Thieves

I often hear or read warnings about how tricky thieves are when you are visiting a foreign country. They’ll steal your wallet without you even noticing or clean out your bank account before you know it. There are so many tricks they use to fool you – distractions that you attend to an in the mean time lose your camera or purse. I always wondered about thieves – how did they get so good at what they do? Who do they practice on? And how do they think of new and innovative ways to fool you?

I came across this article a few days ago that made me think that thieves are not all they are cracked-up to be.

MUNICH, June 19 (Reuters) - A thief who stole a woman's World Cup ticket was arrested after taking her place in the stadium -- and finding himself sitting next to her husband.

Munich police said the stolen ticket was in a handbag that was snatched from the woman as she made her way to Sunday's game between Brazil and Australia.

"The audacious thief found the ticket and sat down in her place," they said in a statement. "However, the victim's husband then sat next to him in the stadium and alerted the police, who arrested the man."