Acid attacks by moped now a tracked pattern in U.S. cities

A sulfuric acid attack on five women in Jersey City on June 16 reflects a rising concern among law enforcement: moped-delivered corrosive assaults, long documented in the UK, are now emerging as an identifiable pattern in American urban centers. The method poses investigative obstacles—mobile suspects, unregulated weapons, minimal pursuit windows—but dense surveillance networks may aid identification and prosecution.