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Bahamas: two tourists robbed at gunpoint of personal items and rental car

tribune247.com reported that two tourists were robbed of their belongings and a rental car at gunpoint over the weekend, The Tribune understands. #The incident took place on Saturday at around 4pm. #The man and woman were on Jaws Beach in western New Providence when they were approached by two men who produced a weapon, took a backpack containing cash and other items, jumped it the tourists’ 2009 Suzuki Swift rental licence no 271, and sped off. Read Article

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Maraetotara Falls New Zealand: rampage of vehicles being broken into belonging to tourists

e2nz.org reported that a group of seven international travelers from Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Germany and France became crime victims at Maraetotara Falls whilst swimming in the water pool. A report in the NZ Herald said: “Frenchman Benoit Thoury said he left the swimming hole about 5pm, after a few hours in the water, to […]

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Chinese woman arrested after stealing from foreign men in Beijing bars

According to china.org.cn, a girl surnamed Yu was detained by Chaoyang District police in Beijing on Nov. 3 for stealing money from foreigners in bars. In an incident this August, the girl started to chat to a foreign man in a bar in Chaoyang District, and got him drunk, after which she took him to […]

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Puerto Rican family robbed while vacationing in southern Florida

Wsvn.com reports that a family on vacation from Puerto Rico woke up to find their rental SUV on bricks Thursday morning. Rafael Delgado and his family fell victim to money-hungry crooks during their yearly trip to South Florida. “In the morning, about 10 a.m., we saw the car over the blocks,” Delgado said. The rental […]

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Omani tourists drugged and robbed in Thailand

Arabianbusiness.com reports that two Omani tourists allegedly had their drinks spiked before being robbed in Thailand’s tourist hot spot of South Pattaya in the early hours of Friday morning, it was reported. According to the Pattaya Daily News, the two Omani nationals were returning to their hotel in Soi Kor-Phai, Chonburi Province when a woman, […]

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Thailand: Indian couple robbed by prostitute in Pattaya

According to indiatimes.com, two Indian tourists have been allegedly robbed in Thailand’s tourist town of Pattaya and police here are looking for three suspects, including a woman. Karthikeyan Krishnan, 36, turned up at Pattaya police station yesterday with cuts and bruises, asking police to locate his friend, Khader Basha, 40, Bangkok Post reported today. Read […]

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Guam: Japanese tourist assaulted, robbed

pacificnewscenter.com reported that about 6pm Tuesday afternoon GPD received a complaint from a Japanese tourist who said he was robbed and assaulted by a hitcher who then stole his car, a silver Toyota Corolla. In a release this morning, Sgt.. Flickinger reported the tourist was at Nimitz Beach, sitting in his rental car, when a […]

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Two European tourists robbed my masseuses in Thailand

Bangkokpost.com reports that two elderly foreigners, one British and one Italian, say they were robbed in Pattaya by massage women they picked up on the first day of a visit to one of Thailand’s most popular tourist destinations. Salvatore Mancuso, 61, a British national who said he was a journalist, and his Italian friend Dolece […]

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Thailand: Tour bus operators accused of stealing from passengers

According to eturbonews.com, a married couple who run a tour bus business have been arrested in Bangkok on charges of stealing from their customers, a report said on Wednesday. The suspects were identified as the owners of Sugar Travel — Sarawoot Saipanya, 41, and Chanika Saipanya, 35. Police apprehended the husband at a condo in […]

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Gunmen rob tourist camping near a lake in northern Pakistan

According to thenews.com.pk, a group of armed men deprived three tourists of cash at the Saiful Maluk lake Saturday night. Mohammad Arshad, Asif Iqbal and Mohammad Farooq of Lahore told police that they were asleep in tents on the banks of the lake when four armed men reached there and robbed them at gunpoint. Meanwhile, […]

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