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The 10 Most Violent Thieves of La Rambla under Arrest
Taken as a group, the young men aged from 19 to 24 years have a total of nearly 300 arrests By R. Carranco Translated from the Spanish by Nicki Easy They were the terror of tourists. These ten thieves...
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TVE1: Video of Pickpockets on La Rambla
Remarkable video, shot by TVE1 (Spanish national television), tracking Romanian pickpockets as they pose as tourists on the streets of Barcelona. Translations and quotes appear below. Thanks to...
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Guest Post: Help The Police, Go Somewhere Else
By Ofer Barsadeh Help the Barcelona police, go somewhere else. Foto by Netali Barsadeh (13 years old) Although Barcelona is one of the most exciting, beautiful cities I’ve ever visited, it is number...
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Chinese Posters Warning About Pickpockets
Following our recent distribution of Japanese posters warning about pickpockets, we’re thrilled to follow-up with a trio of posters in the Chinese language, which have been created especially for us....
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One Question, Five Mayoral Candidates, Four Responses
In a recent blog post on April 19th, we posed a single question to the five candidates for the position of mayor of Barcelona. The election takes place on May 21st 2011. We contacted each of the...
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Flickr: Crime Photos of Barcelona
Here’s a selection of photos from Barcelona we found on the popular Flickr site covering various aspects of pickpocketing in our city. Photo #1 by Joel and Trish Chong from Australia, taken on July...
View ArticleGuest Post: Why Should the Honest Adapt to Survive?
By Rok I’ve been following you on Facebook and on your blog recently. The reason is: I’d like to move to Barcelona. I’m attracted to the city by the “Do It Barcelona” initiative. At first glance,...
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La Vanguardia Social Mapping of Barcelona Robberies
The 200,000+ circulation daily newspaper La Vanguardia has gotten into robbery mapping with a Google maps implementation that allows the newspaper’s online users to pinpoint locations where they have...
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New Barcelona Scam: Two Door Taxi
That vital thoroughfare through the heart of Barcelona, Via Laietana is the scene of this next scam, first reported yesterday by Tara Cuesta on our Facebook group. Foto: Hans Christian It requires a...
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Behold, Barcelona? Beware, Barcelona!
By Joan Josep Lladregòtic, Airbnb landlord All out of breath from the hike up the stairs with his few extra kilos, Rafa gasps that he has been robbed. He has lost passports, cash, traveler’s checks, a...
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