The train was about to leave the platform. Commuters were settling into their seats, scrolling through phones, adjusting bags, and glancing out windows at the last few people rushing to board. It was an ordinary evening on an ordinary train somewhere in a crowded corner of the world where millions climb aboard every day without incident. But this ride would not be ordinary.
A thief standing on the platform saw an opportunity. He reached his hand inside a train window and snatched a passenger’s mobile phone right out of his grip. The victim barely had time to react before the phone was gone.