Police: 2 Charged in Pickpocket Scheme at Upstate NY Concert

Police: 2 charged in pickpocket scheme at Upstate NY concert

Two people have been charged in a pickpocket scheme at an Upstate New York concert, according to police.Evelyn Tutasig-Ilbay, 28, of Union City, N.J., and a 16-year-old boy from Brooklyn are accused of trying to steal multiple phones from attendees at a Gwar concert on Saturday at Empire Live in Albany. The Albany Police Department said officers responded to the scene around 11:15 p.m. after security workers said they stopped the teen in the mid…

New Jersey woman charged in ‘pickpocketing scheme’ at Empire Live’s GWAR concert

The 28-year-old woman was charged with recruiting a 16-year-old on Facebook to steal cellphones from attendees at Empire Live’s GWAR concert.

New Jersey woman, Brooklyn teen charged for Albany pickpocketing scheme

Albany Police arrested a New Jersey woman and a New York City teen following a larceny investigation over the weekend.