AG James convicts 6 Bronxites for more than 200 robberies that netted $3M

A screenshot shows an Instagram photo of a grand larceny defendant with a large amount of cash.

Photo courtesy Attorney General’s Press office

A crew of six Bronx individuals have been sentenced for stealing more than $3 million in cash, cars and merchandise in 11 different New York counties. 

That’s according to New York State Attorney General Letitia James, who announced Friday morning she had convicted Willie Baines, Josepher Cartagena, Brandon Collazo-Rivera, Justin Herrera, Douglas Noble and Alexander Santiago for felony grand larceny and felony burglary. 

“The six individuals convicted and sentenced went on a crime spree that impacted businesses and residents throughout downstate New York,” James said. “These burglars left a trail of broken glass, smashed businesses, and dangerous high-speed chases in their wake.” 

The Attorney General’s office revealed that the squad was connected to more than 200 commercial burglaries in downstate New York, along with some in Connecticut and New Jersey. The group stole at least 54 cars and hit other businesses — primarily ATM stores and cell phone stores — for merchandise and cash.   

New York counties targeted by the six individuals included Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, Kings, Richmond, Bronx, Rockland, Westchester, Orange, Putnam and Dutchess counties. 

According to the investigation, the crew would travel to neighborhoods with “several car dealerships and cell phone stores, often burglarizing several stores in one night.” At the dealerships, they’d break the front windows, take the key fobs and drive the stolen cars through the smashed windows. Similarly, they’d break the windows of cell phone and ATM store showrooms and offices and steal cash and merchandise.

The information from the Attorney General’s office also states that the crew would “often” wait for cops to show up at the site of the burglary, “and then engage in high-speed chases from the…