Attention seniors! How to protect yourself from pickpockets in everyday life!

Attention seniors! How to protect yourself from pickpockets in everyday life!

The police in Thuringia starts next week, from October 7th to 11th, 2024, an action week for the prevention of pickpockets, which is aimed especially at older people. The campaign should take place in various supermarkets in order to clarify and sensitize this target group about the risk of thefts. As part of the campaign, police officers will talk to senior citizens to explain how they can protect themselves through their behavior. The advice includes avoiding handbags that hang on shopping carts, as well as the clarification of other fraud stitches such as the grandchildren trick and false police officers.

The Thuringian police are planning to show presence during the usual shopping times from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and to advise the citizens with the help of information talks. The aim is not only to inform older people about the specifically impending pick -up steels, but also to encourage them to report in the event of a crime. Further information about pickpocketing are to be found here .