NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Five pickpocketers were arrested over the span of nearly two hours Friday night after targeting people at Rockefeller Center Plaza, police said Sunday.
"Friday night, while most people in Rockefeller Center were taking photos of the tree, your @NYPDMTN & @NYPDTransit officers were catching a few grinches who came to pickpocket people in the crowd. By the end of the night, 5 individuals were arrested, including 1 with 37 priors," the NYPD said in a tweet Sunday.
Pablo Lechon, 34, of Brooklyn, Christian Tutasig, 27, of Jersey City, and Carman Marlene, 41, of Brooklyn, have been charged with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and jostling.
Alejandra Melendez, 32, of Plainfield, N.J., and Gary Teasley, 65, of the Bronx, have been charged with grand larceny and jostling.
Police noted Teasley has 37 prior arrests.