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MIGRANTS ALLEGEDLY SNATCHED PHONES FROM 62 WOMEN IN NYC CRIME SPREE: POLICE

The suspects allegedly used the stolen phones to purchase items with Apple Pay.

By
Aaron Katersky
February 5, 2024, 9:09 AM ET
• 3 min read

National headlines from ABC NewsCatch up on the developing stories making
headlines.X/@NYPDDaughtry

Three migrants were arrested in the Bronx overnight Monday for a citywide crime
spree that included stealing women's phones off the street, police said.

The New York Police Department executed a search warrant at the suspected safe
house and made the arrests.



They are expected to be charged with multiple robberies and grand larcenies and
more individuals are being sought.

MORE: 6 facing charges in connection with assault on police officers in Times
Square

The suspects are all believed to be from Venezuela, authorities said.

The men were linked to a pattern of at least 62 incidents of women having their
pocketbooks and phones snatched, police said.

Detectives believe the suspects were snatching the phones to access the Apple
Pay feature, and using credit cards linked to the phones to buy items.



"Most migrants come to NYC in search of a better life. Sadly, some come to
commit crime," NYPD Assistant Commissioner Kaz Daughtry wrote on X, the social
media platform formerly known as Twitter. "Today we made tremendous progress in
the largest robbery pattern plaguing our city. Our message is simple -- commit a
crime in our city and we will find you and bring you to justice!"

The arrests are the second prominent case involving migrants in the city in as
many weeks. Last week, at least six asylum-seekers were arrested for assaulting
police officers in Times Square in a case caught on video. More suspects
involved in the attack are still being sought, officials said.

Police and prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney’s office are also
investigating whether the first four defendants, who were released without bail,
subsequently boarded a bus to California using fake names.

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