Eye, do not "strike" with the tickle mode: that's how thieves work

A total of 1477 flight cases in the "tickle" mode have been reported in Cali so far this year. The center of the city, the stations of MIO, among other areas of great affluence, turn out to be the most affected by this plague.

And it is that one day to start the holiday season, the authorities of Cali wake up the alert of the community, because the "friends of the foreigners" are ready to take advantage of the distraction of the buyers and pbaders-by to get rid of their property without these. realize

Until November 7, this form of robbery had killed 312 victims in Comuna 3, 172 of which corresponded to cases that occurred in the San Pedro district and 54 in the neighborhood of El Calvario, in the city center. from Cali.

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Commune 19, with 251 complaints, is one of the sectors with the highest number of cases. El Lido (71 cases), San Fernando (50 cases) and Nueva Granada (29 cases) are among the worst affected in this sector.

However, although there are complaints about this crime in the 22 communes, about 443 cases do not record the location of the crime because the victims did not know where and when their property was located. been removed from their handbags. or pockets. This situation is very common in public transport, where in the vast majority of cases, thefts of wallets and mobile phones are reported.
This is precisely the case of a young woman from Cali who was robbed of a $ 700,000 Samsung mobile phone while he was on a bus to me two weeks ago.

Cali police pointed out that the complaints filed for this crime were the main tool used by the authorities to dismantle "The Octoplus".

The police contacted this woman yesterday to have her recovered material recovered during an operation against "The Octoplus", a band of "smugglers" disconnected operating in the MIO stations of communes 2, 3, 7, 9 and 19 .

"I had the briefcase in front of me and when I came down, it was open and the cell phone was gone.I filed my complaint and I received a few days ago a call for help. a police lieutenant who told me that they had found him, "said the victim.

The group "The Octoplus", as General Hugo Casas, commander of the police in Cali, was composed of eight people, including a pregnant woman, responsible for creating the blockade at the entrance to the city. articulated buses. giving his accomplices time to commit robberies.

"Following an investigation that lasted about a year, we managed to dismantle the entire criminal chain of this structure, from those who stole cell phones, those who blocked the way, to those who bought the phone. material, "explained Casas.

According to the general, it is estimated that this band has managed to steal three mobile phones per day, which would allow it to obtain a profit margin of $ 23,000 million per month.

The other neighborhoods where Cosquilleo complains a lot are: Valle del Lili with 42 cases; Guayaquil with 30 cases and Versailles with 23 cases.

A researcher from Sijín revealed to El País that the captured would be involved in some 33 incidents of robbery.

"A filter of at least 300 complaints was made to" tickle. "Thus, we managed to identify them and give free access to tracking via cameras.Its modus operandi was to be in three points ( forming a triangle) inside the stations.A "client" embarrbaded or claimed that something was falling, then pushed the pbadenger who was behind and in the middle of the overcrowding, d & # 39; other "ticklers" took the opportunity to search the affairs of people, "said the researcher.

It should be noted that the pregnant woman who has been captured has already given birth in a health center in Cali. The authorities are waiting for their recovery to continue to be legalized, along with other captured persons, for conspiracy to commit a crime, robbery, and forcible confinement.

Avoid tickling

– Secure your property in places of mbad influx of audiences: concerts, shopping centers, stadiums, parades.

– Always be attentive to people around you, remember that "ticklers" do not act alone. It does not matter if you are not in an agglomeration because, in general, they persecute their victims until they find the possibility of stealing them without them. noticing.

– Always wear your closed jacket and do not keep your wallet, mobile phone or money in the small pockets of the handbags. Similarly, do not wear anything in the pockets of your pants.