Pickpocket

• Police look to ID suspects in ‘pickpocket style thefts’ at Toronto nightclubs

  Items that have been primarily taken were cellphones and wallets from unattended purses, tables or straight from the pockets of unsuspecting patrons, Toronto police said.

  Crime

  Nov 1, 2022
  
• Police warn public after ‘multiple’ pickpocket thefts in Toronto’s entertainment district

  Toronto Police said officers have received "multiple reports" from people who have had items stolen "including wallets and cell phones."

  Crime

  Jun 27, 2022
  
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• York Regional Police warn public after string of distraction thefts in Vaughan

  Police are warning the public to be "cautious" engaging strangers in public after charges were laid in connection with a series of distraction thefts in Vaughan.

  Crime

  Mar 10, 2022
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• Winnipeg police collar suspect in pickpocket scam

  Police arrested Elvis Stoian, 42, on Tuesday, who is suspected of being responsible for three such incidents between July 31 and Aug. 7.

  Crime

  Sep 12, 2019
• Sophisticated pickpockets working debit scam in Winnipeg, say police

  Police said they received several reports of stolen debit cards between July 29 and Aug. 7, and that the circumstances around each theft suggest a 'well-planned scam'.

  Crime

  Aug 14, 2019
• City of Kawartha Lakes OPP say pickpocketing scam group effort

  OPP are say in each case a man and woman distract a victim while removing bank cards from the victims purse.

  Crime

  Oct 1, 2018
• WATCH: Man assaults Good Samaritan after she foils robbery in Sweden

  Dramatic surveillance video shows the moment an alleged robber retaliates against a Good Samaritan for intervening during an attempted robbery.

  Crime

  Jan 22, 2016