NYPD citywide pickpocket unit on high alert for holiday season

FLUSHING, Queens (PIX11) — Flushing is loud. It’s packed. Police say it’s relentless for pickpockets as a prime hunting ground. That’s why the NYPD’s Pickpocket Unit is on the ground, weaving through crowds, blending in, watching everything on Main Street, even something as simple as buying fruit. "It's typically cellphones or wallets," Sgt. John Pritchard [...]