French Tourist JUSTINE LE CAM Gets Bag Snatched On Sihanouk Blvd in Phnom Penh; Police Catch 1 of 2 Bagsnatchers

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No, they just take it away to get evidence. As soon as they are finished with it you might get it back. However there's a good chance they won't be finished with it for quite some time. :hattip:
they impound the bike and they have to give money to get it back
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Sure, but they get to keep quite a few.
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I saw a post on Facebook that said a woman got her bag snatched in BKK1 and she heard of 2 other women getting robbed that same day too, so sounds like robbery season (not that it ever stops).

And this posted on a group today as well:

"Hello everybody. Yesterday, while walking along the street next to Wat Phnom with my husband, I was robbed by two young men on a motorbike. One of them cut the straps of my bag with a knife and before I could realise they took it away. I first thought the strap got stuck on a rear window. I wore the bag was across my chest, not on the road side but always facing the parked cars/motorbikes. I am still confused and shocked.

I had my phone in the bag, and around 40 dollars.
I don´t mind about the money, but it really hurts me to know someone now has my phone or has sold it somewhere.

What I ask from you is to inform me in case you see a black Sony Xperia sold as second hand at the market. You can recognize it from a small crack in the lower left corner of the screen. I would buy it again and maybe it would help police to track the people who sold it.

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Bugger, steal a phone and it has a cracked screen.
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Re: French Tourist JUSTINE LE CAM Gets Bag Snatched On Sihanouk Blvd in Phnom Penh; Police Catch 1 of 2 Bagsnatchers

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General Mackevili wrote: Sun Aug 06, 2017 2:41 am I saw a post on Facebook that said a woman got her bag snatched in BKK1 and she heard of 2 other women getting robbed that same day too, so sounds like robbery season (not that it ever stops).

its not robbery season didnt stop, its lack of common sense season never stop
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willyhilly wrote: Sun Aug 06, 2017 4:50 am Bugger, steal a phone and it has a cracked screen.
They'll probably contact her soon and invoke the return policy :D
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A girl friend of mine keeps all her valuables, (money, phone etc) in a small black plastic bag. Her and her family are reasonably well off, however she will not use a bag because she says it will get stolen, and her reasoning is the chance of getting a plastic bag stolen is a lot less than a smart hand bag. :D

However she might need to revise her strategy as it seems black plastic bags are becoming a fashion item :roll: :D

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About ten years back I saw an old Chinese aunty, wearing a Mao suit and flip-flops, take $150K out of a plastic bag and deposit it in CPB main branch.

If I'd known about it beforehand, I woulda mugged her outside.

I'm kidding.

I think.
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vladimir wrote: Sun Aug 06, 2017 11:51 am About ten years back I saw an old Chinese aunty, wearing a Mao suit and flip-flops, take $150K out of a plastic bag and deposit it in CPB main branch.

If I'd known about it beforehand, I woulda mugged her outside.

I'm kidding.

I think.
But you thought about it even after the fact :stir:

Most people carrying small plastic bags are their drug bags :evil:
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