Pickpocket donned suit and swiped wallets from bankers

Croydon

  A smartly dressed pickpocket targeted wealthy bankers and brokers in a series of thefts, the Old Bailey heard. Failed construction entrepreneur Rocky Abrams, 40, helped himself to 11 designer wallets then attempted to use the credit cards inside to withdraw cash. He donned a suit to blend in to the crowd and waited for a potential victim to leave their jacket on the back of a chair, before swiping the wallet from the inside pocket. Abrams was finally arrested…

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