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London police dismantled an international gang suspected of stealing and smuggling up to 40,000 phones, mainly Apple products, to China over the past year, marking their largest operation against phone theft with a 14% reduction in thefts this year.
Six migrants accused of assaulting police officers in Times Square have fled to California and are suspected of being part of a larger conspiracy involving the use of stolen phones to make purchases using Apple Pay. Immigration warrants have been issued for those who fled, and authorities believe the activities are organized and gang-related. The group may have ties to the gang Tren de Aragua from Venezuela. The migrants are believed to have used taxpayer money to travel to California and are being investigated for potentially stealing special identification numbers to obtain bus tickets. Seven migrants have been arrested in connection with the assault, and six more are being sought.
Two men who went missing after attending the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento have been found safe and are returning home to Southern California. Their families were unable to contact them since Saturday, and the Sacramento Police Department launched an investigation. It was later revealed that their cellphones and truck keys were stolen at the festival and along the American River. The men have now been located and are in contact with their families.