![]() Right before the doors closed, a tall man with dark hair grabbed my phone and ran off the train. Then, the train stopped at the Palais Royal. I was using my phone to send a voice message to a friend. "I was sitting next to my friend Alex, and another friend was on the seat in front. After getting on line 1, she noticed the metro was still pretty crowded, but not immensely. ![]() Charlotte Sauter, or as most people call her, Charly, is a 19-year-old fashion design student who experienced a "fight" reaction when a man snatched her phone from her hand and attempted to run away.Īfter a night out, she was returning home with a couple of her friends at around 1:30am, and 2:00am. The second story differs immensely from Natalia's story, mainly because she has been living in Paris for a year and a half now and is familiar with how to behave and pay attention in the metro, or so she thought. Image Credit: Hannah Cauhepe via Unsplash The men ran towards the exit, and before going up the stairs, they handed the items to a lady who was waiting for them." Almost as if they had perfectly timed the whole robbery. They later proceeded to empty his pockets and run out of the metro as soon as the doors opened. As we approached the next stop, the two men grabbed another man from each side and forcefully held him still. At this moment, I told my parents that they seemed odd, and we kept a close eye on them. This was evident because the lady beside me stood up from her chair and clutched her purse tightly. Since this occurred, it became apparent to me and some of the passengers that they were pickpockets. At the next stop, two men entered the metro and asked a man that was towards the center if he could move in front of them. "I first got on the metro and sat down next to a lady, and my parents were standing right beside me. In conversation with Natalia, she told us what happened as soon as she got on the 2 line. They then got off at Charles de Gaulle Etoile stop and changed to the 2 lin, where they planned to get off at Pigalle and walk to the monument. They hopped on the 6 line at the Trocadero stop and headed towards Montmartre. At around roughly 3 pm, Natalia and her parents headed to the metro from the Eiffel Tower. One of them is a university student studying fashion design in Paris, while the other was visiting Paris with her parents.Īs most tourists do, it is a classic attraction to visit the Sacre Cœur Cathedral, located in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. During November, two of my close friends were mugged in the metro on two separate occasions. Pickpockets can be found just about anywhere and if you catch their attention, it will not be a pleasant experience. Although it is not extremely common, there are often cases of mugging and robbery in the metro. Unfortunately, just as in every big city, dangers come hand in hand. From buses to metros to trams and bicycles, almost everyone who lives or visits a big city uses public transport daily to get pretty much anywhere and everywhere. Paris, just as the rest of the big cities around the world, is known for its overpopulation, extreme traffic jams, constant always-in-a-rush behavior and, of course, the dependence on public transportation. Hopefully, these stories about two college student victims of pick-pocketing in Paris will change your mindset regarding petty thieves in the Paris metros. "Beware of pickpockets," "Cuidado con los cartelistas," "Faites attention aux pickpockets," "Fate attenzione ai borseggiatori." You have probably heard these phrases over the intercom and thought to yourself, "that would never happen to me." However, it's a real problem and could.
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