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Al Sharpton calls on Mayor Adams to curb brazen NYC thefts: ‘They are locking up my toothpaste’

By
Craig McCarthy and
Tamar Lapin
Published Feb. 9, 2022
Updated Feb. 9, 2022, 2:15 p.m. ET

The Rev. Al Sharpton called on Mayor Eric Adams Wednesday to address the brazen thefts at New York City stores, complaining that businesses have been forced to such extreme security that retailers are even “locking up my toothpaste.”

“There is no doubt about it,” Sharpton said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” when asked about The Post’s exclusive story of a man casually shoplifting 10 steaks from a Manhattan Trader Joe’s and other thefts.

Rev. Al Sharpton called on Mayor Eric Adams to combat the increasing crime rates all over New York.
Rev. Al Sharpton called on Mayor Eric Adams to combat the increasing crime rates all over New York. Splashnews.com

“You go into a local pharmacy, a Duane Reade or Rite Aid, you got to get some help to assist you,” Sharpton said. “They have the little button, they get the buzzer and the guy comes over and unlocks your toothpaste. I mean we are talking about basic stuff here.”

Host Joe Scarborough pressed Sharpton on Adams, asking “just curious, is Eric Adams going to be able to do anything while he’s obviously surrounded by elected officials who want New York to remain chaotic?”

Sharpton cut the new mayor some slack and added “there is a debate in the criminal justice system” on how to handle the issue at the moment.

Due to an uptick in merchandise theft, certain products are locked or kept behind the cash register.
Due to an uptick in merchandise theft, certain products are locked up or kept behind the cash register. Helayne Seidman
Rev. Al Sharpton has called on Mayor Eric Adams to do something about the upswing in crime in New York.
The Rev. Al Sharpton has called on Mayor Eric Adams to do something about the upswing in crime in New York. MSNBC
New York Mayor Eric Adams has pledged multiple time that he will fight the surge of crime as best as he can.
Mayor Eric Adams has pledged multiple times that he will fight the surge in crime.
Thief steals 10 steaks valued at $15.99 each from Trader Joes on 14th Street in the East Village. Store managers were unable to do anything to stop him.
A thief steals 10 steaks valued at $15.99 each from Trader Joe’s on 14th Street in the East Village. Store managers were unable to do anything to stop him. Steven Hirsch
according to the managers, the thief threatened to pull a knife if they tried to stop him.
A man was caught on Post video allegedly brazenly swiping nearly a dozen steaks from a Manhattan Trader Joe’s on Tuesday morning. Steven Hirsch
CNA Supermarket at 41-41 Kissena Blvd in Flushing has a wall of shoplifter’s photos.
CNA Supermarket at 41-41 Kissena Blvd. in Flushing has a wall of shoplifters’ photos. Kevin C. Downs for The New York Post
A would-be shoplifter put up a fight at a Queens department store on February 9, 2022
A would-be shoplifter put up a fight at a Queens department store on February 9, 2022. Splashnews.com

“There are those that are concerned, including me, about overloading the system in the jails with petty crime, but at the same time, you cannot have a culture where people are just at random, just robbing and stealing and is out of control, and is put on the front page of newspapers, which only encourages others to do it.”

“In fairness to Eric, he’s only been there five weeks, but even as I’m fair to him, Eric, they are locking up my toothpaste,” the reverend quipped.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg acknowledged the issue during an event for the Association for a Better New York.

“We have amongst us opportunists, who are repeat players, who are just taking goods,” Bragg said. “So we are brainstorming about how to respond to that as well… Thinking about things and people who are really going from store to store and just taking.”

“I think we’ve all had the experience of picking up the paper and reading about someone having done some horrific act and then reading and seeing that it was their eighth interaction [with the criminal justice system],” he added.