Venezuelan Illegal Alien Gang Spreads Terror To New York City's Times Square

Posted • October 19, 2024: Law enforcement has accused the notorious Venezuelan migrant gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) of recruiting illegal adolescent minors to commit crimes in New York City's Times Square. The New York Post reported that the foreign gang is using these little thugs, some as young as 11 years old, to commit terrifying crimes against tourists and residents right in the heart of the city. About two dozen of these young alien criminals have formed the rat-like gang, which is operating out of Manhattan shelters funded by city taxpayers to pull off their armed robberies in Times Square. The gang of illegal alien minors calls themselves the “Los Diablos de la 42,” which in Spanish translates to “Little Devils of 42nd Street.”

The 21 or so gang members have allegedly committed over 50 different crimes, despite police not arresting or charging even one member, said the NYPD. Since arriving in New York, TdA has escalated its activities from purse snatchings to blatantly committing gunpoint robberies against locals and tourists alike, due to the effective lack of response from the authorities. “They kind of had a graduation of sorts, and a progression where originally it started as snatches and then went to strong-armed robberies, and then started brandishing knives in a pack format,” explained Detective Bureau Assistant Chief Jason Savino. “You have individuals that are brazen,” Savino said, “We know they have access to guns, evident by the fact that they’ve done gunpoint robberies and they’ve been brazen enough to showcase pistols in and around their social media." (…)

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New York Post: Baby-faced Tren de Aragua crew at NYC migrant shelter targets Times Square — and they’re getting away with it
https://nypost.com/2024/10/14/us-news/young-and-vicious-tren-de-aragua-youth-crew-at-nyc-migrant-shelter-targets-times-square/