A career pick-pocketer included in the NYPD’s list of biggest subway crime recidivists is back on the streets after yet another alleged crime, authorities said.
Darin Mickens — who has more than 60 arrests — allegedly stalked a woman in March as she walked with her daughter on Grand Street near Elizabeth Street, “jostled” her bag open and plucked out her wallet, according to a criminal complaint.
Cops were able to identify Mickens from surveillance footage in the area and arrested him on May 13, authorities said.
Like the dozens of other cases, Mickens, 56, who was featured in the NYPD’s “Nifty 50” deck of cards of the city’s biggest subway-crime recidivists — was back out on the street in no time.
He pleaded not guilty to three counts of grand larceny June 25 and was given supervised release, by soft on crime Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
And critics said there will be no end to the catch and release cycle until the law changes.
“This guy’s added 60 numbers to your list [of crimes in the city] and he’s out there doing it again,” said Joseph Giacalone, a retired NYPD sergeant and an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
“Some people will say he’s not dangerous. These crimes can turn into violent crimes in a second.”
Mickens and his attorney didn’t respond to requests for comment.