On Friday, we published an exclusive story entitled “Tourist catches thief… tourist thrown in jail,” which was much commented upon. It was a lengthy piece by our guest contributor, Kristina, and in the midst of the article was a component we feel was overlooked. The article detailed an incident in which a tourist who...
This is the fifth in a series of six posts – published each Monday for six weeks – showing the human face of pickpocketing, bagsnatching and robbery in Barcelona, through photos found on Flickr. Post one was here. Post two was here. Post three was here. Post four was here. Above photo by Original...
This is the fourth in a series of six posts – published each Monday for six weeks – showing the human face of pickpocketing, bagsnatching and robbery in Barcelona, through photos found on Flickr. Post one was here. Post two was here. Post three was here. Above photo by Jan Onym, here. Above photo...
This is the third in a series of six posts – published each Monday for six weeks – showing the human face of pickpocketing, bagsnatching and robbery in Barcelona, through photos found on Flickr. Post one was here. Post two was here. Above photo by Laura, here. Above photo by Anna Melander, here. Above...
This is the second in a series of six posts – published each Monday for six weeks – showing the human face of pickpocketing, bagsnatching and robbery in Barcelona, through photos found on Flickr. Post one was here. Above photo by José Brito, here. Above photo by Eileen, here Above photo by Gelaarsde Kat,...
There must be an immense sense of anticipation having robbed a bag. Think back to when you were a child, approaching the Christmas tree, nice large box wrapped in fancy paper. It might contain what you’ve been dreaming of, or maybe something better… and then there’s the second and third box… what’s in those?...
Robberies are down on the metro system, but they’re still significant highly. Between July 22nd and September 30th 2010 there were 6,346 offences in the underground. Between July 22nd and September 30th 2011 there were 4,473 offences in the underground. The 4,473 incidents spanned 71 days, which is an average of 63 offences per...
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