New York Post

Cell-‘swipe’ ring at fest

- David K. Li

A Queens woman was among five people busted in a rash of cellphone thefts at the Coachella music festival, California cops said on Sunday.

Angela Trivino, a 35-year-old Corona resident, was busted Friday for allegedly working in tandem with Viviana Hernandez, 38, of Los Angeles, to pilfer smartphone­s, according to Indio police and Riverside County jail records.

Also over the weekend, cops said three other people were arrested in a theft ring: Brenda Cansino, 29, of Miami; Sharon Ruiz, 25, and Marco Leon, 27, both of LA.

Trivino and Hernandez stole about 10 phones and the second group swiped about 30, cops said.

These arrests came a week after Queens resident, Reinaldo De Jesus Henao, 36, was picked up with 100 stolen phones at Coachella, officials said.

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