NYPD has made 125 coronavirus-related arrests, not including social distancing violations, since start of pandemic

The dozens of arrests between March 16 and May 10 include everything from hate crimes to domestic violence to jumping the line at supermarkets.

The NYPD has made 125 coronavirus-related arrests, not including social distancing violations, since the start of the pandemic, authorities said Tuesday.

The dozens of arrests between March 16 and May 10 include everything from hate crimes to domestic violence to jumping the line at supermarkets.

“One arrest even included a bank robber who presented a note to a teller that said, ‘This is a bank robbery, I have COVID,’” police said in a statement.

In a domestic violence incident, a suspect was charged with assault after a relative revealed having coronavirus.

The 125 people arrested have been charged with a variety of felony and misdemeanor charges. All but 15 of them are men, police said. The Bronx, with 46 arrests, saw the most coronavirus-related crime, followed by Brooklyn, which has had 39 arrests.

By race, 66% of those arrested were black while 24% were Hispanic, 7% were white and 2%, were Asian.