http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/12/scooter-riding-bandits/ Pickpockets, Con Artists, Gangsters, Thieves, and Travel Fri, 11 May 2012 13:02:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/12/scooter-riding-bandits/#comment-2466 Thiefhunters in ParadiseDeath of a Rolex theft victim - Thiefhunters in Paradise Mon, 30 May 2011 23:41:34 +0000 http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/?p=806#comment-2466 [...] scippatori, the scooter-riding bandits I’ve written much about. In fact, it was our long-ago surprise encounter with these goon-thieves that began our thiefhunting career. A Rolex thief in Naples demonstrated how he jumps off his [...] [...] scippatori, the scooter-riding bandits I’ve written much about. In fact, it was our long-ago surprise encounter with these goon-thieves that began our thiefhunting career. A Rolex thief in Naples demonstrated how he jumps off his [...]

]]> http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/12/scooter-riding-bandits/#comment-1369 Thiefhunters in Paradise » Bambi’s bagsnatch Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:39:48 +0000 http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/?p=806#comment-1369 [...] instinct or anger that made Bob chase my bagsnatcher? He rocketed down the street brandishing the famous umbrella weapon that was so ineffectual in Naples. I had managed nothing more than "Hey!," but my weak [...] [...] instinct or anger that made Bob chase my bagsnatcher? He rocketed down the street brandishing the famous umbrella weapon that was so ineffectual in Naples. I had managed nothing more than “Hey!,” but my weak [...]

]]> http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/12/scooter-riding-bandits/#comment-615 Thiefhunters in Paradise » Gomorrah: The Camorra of Naples Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:34:22 +0000 http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/?p=806#comment-615 [...] how deep their tentacles reach. We should have been more scared. I mean, on our very first visit we got mugged. That experience left a lasting legacy with me: I still get a chill every time I hear motor-scooter [...] [...] how deep their tentacles reach. We should have been more scared. I mean, on our very first visit we got mugged. That experience left a lasting legacy with me: I still get a chill every time I hear motor-scooter [...]

]]> http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/12/scooter-riding-bandits/#comment-461 karen Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:49:45 +0000 http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/?p=806#comment-461 Another great read, I look forward to your blog! YELS Another great read, I look forward to your blog!
YELS

]]> http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/12/scooter-riding-bandits/#comment-460 y e l m Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:08:15 +0000 http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/?p=806#comment-460 Your book is full of scary and exciting adventures. This one really made me feel the atmosphere-- the tenseness of that part of the city. And the photos are great! Your book is full of scary and exciting adventures. This one really made me feel the atmosphere– the tenseness of that part of the city. And the photos are great!

]]> http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/12/scooter-riding-bandits/#comment-459 Thiefhunters in Paradise » How to steal a Rolex, Part 2 of 5 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:10:08 +0000 http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/?p=806#comment-459 [...] in a cast. The men, presumably, are mostly in prison. The boys, presumably, are out on scooters, scippatori-in-training. Two little boys, six or seven years old, buzz by on the cutest little scooter, a [...] [...] in a cast. The men, presumably, are mostly in prison. The boys, presumably, are out on scooters, scippatori-in-training. Two little boys, six or seven years old, buzz by on the cutest little scooter, a [...]

]]> http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/12/scooter-riding-bandits/#comment-458 Thiefhunters in Paradise » How to steal a Rolex, Part 3 of 5 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:07:45 +0000 http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/?p=806#comment-458 [...] Spagnoli telling Mario how it's not just your ordinary neighborhood. We pass the spot where Bob had been pinned from behind so long ago, a two-handed Rolex-robbery attempted on his old model by three of AS’s butterfingered [...] [...] Spagnoli telling Mario how it’s not just your ordinary neighborhood. We pass the spot where Bob had been pinned from behind so long ago, a two-handed Rolex-robbery attempted on his old model by three of AS’s butterfingered [...]

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