[DM] - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 32, slammed the NYPD for demonizing Bronx shoplifters as 'monsters'
- Arrest records released by police show all but one of the 12 have multiple prior arrests, many for violent crimes
- Most were arrested for drug possession as well as having stolen goods
- The liberal congresswoman represents an upper middle class section of Western Queens and parts of the Bronx
- Diapers and baby formula are often stolen because they are easier to resell on the streets
- Crime in the 44th Precinct where the shoplifters were arrested has spiked by nearly 30 percent
- Overall, crime is up 46.5 percent across the five boroughs
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