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	<title>Thiefhunters in Paradise &#187; Barcelona</title>
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		<title>Barcelona Street Scams</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/10/barcelona-street-scams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Street Scams of Barcelona &#8220;I, too, was a victim in Barcelona…&#8221; said more than a hundred people. And they described their own thieves, con artists, fake beggars, purse snatchers, scammers, fraudsters, pickpockets, and thugs. The page, Street Scams of Barcelona, &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/10/barcelona-street-scams/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An opportunist pickpocket—part 2</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/06/opportunist-pickpocket-p2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[La Rambla, Barcelona—On observing the behavior of someone like Plaid, we label him a suspect. We follow and film, yet we can&#8217;t be certain he&#8217;s a thief. &#8220;He could be a pervert,&#8221; police have told us. &#8220;Watch his eyes.&#8221; Plaid&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/06/opportunist-pickpocket-p2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An opportunist pickpocket—part 1</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/06/opportunist-pickpocket/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[La Rambla, Barcelona—On one crowded summer Sunday, Bob and I patrolled the perimeters of the street performers&#8217; audiences. Of all the thieves and con men we watched that day, and there were many, &#8220;Plaid Shirt&#8221; was the slickest. I locked &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/06/opportunist-pickpocket/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bambi&#8217;s bagsnatch</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2010/08/bambis-bagsnatch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Was it 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 &#8220;Hey!,&#8221; but my weak protestation was like &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2010/08/bambis-bagsnatch/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>6,000 thefts per day on Barcelona visitors</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/11/barcelona-pickpocket-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barcelona visitors experienced 6,000 thefts per day during 2009&#8242;s tourist season. 115,055 pickpocketings and bagsnatches in Barcelona were reported in the 12 months ending August 2009, police said. Newspapers did the math and trumpeted &#8220;315 thefts every day!&#8221; But take &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/11/barcelona-pickpocket-problem/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Purse stolen off lap at restaurant</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/04/stolen-off-lap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should Have Left it in the Hotel—Gisela and Ludvig Horst checked into their Barcelona hotel and immediately got into an argument. Gisela did not feel comfortable leaving their valuables in the room, though Ludvig was insistent that they should. They&#8217;d &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/04/stolen-off-lap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Confessions of an airport thief</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/04/airport-thief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kharem&#8217;s Lucky Haul Kharem, a pickpocket in Spain, sometimes chooses Barcelona&#8217;s airport over the rich pickings of the city. When Bob and I again found Kharem at work on La Rambla, nine months after we&#8217;d previously interviewed him, we asked &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/04/airport-thief/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Windows Mobile 6.5 demo phone stolen at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/02/prototype-phone-stolen-barcelona/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Message to Telsta executive pickpocket victim: don&#8217;t beat yourself up. It happens to lots of visitors to Barcelona. So many, that events are starting to flee Barcelona for safer cities. A doctor told us he had just spent six days &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/02/prototype-phone-stolen-barcelona/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The cozy-up steal</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/11/cozy-up-steal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sandy and Frances thought little of the gaggle of girls who flopped onto the bench they were resting on. There were more girls than could fit on the bench: half a dozen or more. They were pretty, 15-16-year-olds and with &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/11/cozy-up-steal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The proliferation of Barcelona&#8217;s living statues</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/11/ramblas-statue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adrian has been a statue on Barcelona&#8217;s Ramblas for two years. He was a chef in Romania before, and part owner of a small hotel. But economic opportunities are greater for a statue; or they were, before major changes were &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/11/ramblas-statue/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Beware women with cardboard</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/06/women-with-cardboard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barcelona, Spain—They look like any ordinary girls, right? Walking down La Rambla, tossing their long braids, empty hands swinging casually. We only saw this view of them, from the back. So what made us perk up? What raised our antennas? &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/06/women-with-cardboard/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Swift swiper strikes</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/06/swift-swiper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barcelona, Spain—We&#8217;re walking along Carrer de Ferran, a block off La Rambla. Instead of paying attention to the street scene, I&#8217;m looking for a wine shop. Ana is cooking dinner for us and we&#8217;re already anticipating the cozy evening. (Dinner &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/06/swift-swiper/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pigeon poop pickpocket</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/06/pigeon-poop-pickpocket/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barcelona, Spain—The elusive thief got me with a double-blob on my back. I felt it ever-so-lightly and knew instantly we&#8217;d been accosted by the infamous Pigeon Poop Perp. A second later, the thief overtook us, smiled, pointed to my back, &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/06/pigeon-poop-pickpocket/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A pickpocket updates his technique</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/06/pickpocket-technique/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barcelona, Spain—We found Kharem again on La Rambla. He passed us head-on, with a huge smile. He didn&#8217;t notice us, but I recognized him. We swiveled on our heels and followed. He skipped along the outdoor restaurants, waving to an &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/06/pickpocket-technique/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Barcelona street crime today</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/05/barcelona-street-crime-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 17:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three female thieves with cardboard shields; two thefts from a park; one pigeon poop pickpocket; one postcard technique theft; one very prolific, multi-talented pickpocket; continuous 3-shell, or pea games; and more. No partridge or pear tree. Bob and I just &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/05/barcelona-street-crime-today/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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