"Orest Kovalshyn, 37, had a string of commercial burglary arrests in Queens and Brooklyn dating to 2022, but was repeatedly cut loose because state criminal justice reforms barred judges from setting bail. Even when Brooklyn prosecutors won a conviction last year that landed Kovalshyn a 1-to-3-year state prison stint, he was back on the streets in less than a year - and getting busted and released again."
"But his latest arrest, just months after he left prison, finally did him in, when Kovalshyn blew off court one too many times, got pinched for two more Queens heists and violated his state parole. The 2019 criminal justice reforms prohibits Empire State judges from setting bail in most criminal cases, particularly non-violent theft and larceny offenses. "He was too busy breaking into stores at night to get up in the morning to go to court," the source told The Post."
Orest Kovalshyn, 37, committed multiple commercial burglaries in Queens and Brooklyn beginning in 2022 and was repeatedly released because state reforms barred judges from setting bail in most nonviolent cases. Brooklyn prosecutors obtained a conviction that produced a 1-to-3-year state prison term in July 2024, yet correctional records show he was out by late November. Additional burglary charges that predated his prison stint were lodged, and months after release he was arrested again for new heists, failed to appear in court and violated parole. Law enforcement criticized the bail restrictions for enabling ongoing victimization of businesses.
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