Watch Pickpocket King!

In Naples, Italy, the world’s best pickpockets challenge Bob Arno to a match of skills. 
In this National Geographic documentary, a gang of pickpockets demonstrate how they steal, and reveal a human side that victims can’t imagine. 
Then—an amazing celebratory dinner with six thieves morphs into a challenge that might be one step too far for Bob Arno.
Watch the film here.  
 
After, come back to read The Making of Pickpocket King
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Bob Arno and the pickpockets of Naples enjoy an endless dinner interspersed with theft demonstrations.
All text and photos © copyright 2008-present. All rights reserved. Bambi Vincent
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Our National Geographic documentary “Pickpocket King”

Bob and I are thrilled to announce the world premiere of the documentary we shot late last year with National Geographic. Pickpocket King features us, Bob Arno and Bambi Vincent,
Frank on his bike

A platform for pickpockets

Denouement. None of us wanted to leave the park. After the demos, the dinner, and the as-yet-untold experience on the buses, after the conversation, the exchange of trade secrets, the
Restaurant setup

A pickpocket party begins

Dinner with thieves. It’s 3:00. The film crew’s still perfecting camera angles, lighting, and table arrangements. I’ve taken my seat as requested, so cameras can be adjusted behind me. I’m

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