“The NYPD will soon flood the subway system with dozens of additional decoy officers in an attempt to stem the 16 percent increase the city has seen thus far this year in thefts on trains,” Larry Celona reports for The New York Post.
“The penchant for sticky-fingered thieves to snatch Apple gadgets and other costly electronics has led to the climbing crime stats, sources said,” Celona reports. “The extra cops are wrapping up a five-day training program in which they have been taught how to behave like preferred targets — passengers who are knock-down drunk or asleep.
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lynn Weiler” for the heads up.]