New York City's 'One-Man Crime Spree' Finally Behind Bars—At Least for Now

Now, it seems that Tranficante—a "one-man crime spree"—has finally met a judge who is willing to at least see that he puts down some bail before heading out to steal again.

Cops have finally collared a prolific Manhattan retail menace who’s hit Lululemon stores a dozen times since January — including six times at one location, sources said.

“One-man crime spree” Vincent Traficante, 37, has been arrested a dozen times this year with an insatiable taste for raiding Manhattan’s ritzy Lululemon boutiques, law enforcement sources revealed to The Post. But his crooked caper ended Tuesday inside the famous brand’s store in SoHo, where he was caught red-handed with more than a dozen bags laden with expensive merchandise.

Besides his most recent arrests, Traficante racked up nearly a dozen criminal convictions in Suffolk and Nassau counties over the last few years — including a 2020 robbery that landed him in the clink, sources said. He’s piled on another dozen or so collars since he decided to move on up to Manhattan earlier this year, sources said, snatching about $13,000 worth of swanky accessories from the chic retail giant.

It's unclear from the report provided what terms for release Traficante faced, if any, on his previous arrests. It does seem to fit the pattern we see in too many of our major cities in the last few years; arrest, process, slap on the wrist, release with a promise to appear, and then it's off to steal some more.

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Biden Administration Pressures Israel Into a Horrible Deal With Hamas

Israel has agreed to release 700 prisoners in exchange for 40 hostages being held by Hamas. Among the criminals set to be released are 100 serving life sentences for capital crimes. That means terrorists who murdered innocent women and children in cold blood.

It doesn't appear Hamas made any concessions to secure what is nearly a doubling of prisoners released compared to the Paris proposal, which the terrorist government refused to even respond to. In a sane world, it would be Hamas being pressured by the international body to come to the table and lower its demands. Instead, Israel is bearing the brunt, having to do a delicate tap-dance between isolating allies and accomplishing its military goals.

With all that said, and while I think the deal is bad regardless, there may be a secondary calculation in the works. Namely, getting as many hostages out as possible before they invade Rafah, the last remaining Hamas stronghold. Perhaps Israel believes it can take care of most of the released terrorists on the field of battle, limiting the damage done by the out-of-proportion swap.

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