Delete stolen iPhone from Apple ID account: Yes or No

[ddmiller (Doug Miller)]

@dfy

If I remove it from my Apple ID (which I don’t intend doing) how can they reset it and make it usable. Don’t they have to get the phone unlocked first with th passcode?

No, you can put an iPhone into recovery mode and factory reset it from a computer. See If you forgot your iPhone passcode, use your Mac or PC to reset it - Apple Support