend is throwing his celebrity support behind a series of far-left district attorney candidates and current office-holders, some of whom have received financial backing from George Soros and have supported lenient policies that have led to unprecedented surges in violent crime.

A man was fatally stabbed outside his Bronx apartment on Sunday but no one had been arrested regarding the case as of early Monday.

A man in his 30s was stabbed in the head during an “unprovoked attack” Sunday in Lower Manhattan, according to police, as crime in New York City grows.

A suspect allegedly groped a woman riding a Manhattan train but backed off when another person stepped in, authorities told the New York Post.

Index crime in New York City jumped a staggering 36.5 percent last month compared to March 2021 as the state’s bail laws draw scrutiny.

Smiley Martin, the second of three suspects arrested in connection with Sunday’s Sacramento, CA, shooting, was released early from prison in February despite District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert opposing the release.

A tourist who recently visited New York City suffered several injuries after being tripped on Friday and the incident was caught on camera.

Jailbreak organizations with financial ties to billionaires George Soros and Mark Zuckerberg, who are worth a combined $86 billion, are lobbying New York lawmakers to preserve the state’s “bail reform” policies that help keep accused criminals out of jail. 

A New York City homeless man with 30 unsealed prior arrests said he “steals for a living” after being arraigned on theft charges.

A New York City man with eight prior arrests and an alleged history of assaulting children is accused of attacking a toddler Friday morning. 

A man indicted on a murder charge has reportedly been freed without bail, thanks to a Manhattan judge, while many New Yorkers support tougher bail laws.

A food delivery worker was assaulted while working in Manhattan and law enforcement is asking for the public’s help in finding those involved.

Roughly two-thirds of NY voters think bail law should be changed to give judges discretion to “keep dangerous criminals off the streets.”

A man accused of attempting the assassination of a Louisville, Kentucky, mayoral candidate is free on bond after a local Black Lives Matter chapter funded his release. A judge set the bond for the man accused of shooting at the candidate and four others in an office at $100,000.

The landlord of a women who was stabbed to death in her New York City apartment slammed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for tying rising crime to the expiration of the child tax credit.

A homeless career criminal accused of killing a woman after following her home and stabbing her 40 times reportedly had a “sexual motive,” a court heard.