Pickpockets don't conform to stereotypical looks...
My wife's friend has caught red-handed a pickpocket who was trying to nick her purse from her bag in Zara (central London).
She felt that her bag had suddenly moved when it was not expected and she quickly pushed her opposite side hand into her bag without turning where she grabbed someone else's hand already holding her purse. It was a posh-looking, well groomed and expensively accessorised Far-East woman. Obviously she had not been very professional in her enterprise and had greatly miscalculated many things, including the strength of the purse owner. She was handed over to the shop security and this is where my extent of the story ends.
Be vigilant and grab unexpected hands strong... ;)
She felt that her bag had suddenly moved when it was not expected and she quickly pushed her opposite side hand into her bag without turning where she grabbed someone else's hand already holding her purse. It was a posh-looking, well groomed and expensively accessorised Far-East woman. Obviously she had not been very professional in her enterprise and had greatly miscalculated many things, including the strength of the purse owner. She was handed over to the shop security and this is where my extent of the story ends.
Be vigilant and grab unexpected hands strong... ;)
