See San Francisco police take down pickpocket ring in dramatic bust

Source: New York Post

San Francisco cops busted an alleged pickpocket ring accused of targeting unsuspecting Chinatown shoppers in a dramatic takedown caught on video after investigators tracked the suspects for weeks through the city. Footage released by the San Francisco Police Department showed plainclothes officers swooping in to arrest an alleged pickpocket crew accused of preying on Chinatown victims following a weeks-long investigation. The arrests came after a string of pickpocket and theft incidents that have rattled the neighborhood since early April, according to SFPD.