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NYC has freed thousands of gun suspects this year as shootings soar: NYPD
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foxnews.comNearly 90 percent of suspects arrested on gun charges this year are back on the streets — fueling a historic spike in shootings that have left more than 1,756 dead or wounded, according to the NYPD.
About 3,345 of the 3,793 perps arrested between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30 for firearms crimes — 88 percent — were let go, according to department data.
Just 450 remain in jail, the NYPD told The Post. Some of the suspects posted bail, but judges were required to release others under new reform laws that prohibit them from setting monetary bail on some gun-possession cases.The crime became ineligible for bail in most circumstances under the Jan.
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