The NYPD has created a new squad of officers targeting pickpocketers above and below ground, and amNewYork Metro went undercover along with them as they nabbed criminals who combed the holiday crowds and victimized them for their valuables.
the Transit Bureau Special Operations Division Citywide Pickpocket Unit make an arrest in Bryant Park. faces have been obscured to protect their identity and to keep them from harm.to get insights and game coverage for your favorite teams
“Getting unnecessarily close to people, the way they look at people. You know, there’s all these different cues that we kind of pick up on,” Sergeant John Pritchard explained to amNewYork Metro.Many pickpockets are incredibly talented at swiping goods and often operate in pairs, leaving law enforcement to utilize those even more skilled to stop them in their tracks.
However, both Cedeno and Pritchard say they have been able to make a meaningful impact on illicit activity through multiple arrests, including at the Rockefeller Center tree lighting. Officers kept a close watch on the individuals as the suspects appeared to jostle amidst patrons in Bryant Park’s Winter Village, keeping a distance but never letting them out of sight.41-year-old Victor Medina is also cuffed.“The numbers speak for themselves. We are out here, so I mean, you’ll get caught, you know, it’s just gonna be a matter of time,” Sergeant Pritchard said in a foreboding warning to would-be criminals and get caught they did.
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