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Hawaii: Chinese tourist attacked and robbed near state park

According to bigislandnow.com, “A 49-year-old man from Beijing told police that he was assaulted by a male and robbed of his belongings near the park’s bathroom. The tourist said he had left his tour group to use the restroom.” Read Article

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Travel alert: Chain snatching resurfacing in India

According to daijiworld.com, “Chain snatchers are back in business in Goa where four such incidents have been reported at the coastal police stations in the last few weeks, police said Monday. Last week, Russian national Oksara Peshrova lodged a police complaint that two unidentified men on a motorcycle snatched her gold chain and mobile phone […]

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United States: Chinese tourist injured while fending off mugger

Accordng to mercurynews.com, “A tourist from Hong Kong was injured Sunday night during a fight with a would-be mugger in a hotel parking lot, police said. The 62-year-old man was in the lot in the 200 block of Gateway Boulevard about 10 p.m. when the assailant demanded his wallet. After he refused to comply, the […]

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Thailand: Andaman Phuket and Simplitel hotels location of recent thefts of Russian tourists

According to thephuketnews.com, the incidents took place in two different hotels – Andaman Phuket Hotel in Patong and the Simplitel at Karon Beach Phuket – details of the cases are almost identical. The money was stolen from hotel room safe boxes while the owners were on one- or two-day trips, and all the victims were […]

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Pattaya Thailand: Russian tourist finds his hotel room ranscacked – video

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Thailand: Police aid Finnish tourist and arrest pickpocket gang

As reported by pattayaone.net, “Pattaya’s Tourist Police assisted a Finnish Tourist early on Monday Morning after the officers witnessed a gang of pickpockets at work on Walking Street in South Pattaya. On Monday Afternoon at the Tourist Police Station, Police Colonel Prapot, Superintendent of Tourist Police Region 2, led a press conference to announce the […]

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India: U.S. tourist robbed by four thieves in Mumbai

As reported by zeenews.india.com, “An elderly US national was allegedly robbed of his passport, Rs 4,000 and traveller’s cheque of USD 400 among other possessions in broad daylight by four unidentified persons here, police said on Monday. Anthony Lamport (78), a tourist was looking to take a cab near the Asiatic Society in South Mumbai […]

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Kenya: thieves break into tourists hotel room in Mombasa

The police are investigating the a break-in at a Mombasa hotel room where two tourists were robbed off their belongings. Coast tourist police boss Wycliffe Sicharani yesterday said burglars broke into the room when its occupants, Paul Thomason and his wife Debbie, had gone out for a two-hour walk. Read Article

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Scottish tourist robbed of all his cash, birds were the culprits, no fingerprints left

A thief stole hundreds of dollars from Peter Leach’s campervan, but left no fingerprints – because the thief has no fingers. Mr Leach, a visitor from Glasgow, Scotland, stopped at Arthur’s Pass on Wednesday to take in the views at a rest area along State Highway 73. He left the windows down as he snapped […]

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India: Thief steals bag of Japanese tourist on train

Roorkee: The bag of a Japanese tourist was stolen when he was going by train from Jaipur to Haridwar to take a dip in the river Ganga, police said on Saturday. Yoo Shi Shoumi Nakak was travelling to Haridwar by Amritsar Express on Friday when the incident happened, they said. Read Article

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