Who knew? Yankees caps are popular with crooks

The New York Times hips us today to a this wacky nugget of information, crooks prefer Yankees caps. Now why is this? Is it because this is a Yankees town and they're popular? Is it because they are Mets fans who haven't bought a Mets hat yet? Are they Newark Bears fans who just want to trade-up image wise? Is it because it makes them all badass?

Well read on buster and draw your own conclusions...