{"id":157018,"date":"2022-08-01T14:32:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T18:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=157018"},"modified":"2022-08-01T14:44:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T18:44:31","slug":"professional-shoplifter-with-more-than-100-arrests-finally-behind-bars-after-fighting-cops-nypd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/professional-shoplifter-with-more-than-100-arrests-finally-behind-bars-after-fighting-cops-nypd\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Professional\u2019 shoplifter with more than 100 arrests finally behind bars after fighting cops: NYPD"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NY POST: The 101st time was the charm.<\/p>

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An infamous female scofflaw who was previously\u00a0arrested 100 times<\/a>\u00a0for shoplifting and repeatedly released without bail has finally landed in the city pokey after yet another store theft, according to court documents.<\/p>\n

This time, self-described \u201cprofessional booster\u201d Michelle McKelley, 41, made the mistake of fighting back against cops in Harlem during the weekend crime, authorities said.<\/p>

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McKelley had swiped paper towels from the Duane Reade at West 125th Street and Lenox Avenue on Friday night, cops said.<\/p>

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Officers trying to arrest McKelley said she fought back, \u201ckicking, biting, scratching and spitting\u201d at them, according to police.<\/p>\n

One female cop reported that McKelley bit her on her left shoulder, causing pain, court documents show.<\/p>

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Both officers were taken to St. Luke\u2019s Hospital for treatment of their injuries.<\/p>\n

McKelley was charged with two counts of assault in the second degree, petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property. At her arraignment, the Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office requested $25,000 bond. Bail was set at $5,000, records show.<\/p>

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Michelle McKelley had stolen paper towels from the Duane Reade at West 125th Street and Lenox Avenue on Friday night, police said.<\/figcaption>
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Officers trying to arrest Michelle McKelley said she fought back.<\/figcaption>
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McKelley was in jail at Rikers Island as of Sunday morning, according to documents.<\/p>

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In addition to her dozens of theft arrests, the accused serial shoplifter also has another 11 sealed busts, police sources said.<\/p>\n

She was last arrested June 25 for allegedly pocketing $125 worth of goods from a CVS in Lower Manhattan \u2014 only to be freed once again under the state\u2019s soft-on-crime criminal-justice reforms.<\/p>\n

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Michelle McKelley was charged with two counts of assault in the second degree, petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property.<\/figcaption>
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Michelle McKelley\u2019s bail was set at $5,000 and she is being held at Rikers Island as of Sunday morning.<\/figcaption>
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At her arraignment in that case in Manhattan Criminal Court the next day, prosecutors said McKelley has failed to appear in court 27 times\u00a0on her multitude of past arrests<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 and had five other pending cases against her.<\/p>\n

But she still was able to walk free without bail thanks to 2019 state reforms, which only allow prosecutors to ask that she be put on supervised release while the case is pending.<\/p>\n

In February, the suspect allegedly boasted to cops about her \u201chustle\u201d after they said she had been caught stealing from an Upper East Side Target and then released at her arraignment.<\/p>\n

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Michelle McKelley was previously arrested 100 times for shoplifting and repeatedly released without bail.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cI haven\u2019t got caught in a long time,\u201d she crowed to the officers, according to prosecutors in Manhattan Criminal Court.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a professional booster. Y\u2019all are stopping my hustle,\u201d she allegedly added.<\/p>\n

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