Merrick, along with Tommy Shay, James Coffee and Terry Le Strange, operated in the New York waterfront and involved in burglary and pickpocketing as well as raiding the nearby vessels anchored in the Hudson River.
Merrick, along with Tommy Shay, James Coffee, and Terry Le Strange, operated in the New York harbor region and were involved in various forms of theft and maritime crime, including raids on nearby ships in the Hudson River.