Overview
- Suffolk County prosecutors announced the indictment at a Hauppauge news conference with local, state and federal partners, including agencies that worked the case with the U.S. Marshals Service.
- Charges stem from a July–August 2025 rampage that included at least 10 auto shop burglaries, three armed robberies, two carjackings, five vehicle thefts and possession of illegal firearms.
- Investigators say the crew targeted auto-body shops for cash, hundreds of blank checks, keys and license plates, then swapped stolen plates to avoid detection as they moved between counties and states.
- The spree culminated in an Aug. 4 Bay Shore home invasion where arrests were made and a loaded handgun and stolen property were recovered, which prosecutors say helped link the wider pattern of crimes.
- Defendants include Leny Cruz and Savion Jones, who were not bail eligible, with others due back in court next month; several face first-degree robbery counts carrying potential sentences of up to 25 years, and reporting cites alleged Bloods ties for some members.