A 40-year-old New Yorker, Shaquan Seth, is at the centre of a fierce row over no-bail policies after being released without cash bail in Queens on Friday despite a record of nearly 150 arrests.
The serial shoplifter is accused of five new thefts from shops in Queens between 17 June and 5 August 2026, including allegedly stealing more than $600 worth of candles from a Target on Jackson Avenue.