WATCH: Democratic Mayor Tells Criminals to ‘Chill’ and Wait to Commit Crimes
By The Blaze. Houston’s Democratic mayor announced to the crooks and the criminals that they needed to “chill” and wait until the coronavirus pandemic was over to commit crimes.
Mayor Sylvester Turner made the plea to criminals during a media briefing on the coronavirus response in Houston on Monday.
“Let me just make my plea. Until the coronavirus is resolved, criminals take a break, OK!” said Turner.
“Stay home, OK? Stay home. And don’t commit any crimes!” he added.
“And that way, they’ll stay safe and out of jail, and police officers can stay safe and go home to their families, OK?” Turner concluded. “So everybody chill! Crooks, criminals, you chill! Wait until the coronavirus is over! OK, and then we’ll all be OK!”
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Coronavirus Criminals: Authorities Wage War Against Virus Scammers, Thieves, Impostors and Idiots
By Fox News. From price-gouging, mask stealing and pharma-fraud to charity scams, app extortion, cyber-hacking and even “coughing” on people and produce for Instagram followers or as an act of hate, the new coronavirus-centered crime wave – like the spread of the novel virus – is gaining momentum by the minute.
“People have been so focused on the coronavirus itself, its spread and the danger, less attention has been paid to how fraudsters are committing crimes to steal money and to obtain personal information in order to steal money,” David Katz, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for Los Angeles, told Fox News. “Working people are often hurt the most by fraud. Beyond scams, there has been stealing, diverting and hoarding of surgical masks and other medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, and cargos of groceries, plus hate crimes.”
While traditional criminal activity across much of the country is reported to have dropped in recent weeks as governments have urged – and enforced – residents to shelter in place in a bid to combat the contagion spread, authorities are not battling a crime wave of a different kind: those exploiting the unique pandemic. And the types of illicit actions pertaining to the coronavirus, officially termed COVID-19, are vast and varying. (Read more from “Coronavirus Criminals: Authorities Wage War Against Virus Scammers, Thieves, Impostors and Idiots” HERE)
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