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This is lazy police work IMHO. It would be an interesting glimpse into human behavior but it is no way police work. Petty larceny or grand larceny doesn't matter. Is there such a problem in NYC or anywhere for that matter with people not returning lost or misplaced items that the law needs to trap these people? I'd also bet that very few if any of the people entrapped by this crack detective work ever served any real time if any at all for not turning these purses in.
Beyond that, imagine the resources wasted on this. This isn't Barney Fife setting a trap to see who walks out of Wally's Station without paying for gas. This was a group effort and they went as far as tagging it Operation Lucky Bag. Then there is the prosecutor's time. Have the N.Y.P.D not caught anyone more worthy of prosecution than this?
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