Dozens of pickpockets arrested on Mid-Autumn Festival night

Mingling in with the crowd jostling to watch the Mid-Autumn Festival last night, dozens of people snatched phones and jewelry from people.

A man and a woman were caught red-handed pickpocketing on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Photo: Truong Ha

On the evening of October 2, Phan Thiet City Police (Binh Thuan) detained and took statements from more than 22 suspects for theft and robbery.

At Binh Hung Ward Police Station alone, more than 10 people were arrested by police and residents for snatching phones from residents who were filming and taking pictures of students parading in the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival on the streets of Phan Thiet.

Dozens of people were arrested. Photo: Truong Ha.

Police determined that most of the suspects arrested were from other provinces who came to Phan Thiet to work as pickpockets. They took advantage of the moment when people were crowded on both sides of the road watching the festival and were off guard to snatch phones and jewelry.

According to VNE