Toulouse: At 12 and 13, thieves are rampant in the metro
Very young girls were arrested after a wallet theft in the Toulouse metro. They are not the first to use this method.
The method is becoming a phenomenon in Toulouse public transport. Very young girls are regularly arrested for trickery to the detriment of travelers. Monday, around 2 p.m., two of them, aged only 12 and 14, were arrested. A patrol from the departmental public transport security service, in close contact with Tisséo, observed their merry-go-round in the metro.
The two teenagers were very interested in a woman making a purchase at an ATM. The agents detected that the young girls followed while many people with the images detected at this hour, in the corridors of the subway. Intercepted at the Jean-Jaurès station, the two suspects were the subject of a pat-down. At this time, one of them tried to get rid of a wallet in which, at that time, bank money as well as a woman’s card are being broadcast.
The latter could be contacted. She confirmed that she had been accosted a little earlier by the teenagers who asked her for directions. It was during this brief exchange that they managed to steal the coveted wallet. The 12-year-old suspect was placed in detention while her accomplice was placed in police custody. They both admitted the facts. The wallet could be returned to the victim.
At the beginning of the month already, two young girls aged 11 and 13 and then a 16-year-old duo had been arrested by the police for similar facts.