In the fight against pickpockets on the Europride put the police Saturday loktelefoons in Amsterdam. Officers in uniform and in civilian use mobile phones with ‘track and trace’ hoping to unmask phone thieves. How loktelefoons be deployed precisely police say no ” to the pickpockets no wiser than they already are. ”
Thanks to the track and trace system is the location of the mobile phones to verify and thus hopefully also the location of the thief. The Corps wants with the use of the phones above all send a warning signal to pickpockets.
Approach has been successfully
In the first weekend of the sixteen-day EuroPride already caught three men who with loktelefoon went off. The police will give visitors to the metropolitan event tips for reducing the risk of becoming a victim of pickpocketing.
Tips from the police against pickpockets and phone thieves
what places should I be wary of pickpockets
-. During busy events and market
– in the changing rooms of shops
-. when getting on and off public transport
-. on escalators and in rows waiting
-. at airports, at tourist attractions and hotel lobbies.
How do they work
– they distract you. For example, by giving you a push or request a fire or road
-. They usually work in teams, looking at each other and often to exchange signals. You are approached by a stranger? Then be alert. An accomplice then stores often blow
-. They can steal the loot after the pass to
accomplices -. They walk aimlessly around and are very interested in potential victims and their belongings. The money and the passes are very quickly taken out of the purses, and the purse is discarded
-. Sometimes the pickpocket use home data found in your wallet to be, as there are keys are rolled back to break into the house. If your keys are rolled, it is advisable to install new locks.
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