208 Arrested at Puerto Rican Day Parade, a Steep Increase – New York City
Tagged: New York, New York City, police, Puerto Rican, puerto rican day paradePosted on: June 12th, 2007“The police disclosed yesterday that 208 people were arrested at the Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday ”” far more than in previous years ”” after reports that members of the Latin Kings gang planned to join the parade. But several of those arrested said they had simply been swept up with the crowd and denied having any gang associations.
Among the paradegoers arrested were a 55-year-old postal worker from Paterson, N.J., and the college-bound nephew of a New Jersey police officer. The police, however, said that all but 10 of those arrested were gang members.”
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