European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Noun Sci 22, i 002 \ St.11 s wikis i i us by Randy Pruitt a Taff writer ran i Hawkins a travel agent in Tho United states for 1b years counts herself a seasoned traveler. What she did no to count on was what she encountered in Russia november. Pickpockets somewhere Between tie Ballet in Moscow and a Tram ride to St. Petersburg skillful fingers relieved tier of $160 and her and tier daughter s passports a few Days later on St. Petersburg s crowd Rel Nevsky Prospect she and other members of Tho i Quot Frankfurt wives club watched nol ulessly As Young to shirt hawkers surrounded them and in Tho confusion swiped $60 from a woman s Quot Fanny Quot we grabbed the kid who took it but he d passed it on Quot she said. Quot relieve me 45 plus year old women can t run Down a kid Down the what happened to Hawkins and her Friend is nothing new. Pickpockets and other thieves Are big problems Lor americans in f Europe despite Rop Caton warnings
