As reported in a recent La Vanguardia article, six robbers were arrested at a recent FC Barcelona celebration after their victory against Real Madrid. See the article here. There are few details, but it illustrates that the scourge of petty robbery no longer only affect tourists and foreigners in this city. Celebrating fans of...
Nice graphical work by Oriol Malet (Twitter: @OriolMalet) for the La Vanguardia publication of November 2009 (four months before we were conceived). Little has changed in the many months since publication, the tricks are the same. Thanks also to Quim Monzó (Twitter: @QuimMonzo) for pointing us in the direction of the artwork. The artwork...
A story in Monday’s El Periódico caught our attention, entitled “24 arrested in Barcelona after posing as policemen to rob tourists” The individuals were involved in 80 separate incidents, where they worked in teams of three or fours and passed themselves off as police, demanding fines from visitors to the city. Favourite areas to...
Taken as a group, the young men aged from 19 to 24 years have a total of nearly 300 arrests By R. Carranco Translated from the Spanish by Nicki Easy They were the terror of tourists. These ten thieves in the limelight of aggravated robbery in Barcelona have been arrested. The group of young...
Five groups of scammers operate in the area—the Municipal Police have been unable to stop them. Their impunity leads tourists to think this is a legal activity. By Camilo S. Baquero Translated from the Spanish by Summer Fingersmith “But… this isn’t legal?” Bewilderment flooded the Norwegian tourist’s ruddy face. Minutes before, the man...
Tourists who are robbed in Barcelona will be able to file a police report from their lodgings By Cristina Delgado Translated from the Spanish by Nicki Easy Barcelona’s hoteliers loathe that the city is known on social networks for one of its banes: the pickpockets. On Facebook, for example, the group “I know...
By C. D. Translated from the Spanish by Nicki Easy Barcelona’s hoteliers loathe that the city is known on the Internet for one of its banes: the pickpockets. There are support groups on social networks, blogs and even online ratings where the city comes off looking extremely bad. It is difficult to combat this...
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