Comments on: 6,000 thefts per day on Barcelona visitors http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/11/barcelona-pickpocket-problem/ or, High and Dry on the Streets of Elsewhere Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:36:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rick http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/11/barcelona-pickpocket-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-922 Rick Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:19:33 +0000 http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/?p=1346#comment-922 Yeah, only 300 per hour. That's containable. ;) And 'mouth-breathing obliviates' - take a patent on that. I'm going to use it a lot. ;) Yeah, only 300 per hour. That’s containable. ;) And ‘mouth-breathing obliviates’ – take a patent on that. I’m going to use it a lot. ;)

]]> By: Graham Jackman http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/11/barcelona-pickpocket-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-883 Graham Jackman Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:05:29 +0000 http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/?p=1346#comment-883 Obviously it's not only in Barcelona, although they are particularly brazen there. I've been surrounded in a train and stared at the fellow next to me, who was attempting to open the zipper on my belt pouch. Didn't faze him at all. However, reporting a theft was easier in Madrid. Having already avoided an attempt to con me out of a passport, I lost a wallet as the train doors closed. The enxt day at the police station, the police were helpful and eventually introduced me to a young officer with limited English. He was having trouble until a more senior officer told him to make a phone call. There I was put in contact with a woman, who took the report in English and then printed it out on the officer's printer in Spanish. My Spanish is good enough to read it and we signed it and left happy. My insurance from the Visa card reimbursed most of my loss. Obviously it’s not only in Barcelona, although they are particularly brazen there. I’ve been surrounded in a train and stared at the fellow next to me, who was attempting to open the zipper on my belt pouch. Didn’t faze him at all.
However, reporting a theft was easier in Madrid. Having already avoided an attempt to con me out of a passport, I lost a wallet as the train doors closed. The enxt day at the police station, the police were helpful and eventually introduced me to a young officer with limited English. He was having trouble until a more senior officer told him to make a phone call. There I was put in contact with a woman, who took the report in English and then printed it out on the officer’s printer in Spanish. My Spanish is good enough to read it and we signed it and left happy. My insurance from the Visa card reimbursed most of my loss.

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