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[omarjan17]

Moped thieves chased Chelsea #handmuffwarrior #tmaxgang #repogang #dingers #vigilante #chelsea #thieves #thiefhunter #mopedthieves #MopedThieves #mopedtheft #mopedarmy https://www.instagram.com/p/B471LGrHFO9/?igshid=1kisftt18s9i2

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Project Research

Book

Techniques of the Professional Pickpocket - Very easy to search and find a pdf copy.

Apollo Robins - Gentleman Thief

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZGY0wPAnus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-dWSIUNF10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktABbmy6IgQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO2LqCfNCRQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY-eMyC5bWo

Penn and Teller - Explanation of Misdirection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo5BRAKvJoA

James Freedman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPwpqK_37_I

Pickpocket Tutorials

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS7GYh64cE0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAXEM8qhfMU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykFMmnOfvL4

Articles

https://boingboing.net/2011/06/23/bell-dummy-for-train.html

https://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/bob-arnos-path-to-pickpocketing/

https://vagabondish.com/colombias-underground-school-for-pickpockets/

Otero-Millan, J., Macknik, S. L., Robbins, A., & Martinez-Conde, S. (2011). Stronger Misdirection in Curved than in Straight Motion. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 5. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2011.00133 

Attention and Misdirection: How to Use Conjuring Experience to Study Attentional Processes. (2015). The Handbook of Attention. doi: 10.7551/mitpress/10033.003.0025 

Movies

Bastille Day - On of the main characters is a pickpocket who uses, by the looks of it, proper technique.

Focus - Will Smith consulted Apollo Robbins so he could show proper technique in the film, so the lifts are realistic. Article - https://www.motionpictures.org/2015/02/apollo-robbins-teaches-will-smith-margot-robbie-art-of-grifting-in-focus/

Ocean’s 11 and 12 - small scenes that use sleight of hand.

The Italian Job (remake) - Scene of a bully being distracted and having his wallet stolen from his back pocket.

Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows - Scene where Sherlock steals and replaces Moriarty’s ledger/notebook

The A-Team - Face steals a news ID badge while talking/flirting with her.

Kingsman - Scene of stealing someones car keys and swapping poisoned brandy while person is distracted.

TV Shows

Criminal Minds Season 4 Episode 13 - Gypsies family where a pickpocket training jacket was shown. A scene that helped give me the idea for a digital version.

White Collar Season 2 Episode 15 - A clearer look at a pickpocket training jacket that I re-created for my analog version.

Blacklist Season 1 Episode 14 - A brush pass which uses similar principles to work.

Leverage - One of the main characters is a thief who picks peoples pockets regularly.

Hogan’s Heroes - Character “Newkirk” steals things basicly every episode. Looks very fake but it has to be based on some technique to convince the audience that he is picking people’s pockets like in Leverage.

Elementary Season 2 Episode 3 - Joan Watson steals a guys watch and mentions some small details on how to pick pockets she had learned. But Sherlock steals people’s phones regularly.

[omarjan17]

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