@notjustbikes Well, on November 23rd I took the ICE from Amsterdam to Berlin and witnessed a theft.
The system works as follows:
1. Thief buys a ticket on the ICE from one stop in the Netherlands to another stop in the Netherlands
2. Thief brings aboard a small bag and stores it next to the bag they aim to steal
3. Thief leaves the train with the target bag
4. If thief is challenged, they claim to have grabbed wrong the bag, apologise and leave with own bag
They got away clean this time.
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@notjustbikes I'm not sure how common it is, it's the first time I saw that happen to someone, and it definitely made me keep my bag between my legs from that point on.
I don't think it […]
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