Interview with a Pickpocket Expert
How do you track down pickpockets?
I stuff my wallet with paper and keep it in my pants pocket. Then I linger in prime tourist spots in foreign cities. Sooner or later, someone steals the wallet, and I try to steal it back.Really?
Yeah. If I successfully steal the wallet back—and I often do—the thief is usually willing to share the latest techniques.
Paeniteo • October 18, 2006 6:52 AM
If I were a thief, I would probably take care to notice that the person I just stole a purse from follows me and get suspicious – making a re-theft very difficult.
Or, I might as well break into a run, given the chance that my theft was noticed and I would be in great danger of being caught.