{"id":518567,"date":"2022-11-30T02:32:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T23:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nypd-launches-dedicated-squad-to-combat-subway-pickpocket-spike\/"},"modified":"2022-11-30T02:32:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T23:32:41","slug":"nypd-launches-dedicated-squad-to-combat-subway-pickpocket-spike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nypd-launches-dedicated-squad-to-combat-subway-pickpocket-spike\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYPD launches dedicated squad to combat subway pickpocket spike"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a24681939e32\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a24681939e32\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nypd-launches-dedicated-squad-to-combat-subway-pickpocket-spike\/#%E2%80%9CNYPD_launches_dedicated_squad_to_combat_subway_pickpocket_spike%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYPD launches dedicated squad to combat subway pickpocket spike&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYPD_launches_dedicated_squad_to_combat_subway_pickpocket_spike%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYPD launches dedicated squad to combat subway pickpocket spike&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Pickpocketing is now so rampant on the subways that the NYPD Transit Bureau has formed a special team of detectives and officers dedicated solely to nailing perpetrators, officials said Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the ridership and trains have become more crowded, we have seen an increase in grand larceny this year \u2014 51% so far,\u201d Transit Chief Jason Wilcox told MTA board members at a bus and transit committee meeting. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne quarter of these grand larcenies are fueled by the increase in pickpocket crime,\u201d Wilcox said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the new squad is made up of \u201chand-picked, skilled\u201d cops. <\/p>\n<p>The NYPD has formed such teams in the past as needed, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The group will track \u201cpickpocket crime activity\u201d and \u201cattack it,\u201d focusing on \u201cknown recidivists,\u201d Wilcox said.<\/p>\n<p>While grand larcenies are up over last year, their overall numbers remain below 2019 levels, or pre-pandemic, when ridership was higher, according to the latest NYPD data.<\/p>\n<p>Before the pandemic, in January 2020, there were 151 grand larcenies. By July 2020, there were just 33 that month, as ridership plummeted.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, cops recorded 108 grand larcenies in the system last month, according to the latest statistics.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jason-wilcox.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"a police officer in union speaks seated behind a podium\" class=\"wp-image-24832335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jason-wilcox.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jason-wilcox.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jason-wilcox.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>NYPD Transit Chief Jason Wilcox addresses the transit committee.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">mtainfo\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Officials are aware of many of the recidivists, Wilcox said \u2014 adding that some of them are the same thieves he dealt with as a transit cop 10 years ago. <\/p>\n<p>He described one recent incident in which Transit Bureau cops followed a repeat offender immediately after his trial for one grand larceny offense, only to witness the man immediately rob an elderly woman before getting on the subway in Chinatown.<\/p>\n<p>Cops are warning New Yorkers and visitors to stay vigilant as the city grows more crowded around Christmas and New Year\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPickpockets are not new to transit \u2014 they are an old nemesis to the transit system,\u201d Wilcox said. \u201cAnd they will now be drawn to the large crowds out shopping during the holiday season.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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