Indy Police Prepare for Super Bowl Pickpockets

3:50 PM, Jan 23, 2012   |    comments
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Not everyone flocking to Indy will be there to root for the Giants or Patriots. Police in Indianapolis are getting ready to crack down on Super Bowl pickpockets.

Deputy Police Chief Michael Bates says when you have huge crowds downtown, "you're going to have an increase in criminal activity." But Bates warns those with sticky fingers, "You never know who's watching you." He says they'll have hundreds of officers, in uniform and undercover, during Super Bowl week