Posts Tagged ‘ El País ’

Guest Post: Help The Police, Go Somewhere Else

April 28, 2011
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By Ofer Barsadeh Help the Barcelona police, go somewhere else. Although Barcelona is one of the most exciting, beautiful cities I’ve ever visited, it is number one in the world for pickpockets. When I asked locals about this (at the police station, and at the hotel), the reply was: “Where there are lots of...

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TVE1: Video of Pickpockets on La Rambla

April 27, 2011
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Remarkable video, shot by TVE1 (Spanish national television), tracking Romanian pickpockets as they pose as tourists on the streets of Barcelona. Translations and quotes appear below. Thanks to adevarul.es for pointing us in the direction of it. A few quotes from the video, translated: “It hurts me, it hurts me, because I see people...

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The 10 Most Violent Thieves of La Rambla under Arrest

April 25, 2011
The Ronaldinho technique

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...

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The Rambla of the Thimbleriggers

April 23, 2011
The Rambla of the Thimbleriggers

  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...

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Have You Been Robbed? Report It from Your Hotel

April 18, 2011
A pair of pickpockets robbing tourists

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...

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Tourists Will Be Able to Report Robberies from Their Hotels

April 16, 2011
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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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