• The NYPD is on the hunt for the leader of a criminal enterprise focused on stealing phones and wallets from New York City pedestrians 
  • The suspects were allegedly stealing the iPhones to use the Apple Pay feature

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13048639/Migrant-gang-62-moped-robberies-New-Yorkers-branded-ghost-criminals-NYPD-hunt-Venezuelan-ringleader-freed-arrested-December.html

https://nypost.com/2024/02/05/metro/migrant-moped-crew-busted-after-stealing-cellphones-right-out-of-nyers-hands-sources/