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The law enforcement workers detained a pickpocket in the minibus
17:14 / 06.11.2008

NIKOLAEV, NOVEMBER, 6TH, 2008, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE – The police officers detained a 43 year old pickpocket with three previous convictions in one of Nikolaev minibuses, IA “Context-Prichernomorie” correspondent reports.

This was reported to the agency today, on November 6th, in the public relations sector of Nikolaev police city administration.

A young passenger discovered the loss of her purse and immediately called her acquaintance who was the former worker of criminal investigation department. The last recommended her to stay in the minibus, not to let anybody go out of it and wait for his arrival.

As soon as the former police officer entered the minibus he recognized the pickpocket right away, in arresting of whom he had participated before. In his turn the thief also recognized the ex-officer and dropped the purse immediately. The pickpocket was delivered to the Central police district station.