Stole, caught, released: the man robbed 10 shops in 3 months, he was released every time after arrest

A serial perpetrator who has committed countless burglaries in Brooklyn and Manhattan has consistently been released following police arrests thanks to state bail reform laws, which the robber himself calls “beautiful,” writes New York Post.

“I am grateful for the bail reform because I am too old to go to jail. I'm too old, I can't get there, ”58-year-old Charles Wold told reporters.

Wold, a drug addict, is charged with robbing seven different businesses in Brooklyn alone. In addition, he robbed three more enterprises in Manhattan... And all this in just three months. Every time he was detained by the police, he was released due to the state's controversial bail cancellation laws.

"Prison teaches nothing"

«Rikers Island (the famous prison in New York) is not a magic wand that corrects people. Do you understand what I mean? I've been in jail my whole life, I can do it standing on my head. It doesn’t teach me anything, I can get more drugs there than here, ”he said. "Hopefully the DA will see that I have not committed all of the crimes I am charged with and the cases will be closed."

Wald has been arrested 32 times, mostly for burglary, since 1983, including 11 in 2021 alone. He was arrested on November 24 after he broke into two Manhattan stores and stole cash registers, according to police.

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The day before he was charged, the judge released Wold because the burglary charges did not include bail. And just three days later, the criminal allegedly committed a new theft.

Burst into the store and stole the cash register

Prosecutors say Wald was caught on security cameras on November 28 when he broke into a Hipster Deli in Park Slope and stole a cash register. And over the next nine days, he attacked four more businesses.

On December 1, according to investigators, Wold stole five electric scooters, a bicycle and two Macbook Airs from Fridge No More in Govanus. On December 5, he allegedly broke into the Artisan Barber Shop in Park Slope and stole their cash register.

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“This guy is being detained and released every now and then, I think it’s wrong ... They have to leave him in jail so he could possibly understand more,” said Rron Dulatahu, a hairdresser and store manager.

“We are disappointed because it could happen again and it continues to happen in our area. It's dangerous, ”he added.

Wald states that he only committed some of these thefts.

Wald admitted to having committed several burglaries, but not all of which he is accused.

“I could have committed one or two of them, but that was at the beginning of the summer,” said a veteran fraudster. “I didn’t commit all these thefts. Whoever did this is also bald and wears glasses, so he looks just like me. "

Wald pointed out his fight against abuse opioids and their many problems with the law. He said he was trying to get into an inpatient rehab program so he could cleanse his life.

“People need to understand what addiction is, I don’t want to commit crimes, I don’t want to hurt people, I don’t want to steal from people,” Wold said. "I really, really feel bad because of my situation and because I hurt people ... If I did, I apologize."