other women shoppers, while keeping
suspicious persons under surveillance.
The high ratio of arrests made by the
female members of the squad attests
to the soundness of this plan.

Among the more common type of
pickpockets, the Pickpocket and Con-
fidence Squad lists the following:

The “Patch-Pocket Worker” is usu-
ally a youth under twenty-one. His
ability is limited to stealing from
patch pockets or other pockets found
on the outside of men’s or women’s
garments. He frequents markets or
department stores.

The “Fob-Pocket Worker” is usu-
ally an elderly man who has been a
pickpocket all his life. His advanced
age has dulled his skill and he now
limits his work to the “fob,” or small
change pocket, found just inside the
right outer pocket of men’s jackets or
topcoats. He will usually be located
among a small group of people who
are looking into a store window,
watching a street vendor, or some
other sidewalk activity.

The “Pants-Pocket Worker” is the
most skillful of all pickpockets. These
will normally operate in groups of
two or three, although some are
clever enough to work alone.“ The
lone worker can operate only during
very crowded periods when the crowd
itself furnishes assistance. When work-
ing in teams, these pick-pockets are
aided by confederates who crowd
against or jostle the victim. This type
of operator frequents railroad or bus
terminals, ball parks, stores, theatres,
or other places where large crowds
are likely to be found.

The “Lush Worker’ preys upon
persons who are intoxicated or asleep.

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The Sketch above indicates the names that pickpocket vernacular has given to the
various pockets found in men’s clothing.

He may be any age and can usually
be found in operation on the sub-
ways during the early hours of the
morning. These usually operate in
groups of two or three, and seek vic-
tims who are asleep on board trains
or on station platforms. When a pros-
pective victim is spotted, they will
stumble against him to assure them-
selves that he is actually asleep.

The “Bag-Opener” is usually a
woman thief who operates in depart-
ment stores and other localities
where large numbers of women con-
gregate. She is clever and alert and
very watchful for fear that she may be
under observation. Her victim is usu-
ally a woman shopper whose hand-
bag is dangling from her arm or
shoulder. The over-the-shoulder bag,
incidentaly, is the easiest one for this
type of thief to open.

The “Seat-Tipper” is really more a
sneak thief than a pickpocket. His
method of operation is to take a seat
in a darkened theatre behind, and to
one side of, a woman patron who has
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packages on the seat next to her. Ata
suspenseful moment during the show-
ing of the picture, he will slowly tip
the seat containing the packages, with
his foot, causing the contents of the
seat to slide off to the rear.

A “Jug Mob” or team of pick-
pockets operates in the vicinity of
banks located in business sections.
These banks usually have revolving
doors. A prospective victim will be
spotted when he makes a cash with-
drawal. As he is leaving the bank one
of the thieves will enter the door in
front of the victim and will stop sud-
denly, trapping him. The second man,
immediately behind the victim, then

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