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A career thief who\u2019s been arrested nearly 150 times was busted again \u2014 just weeks after he was let back out on the streets due to New York\u2019s lax bail laws, Queens prosecutors said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Shaquan Seth, 40, was picked up Monday for allegedly trying to steal $800 worth of Threshold candles from a Target store on Jackson Avenue in Queens \u2013 his favorite haunt and his preferred loot, prosecutors announced.<\/p>\n

The Post last week exposed his outrageous crime spree, which dates to 2009 and includes repeated thefts, including several at the Target outlet where he stole $600 in candles in June.<\/p>\n

Despite his impressive rap sheet, the stick-fingered candle-lover was cut loose on Aug. 7 because the state\u2019s criminal justice system bans judges from setting bail on non-violent crimes like petty larceny and burglary.<\/p>\n

This time, Queens prosecutors invoked a stipulation in state bail laws known as \u201charm on harm,\u201d which allows judges to set bail in non-violent cases typically exempt from bail if the defendant commits multiple crimes and hurts someone or damages property.<\/p>\n

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According to court records, Seth is accused of entering the Jackson Avenue retailer \u2014 where he was already banned \u2014 and stashing 40 candles in a pull cart and trying to leave without paying.<\/p>\n

He was charged with third-degree burglary and petty larceny.<\/p>\n

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The Queens DA\u2019s office asked that Seth be held without bail at his arraignment late Monday, but Judge Jennifer Saint-Preux instead set his bail at $10,000 cash or bond.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors also asked that the career crook be under home confinement if he makes bail.<\/p>\n

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Online records show that Seth is currently being held at Rikers Island.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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