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...
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...
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...
Barcelona, Friday 15 April 2011 “You spend more time playing security guard than serving customers,” explains Javier, a waiter who works the outdoor terrace at Restaurante Amaya, located in the lower Rambla area. “In one month they have already stolen three handbags from customers here having a drink, and that’s with me constantly on...
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