NYPD Arrests Teenage Gang Members for Times Square Attack on Officers

Attack on NYPD Officers in Times Square

• 🎯 Teenage gang members are accused of attacking two NYPD officers in Times Square last Friday.
• 📹 Cell phone video captured alleged gang members throwing bottles and basketballs at officers attempting to break up a robbery.

Suspects and Gang Affiliation

• ✋ Five young suspects have been arrested, and police are actively searching for six more.
• 😈 The NYPD believes the suspects are members of Los Diablos Deora Idos, an offshoot of a Venezuelan gang, with members as young as 12.
• 🔗 Los Diablos is identified as a subset of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Agua.

Gang Database Controversy

• 🚨 The NYPD credits its gang database, containing approximately 16,000 names, for the swift arrests.
• ⚖️ Police Commissioner argues against a proposed city council bill to eliminate the database, citing its effectiveness.
• ❓ Critics contend the database is discriminatory, using vague methods like social media photos and tattoos for categorization without due process.

Broader Criminal Activity

• 📈 The NYPD reports arresting 37 members of Los Diablos and Tren de Agua so far.
• 🏙️ Mayor states that Los Diablo members were also linked to a series of robberies in Central Park last August and a subway robbery in November.
• 🗣️ The mayor expressed a belief that those responsible for the attack should be deported from the country.