The accused shoplifters that Rep. defended as struggling families forced into a life of due to lack of federal support are actually repeat offenders who have lengthy rap sheets.After a string of shoplifting thefts of retail stories in the Bronx, NYPD officers in the 44th Precinct arrested a dozen people on February 8, 9, 11 and 12. Police touted the arrest on with photos of the arresting officers and the $1,800 worth of household goods, including diapers, recovered.In response, Ocasio-Cortez, who represents the upper middle class Long Island City neighborhood in Queens and portions of the Bronx, cast doubt on the legitimacy of the arrests, suggesting that police had gone after impoverished people who were stealing to supply their own babies with diapers and formula.
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