Radical left-wing soft-on-crime policies have struck again, as a crew of three illegal aliens hailing from El Salvador were busted driving with Molotov cocktails after an early-morning traffic stop on Long Island, only to then be released without bail. Suffolk County police pulled over a 2008 Honda Accord for allegedly driving erratically, just before 2:30 a.m.
Local law enforcement stated that they spotted two of the Molotov cocktails, which in this case were beer bottles filled with gasoline, inside the vehicle. Three individuals from El Salvador — Lorenzo Alvarado-Navarrete, 18, Elvis Romero-Martinez, 20, and Albert Yanes-Moran, 20 — were then arrested and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Romero Martinez, who was driving the vehicle, was also hit with several traffic violations along with the weapons charge. All three men were arraigned, but prosecutors were forced to let them go due to New York’s weak and lenient laws, which prevent bail for some crimes.
“The thing that supposedly never happens in New York just happened again — we cannot seek bail on a case that clearly cries out for bail because of our unworkable bail laws,” Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney ranted in a statement about why the three horrid criminals were let go despite the obvious danger they pose.
“Although Bail Reform and the Protect Our Courts Act once again have protected criminals, including alleged criminals seeking to use dangerous Molotov cocktails to commit a firebombing, no one in Albany thought to actually protect the public,” Tierney continued. Police then revealed the incident “was determined not to be related to terrorism.”
According to the New York Post, prosecutors said that these individuals were planning to torch the car of a person they were feuding with. “Thanks to the great work of the Suffolk County police officers, these Molotov cocktails were discovered and neutralized before anyone could be hurt,” Suffolk County DA Ray Tierney went on to say in a statement.
“This alleged conduct will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and my office will be working with our law enforcement partners to make sure that individuals who seek to endanger our citizens are caught and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Tierney added. A Molotov cocktail is an improvised device that is made from a beer bottle filled with flammable liquid with a makeshift fuse that is typically used as a weapon during times of civil and political unrest.
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In January 2026, an illegal alien from Mexico was given a four year prison sentence for tossing one of these devices at Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies during anti-ICE protests in 2025. A GOP lawmaker from New York summed up the frustration of many Americans when he addressed the situation, saying, “Just this week, some Salvadorian nationals were arrested in Suffolk County with Molotov cocktails.”
“They’re in the United States illegally, but unfortunately, what the DA can charge those individuals with is not a bail eligible offense, those people were not only required to be released, but because of the Protect our courts Act also cannot be turned over to federal agents at the courthouse. So if that’s this system working as intended, we have a real problem on our hands. Thank you, Madam Speaker,” he added.
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