The New York Police Department has agreed to revamp an eight-year-old sting program whereby officers plant purses and unattended valuables in plain sight to lure thieves.
As part of a $50,000 settlement filed before Eastern District Judge Sandra Townes (See Profile), the city agreed to changes in “Operation Lucky Bag,” which had drawn suits claiming police were committing civil rights violations by tempting law-abiding citizens with tactics such as leaving a backpack propped against a wall with a wallet visible—the sting that netted the named plaintiff in Argyros v. The City of New York, 13cv2946.
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