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'Pickypockets!' vigilante pairs with social media on London streets
Brazilian delivery rider Diego Galdino uses social media to film and disrupt pickpockets, with videos gaining over 27 million views and support from a network of riders.
- Brazilian food app delivery rider Diego Galdino started vigilante patrols in central London tourist hotspots earlier this year after witnessing several thefts.
- Motivated by a sense of "injustice," Diego Galdino said he witnessed several thefts before turning to filming suspects, drawing on his family of police officers in Brazil.
- Standing outside Buckingham Palace, Diego Galdino said patrolling creates tunnel vision that sharpens his focus, aided by a network of around 20 delivery riders using WhatsApp tip-offs and a signature warning 'pickypockets'.
- On the streets, locals and visitors seemed to appreciate his efforts, as Galdino said he was inundated with media requests and recognized by supporters and suspects alike.
- London's leaders insist they are tackling pickpocketing and will target hotspot areas with patrols, as force statistics show over 32,000 offences in central Westminster to July, matching other English regions.
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Food Delivery Driver Fights London Thefts on Social Media
On a recent weekday, Diego Galdino was on the hunt for pickpockets in central London, patrolling tourist hotspots for familiar suspects and telltale signs of those about to commit thefts. Galdino, however, is not a policeman. The Brazilian food app delivery rider has become a popular, social media-fuelled vigilante targeting pickpocketing in the British capital. He started filming—and then trying to disrupt—thieves in action after witnessing se…
Published on Instagram and TikTok under the name "pickpocketlondon", Diego's videos are a tremendous success in Britain. One of them, which shows a thief spit in its direction, totals more than 12...
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'Pickypockets!' vigilante pairs with social media on London streets
On a recent weekday, Diego Galdino was on the hunt for pickpockets in central London, patrolling tourist hotspots for familiar suspects and telltale signs of those about to commit thefts.
For several months now in London, a pickpocket hunt on the part of anonymies has been on the social networks. A phenomenon linked to an increase in phone theft, but which also arouses some scepticism.
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